Gustavo Huerta

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Gustavo Huerta
Personal information
Full name Gustavo Ernesto Huerta Araya
Date of birth (1957-10-15) 15 October 1957 (age 64)
Place of birth Ovalle, Chile
Height 1.76 m (5 ft 9+12 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Club information
Current team
Cobresal (Head coach)
Youth career
Universidad de Chile[1]
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1976 Deportes Ovalle
1977–1981 Ferroviarios
1998 Deportes Antofagasta
1983–1990 Cobresal
National team
1987 Chile 1 (0)
Teams managed
1991–1992 Cobresal
1993–1995 Deportes Ovalle
1996–1999 Deportes La Serena
1997–1998 Chile (assistant)
2003–2005 Cobresal
2006 Universidad de Chile
2007 Cobreloa
2008 Santiago Wanderers
2009 Coquimbo Unido
2009–2010 Deportes Iquique
2011–2014 Deportes Antofagasta
2015–2016 Deportes Santa Cruz
2017– Cobresal
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Gustavo Ernesto Huerta Araya (born 15 October 1957) is a Chilean former footballer and manager. He is currently the head coach of Cobresal.[2]

Managerial career[]

Before the 1998 FIFA World Cup, Huerta was the assistant of the Head Coach of Chile, Nelson Acosta. He managed Chile B in a friendly match against England B on February 10, 1998. Chile won by 2–1.[3]

Personal life[]

Both his father, Gustavo Sr., and his younger brothers, Fernando and Carlos, were professional footballers. All of them played for Deportes Ovalle among other clubs.[1] Also, his son Gustavo is a sport journalist who has worked for Televisión Nacional de Chile and ESPN Chile.[4]

Honours[]

Player[]

Cobresal

References[]

  1. ^ a b "Fallece el patriarca de la "Dinastía Huerta"". El Ágora (in Spanish). 16 July 2020. Retrieved 30 September 2021.
  2. ^ Gustavo Huerta asumirá como técnico de Cobresal tras salida de Rubén Vallejos‚ cooperativa.cl, 3 October 2017
  3. ^ "Inglaterra 1 – Chile 2: Cuando la (otra) Selección venció a Inglaterra". Guioteca.com (in Spanish). El Mercurio. 13 April 2011. Retrieved 30 September 2021.
  4. ^ "¿El equipo más popular? Gustavo Huerta: "Aprendí a valor el trabajo del minero"". El Gráfico. Retrieved 24 December 2015.

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