Gustavo Ariel Guerreño Otazú (born 17 October 1991) is a Paraguayan footballer who plays as a forward for Chilean club Deportes Concepción.

Gustavo Guerreño
Personal information
Full name Gustavo Ariel Guerreño Otazú
Date of birth (1991-10-17) 17 October 1991 (age 32)
Place of birth Paraguarí, Paraguay
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[1]
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
Deportes Concepción
Number 22
Youth career
15 de Mayo
Rubio Ñu
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2010–2012 Rubio Ñu 4 (0)
2012 Sportivo Carapeguá 3 (0)
2013 Sportivo Iteño 19 (3)
2013 Olimpia Itá 18 (4)
2014 Sportivo Carapeguá 12 (1)
2014 Sportivo Iteño 15 (5)
2015–2016 Pasaquina 44 (16)
2017–2018 Alianza 72 (27)
2018 Santa Tecla 3 (1)
2018–2021 Deportes Melipilla 72 (15)
2021 Cobreloa 14 (5)
2022 Universidad de Concepción 31 (7)
2023 Mushuc Runa 3 (0)
2023– Deportes Concepción 16 (3)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14 April 2024

Club career edit

Born in Paraguarí, Paraguay, Guerreño was with club 15 de Mayo in his hometwon before joining the Rubio Ñu under-20 team. He made his professional debut with them in the 2010 Paraguayan Primera División against Guaraní under Francisco Arce. In 2012, he switched to Sportivo Carapeguá in the same division.[2]

The next two years, Guerreño played for Sportivo Iteño, Olimpia Itá, Sportivo Carapeguá and Sportivo Iteño again.[2][3]

In 2015, he emigrated to El Salvador and played for Pasaquina, Alianza and Santa Tecla. As a member of Alianza, he won two league titles in 2017 Apertura and 2018 Clausura.[4][5][2]

In the second half of 2018, Guerreño moved to Chile and signed with Deportes Melipilla, getting promotion to the Chilean Primera División in the 2020 season.[6] In August 2021, he switched to Cobreloa.[7]

In 2022, he played for Universidad de Concepción.[8]

In 2023, he moved to Ecuador and signed with Serie A side Mushuc Runa. In the second half of the same year, he returned to Chile and joined Deportes Concepción.[9][10]

Personal life edit

His younger brother, Carlos [es], is a professional footballer. Another brother, Rubén, also played football and became a policeman like his father. They all three coincided in Sportivo Carapeguá.[2]

References edit

  1. ^ "Gustavo Guerreño". livefutbol.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 14 April 2024.
  2. ^ a b c d Rojas, Arturo (5 September 2021). "Su mamá y la novia le pidieron que sea policía, pero Guerreño optó por el fútbol". Versus (in Spanish). Retrieved 14 April 2024.
  3. ^ "Gustavo Guerreño :: Deportes Concepción :: Player Profile :: playmakerstats.com". www.playmakerstats.com. Retrieved 15 April 2024.
  4. ^ Peñate, Christian (30 August 2018). "Gustavo Guerreño, desde Chile: "el fútbol salvadoreño no progresa por la gente que lo rodea"". El Gráfico (El Salvador) (in Spanish). Retrieved 15 April 2024.
  5. ^ "A un gol de hacer historia". www.abc.com.py (in Spanish). 18 May 2018. Retrieved 15 April 2024.
  6. ^ Campos, José Ignacio (3 March 2021). ""Estoy entre Colo Colo y la U": los sueños de la figura paraguaya de Melipilla". AS Chile (in Spanish). Retrieved 15 April 2024.
  7. ^ "Cobreloa refuerza su ataque con Gustavo Guerreño". TNT Sports Chile (in Spanish). 25 August 2021. Retrieved 15 April 2024.
  8. ^ Campos, Carlos (7 January 2022). "Goles con acento paraguayo: delantero Gustavo Guerreño firmó por la UdeC". Diario Concepción (in Spanish). Retrieved 15 April 2024.
  9. ^ "Oficial: El ex Cobreloa y Deportes Melipilla Gustavo Guerreño regresa a Chile". OneFootball (in Spanish). 13 June 2023. Retrieved 15 April 2024.
  10. ^ Campos, Carlos (11 October 2023). "Gustavo Guerreño con gusto a poco: "Me costó adaptarme, venía sin ritmo"". Diario Concepción (in Spanish). Retrieved 15 April 2024.

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