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Gustavo Biscayzacú

Gustavo Biscayzacú
Personal information
Full name Gustavo Javier Biscayzacú Perea
Date of birth (1978-10-05) October 5, 1978 (age 46)
Place of birth Montevideo, Uruguay
Height 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s) Forward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1997–1999 Defensor Sporting 45 (8)
2000 Fernández Vial 26 (18)
2001 Santiago Morning 28 (23)
2002 Jaén 10 (1)
2002 Melbourne Knights 11 (7)
2003 Unión Española 35 (31)
2004–2006 Veracruz 81 (40)
2006–2007 Atlante F.C. 32 (15)
2007–2008 Colo-Colo 37 (20)
2008 Necaxa 9 (2)
2009 Nacional 16 (8)
2010 Portuguesa 4 (3)
2010–2011 River Plate UY 9 (1)
2011–2012 Deportivo Cali 41 (11)
2013 Deportes Quindio 10 (1)
2014 El Tanque Sisley 3 (0)
2015–2016 Boston River 15 (4)
Total 412 (193)
Managerial career
2019 Villa Teresa
2020 Racing Montevideo
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 2 May 2021

Gustavo Javier Biscayzacú Perea (born October 5, 1978 in Montevideo, Uruguay), nicknamed grillito (little cricket), is a retired footballer and current manager of Racing Club de Montevideo.

Career

His debut came on September 14, 1997 with Uruguay club Defensor Sporting and his team won 3–2 against Club Atlético Peñarol. He then spent time in Australia, Spain, and Chile. In 2003 with Chilean club Unión Española, Biscayzacú was named by IFFHS as the fourth leading goal scorer of the world for the year with 31 goals. He has spent time with nine different clubs, most recently with Nacional of Uruguay, where he has the record of being the second player to score a hat-trick in a game versus the archirrival Peñarol. On 6 January 2010, he signed with Associação Portuguesa de Desportos of Brazil.

After a short period in Brazilian club, he signed with Uruguayan club River Plate, and then moved to Colombia, to play for Deportivo Cali.

Coaching career

On 20 January 2020, Biscayzacú was appointed manager of Uruguayan Primera División club Racing Club de Montevideo.[1]

Personal life

Gustavo's son Xavier Biscayzacú is also a professional footballer, and is a youth international for Mexico.[2]

Honours

Club

Colo-Colo

References

  1. ^ Gustavo Biscayzacú dirigirá a Racing de Montevideo, cdf.cl, 20 January 2020
  2. ^ Merlo, César Luis (2023-10-31). "Selección Mexicana Sub-18 convoca a Xavier Biscayzacú y Thiago Gigena". Periódico AM (in Spanish). Retrieved 2024-08-24.
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