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Gustavo "Gus" Cerro (born 17 July 1969 in Rosario, Argentina), is an Argentinian-born former Australian footballer. Son of a former Newell's Old Boys player Jose Carlos Cerro, the former creative midfielder played over 200 matches in the old Australian National Soccer League. He also played in Malaysia for Pahang and Negeri Sembilan.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Gustavo Cerro | ||
| Date of birth | 17 July 1969 | ||
| Place of birth | Rosario, Argentina | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1989-1992 | Parramatta Melita | ||
| 1992 | Marconi Stallions | ||
| 1992 | Bonnyrigg White Eagles FC | 6 | (1) |
| 1993-1995 | West Adelaide Hellas | ||
| 1995 | Pahang FC | 6 | |
| 1995-1996 | Canberra Cosmos | 6 | |
| 1996-1998 | Negeri Sembilan | ||
| 1998 | Melbourne Knights | ||
| 1998-2000 | Negeri Sembilan | ||
| 2001 | Bankstown City | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Represented his home state Canberra at all youth levels, at 15 he was included in the young Socceroos train on squad but did not make the final squad.
First debuting for Canberra City in the National Youth League at age 16, Cerro moved to Sydney and joined Sydney Croatia for 1 season before returning to play for Canberra City in the state league.He was later signed by Parramatta Melita Eagles in 1989 under manager Raúl Blanco after several injury plagued seasons. He began to make an impact and in the 1991 season, Cerro became a fan favourite at Melita playing alongside former Argentine first division player Alfredo Barrios, as well asGabriel Méndez, Hugo Giménez, Greg Brown, Marshall Soper and former Copa America-winning Uruguay defender Washington González. Winning the 1990–91 NSL Cup. In between seasons he also had a stint with Bonnyrigg White Eagles (formerly Avala) [1]winning the state league and league cup. In 1992 he was bought by Marconi Stallions for a record NSL transfer at the time under manager Berti Mariani. He is remembered for a solo goal dribbling and scoring outside the 18 yard-box against South Melbourne.
A move to West Adelaide Sharks soon followed, consolidating a first team spot.
In 1995, he was transferred to Pahang FC in the Malaysian Super League which was to be his first taste overseas. Joining former Socceroo Alan Davidson, his time at Pahang featured a League title, runner up in the Malaysia Cup 1–0 final loss to Selangor featuring fellow Australian international [[Mehmet Duraković|Mehmet Runner up in the charity shield and runner up in the FA cup.
He returned to Australia, signing for the Canberra Cosmos for a short stint on loan before moving back to Malaysia where he joined Negeri Sembilan FC in 1996 for four seasons. His second stay in Malaysia did include a brief stint with Melbourne Knights in 1998 before rejoining his club in Malaysia where he partnered countryman José Iriarte where they had previously played together at West Adelaide.
Gus is father of Australian pop singer songwriter Montaigne Jessica Cerro.[2]
References
edit- ^ "OzFootball Australian Player Database". OzFootball.net. 3 October 2024. Retrieved 3 October 2024.
- ^ "How football helped Montaigne's music". ESPN.com. 6 July 2017. Retrieved 11 July 2022.