Gustavo Barros Schelotto Explained

Gustavo Barros Schelotto
Fullname:Gustavo Barros Schelotto
Height:1.71 m
Birth Date:1973 5, df=yes
Birth Place:La Plata, Argentina
Position:Midfielder
Currentclub:Paraguay (assistant)
Years1:1992–1997
Clubs1:Gimnasia Esgrima La Plata
Caps1:135
Goals1:9
Years2:1997
Clubs2:Boca Juniors
Caps2:5
Goals2:0
Years3:1998
Clubs3:Unión Santa Fe
Caps3:13
Goals3:0
Years4:1998–2000
Clubs4:Boca Juniors
Caps4:45
Goals4:4
Years5:2001
Clubs5:Villarreal
Caps5:7
Goals5:0
Years6:2001–2002
Clubs6:Racing Club
Caps6:30
Goals6:1
Years7:2002–2004
Clubs7:Rosario Central
Caps7:41
Goals7:4
Years8:2004
Clubs8:Gimnasia Esgrima La Plata
Caps8:9
Goals8:0
Years9:2005
Clubs9:Alianza Lima
Caps9:6
Goals9:0
Years10:2006–2007
Clubs10:Puerto Rico Islanders
Caps10:23
Goals10:3
Manageryears1:2009
Managerclubs1:Olimpia (assistant)
Manageryears2:2010–2011
Managerclubs2:Libertad (assistant)
Manageryears3:2011–2012
Managerclubs3:Peñarol (assistant)
Manageryears4:2012–2015
Managerclubs4:Lanús (assistant)
Manageryears5:2016–2018
Managerclubs5:Boca Juniors (assistant)
Manageryears6:2019–2020
Managerclubs6:LA Galaxy (assistant)
Manageryears7:2021–2023
Managerclubs7:Paraguay (assistant)

Gustavo Barros Schelotto (born 4 May 1973) is an Argentine former footballer who played as a midfielder. He was the assistant manager of LA Galaxy.https://www.lagalaxy.com/news/la-galaxy-relieve-guillermo-barros-schelotto-duties-head-coach

Playing career

Born in La Plata, Barros Schelotto came through the youth system at Club de Gimnasia y Esgrima La Plata with his twin brother Guillermo. Gustavo made his Primera debut against Club Atlético Vélez Sársfield on 4 October 1992.[1] They helped the team to win the Copa Centenario (the AFA Centenary Cup) in 1993.

In 1996, Guillermo was signed by Argentine giants Boca Juniors and Gustavo followed him there in 1997. He was part of 3 national leagues winning squads and helped the team to win the 2000 Libertadores Cup and the Copa Intercontinental later that year. Barros Schelotto played 65 games for Boca in all competitions, scoring 6 goals.

In January 2001, Barros Schelotto had a small La Liga stint, joining Spanish side Villarreal CF https://www.ceroacero.es/player.php?id=123389 before returning to Argentina to join Racing Club de Avellaneda where he won the Apertura 2001. He then went on to play for Rosario Central before returning to Gimnasia de La Plata.

In 2005 Barros Schelotto joined Peruvian outfit Alianza Lima, and in 2006 moved to Puerto Rico Islanders of the USL First Division in the United States where he played 23 games and scored 3 goals.

Coaching career

In March 2009, Barros Schelotto became the assistant manager of Gregorio Pérez at Club Olimpia.[2] He left the position together with Pérez in July. Pérez and Barros Schelotto continued together the next year, where they joined Club Libertad in April 2010 before leaving in July 2011.[3] In September 2011 they joined Peñarol still with Barros Schelotto as Pérez' assistant.[3]

In July 2012, Barros Schelotto was appointed as the assistant manager of Club Atlético Lanús in Argentine alongside his twin brother Guillermo Barros Schelotto who became the manager.[4] The two brothers finished the 2015 season before leaving to seek a fresh challenge elsewhere.[5] In March 2016, the two twin brothers joined Boca Juniors, with Guillermo as the manager and Gustavo as the assistant manager.[6] They left the club again at the end of the 2018 season.

On 9 January 2019, Gustavo and his twin brother joined LA Galaxy, again with Gustavo as the assistant manager under Guillermo.[7] They were relieved of their duties on October 29, 2020, due to Galaxy's poor performance near the latter part of the season.

Personal life

Barros Schelotto is the twin brother of Guillermo Barros Schelotto.[8] [9] [10] Their father, Hugo Barros Schelotto, was one of Gimnasia y Esgrima's presidents in the 1980s, while his nephews Juan, Salvador & Tomás Cataldi and Bautista Barros Schelotto are footballers.[8] [9] [10]

Honours

Gimnasia de La Plata

1993

Boca Juniors

Apertura 1998, Clausura 1999, Apertura 2000

2000

2000

Racing Club

Apertura 2001

Notes and References

  1. Web site: GELP.org. Barros Schelotto Gvo. Spanish. 28 April 2012.
  2. https://www.latercera.com/noticia/gustavo-barros-schelotto-llega-como-ayudante-tecnico-al-club-del-tati/ Gustavo Barros Schelotto llega como ayudante técnico al club del "Tati"
  3. https://www.footballdatabase.eu/en/player/details/5475-gustavo-barros_schelotto Profile at Footballdatabase
  4. http://www.gacetamercantil.com/notas/17344/ Los mellizos Guillermo y Gustavo Barros Schelotto, nueva dupla técnica de Lanús
  5. https://www.reuters.com/article/uk-soccer-argentina-coaches/barros-schelotto-quits-lanus-joins-departing-argentine-coaches-idUKKBN0TG26B20151127 Barros Schelotto quits Lanus, joins departing Argentine coaches
  6. https://uk.reuters.com/article/soccer-argentina-boca-idUKL3N16A4RK Soccer-Boca Juniors name Barros Schelotto as their new coach
  7. https://www.lagalaxy.com/post/2019/01/09/la-galaxy-announce-technical-staff-additions LA Galaxy announce technical staff additions
  8. News: En Gimnasia se juega con el corazón. 13 October 2018. Diario Hoy. 12 January 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20181013172547/https://diariohoy.net/el-clasico/en-gimnasia-se-juega-con-el-corazon-114122. 13 October 2018. dead.
  9. News: El sobrino de los mellizos continúa con la dinastía Barros Schelotto en el Lobo. 13 October 2018. 0221. 17 July 2018.
  10. News: Cataldi: pasado, presente y futuro albiazul. 13 October 2018. Inferiores Platenses. 17 July 2018. 13 October 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20181013172507/http://www.inferioresplatenses.com.ar/noticia/cataldi-pasado-presente-y-futuro-albiazul. dead.