Gustavo Biscayzacú
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Gustavo Javier Biscayzacú Perea | ||
| Date of birth | October 5, 1978 | ||
| Place of birth | Montevideo, Uruguay | ||
| Height | 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Racing CM (Manager) | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1997–1999 | Defensor Sporting | ||
| 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 | 367 | (185) | |
| Teams managed | |||
| 2019 | Villa Teresa | ||
| 2020– | Racing CM | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 2 May 2021 | |||
Gustavo Javier Biscayzacú Perea[a] (born October 5, 1978 in Montevideo, Uruguay), known as Gustavo Biscayzacú and 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]
Honours[]
Club[]
- Colo-Colo
Notes[]
- ^ This name uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Biscayzacú and the second or maternal family name is Perea.
References[]
- ^ Gustavo Biscayzacú dirigirá a Racing de Montevideo, cdf.cl, 20 January 2020
External links[]
- Gustavo Biscayzacú at ESPN FC
- Gustavo Javier Biscayzacu at BDFA (in Spanish)
- Gustavo Biscayzacú at Soccerway
- 1978 births
- Living people
- Uruguayan people of Basque descent
- Sportspeople from Montevideo
- Uruguayan footballers
- Uruguayan football managers
- Uruguayan expatriate footballers
- National Soccer League (Australia) players
- C.D. Veracruz footballers
- Atlante F.C. footballers
- Club Necaxa footballers
- Defensor Sporting players
- Melbourne Knights FC players
- Deportivo Cali footballers
- Deportes Quindío footballers
- Real Jaén footballers
- Colo-Colo footballers
- C.D. Arturo Fernández Vial footballers
- Santiago Morning footballers
- Unión Española footballers
- El Tanque Sisley players
- Boston River players
- Club Atlético River Plate (Montevideo) players
- Uruguayan Primera División players
- Primera B de Chile players
- Chilean Primera División players
- Categoría Primera A players
- Liga MX players
- Uruguayan expatriate sportspeople in Mexico
- Uruguayan expatriate sportspeople in Brazil
- Uruguayan expatriate sportspeople in Chile
- Uruguayan expatriate sportspeople in Spain
- Uruguayan expatriate sportspeople in Colombia
- Uruguayan expatriate sportspeople in Australia
- Expatriate footballers in Mexico
- Expatriate footballers in Brazil
- Expatriate footballers in Chile
- Expatriate footballers in Spain
- Expatriate footballers in Colombia
- Expatriate soccer players in Australia
- Association football forwards
- Racing Club de Montevideo managers
- Uruguayan Primera División managers
- Uruguayan Segunda División managers