Nelson Gutiérrez

Nelson Gutiérrez
Personal information
Full name	Nelson Daniel Gutiérrez Luongo
Date of birth	13 April 1962 (age 62)
Place of birth	Montevideo, Uruguay
Height	1.82 m (5 ft 11+1⁄2 in)
Position(s)	Defender
Senior career*
Years	Team
1981–1985	Peñarol
1985	Atlético Nacional
1986–1988	River Plate
1988–1989	SS Lazio
1989–1991	Hellas Verona
1991–1993	Logroñés
1993–1996	Peñarol
1997	Defensor
International career
1983–1990	Uruguay
Medal record
Representing Uruguay
Copa América
CONMEBOL–UEFA Cup of Champions
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Nelson Daniel Gutiérrez Luongo (born 13 April 1962) is a Uruguayan former footballer who played as a defender. He obtained a total number of 57 international caps for the Uruguay national football team, and was a member of the team that competed at the 1986 and 1990 FIFA World Cups.

Biography

Gutiérrez started his playing career in 1980 with Peñarol. He was part of the squad that won the league championships in 1981 and 1982.

1982 also saw Peñarol win the Copa Libertadores and the Copa Intercontinental against Aston Villa F.C. of England.

In 1985 Gutiérrez joined Atlético Nacional of Colombia, but he didn't settle and soon joined River Plate of Argentina.

Gutiérrez helped River to win the Argentine Primera in 1985–86 and was part of the squad that won the club's first Copa Libertadores title in 1986. They also won the Copa Intercontinental and the Copa Interamericana during his time with the club.

In the late 1980s he moved to Italy where he played for Lazio and then Hellas Verona. Between 1991 and 1993 he played in Spain for Logroñés before returning to Uruguay.

Gutiérrez returned to Peñarol in 1993 and helped the club to win the Uruguayan championship in 1993, 1994, 1995 and 1996. He finished his playing career with Defensor Sporting Club in 1997.