Nelson Gutiérrez

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Gutiérrez and the second or maternal family name is Luongo.
Nelson Gutiérrez
Personal information
Full name Nelson Daniel Gutiérrez Luongo
Date of birth (1962-04-13) 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 Apps (Gls)
1981–1985 Peñarol 104 (3)
1985 Atlético Nacional 26
1986–1988 River Plate 68 (3)
1988–1989 SS Lazio 17 (1)
1989–1991 Hellas Verona 27 (3)
1991–1993 Logroñés 60 (1)
1993–1996 Peñarol
1997 Defensor
International career
1983–1990 Uruguay 57 (0)
Medal record
Representing  Uruguay
Copa América
Winner 1983
Winner 1987 Argentina
Runner-up 1989 Brazil
CONMEBOL–UEFA Cup of Champions
Runner-up 1985 France
*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.

Honours

Peñarol

River Plate

Uruguay

Individual

  • South American Team of The Year: 1986, 1987[1]

References

  1. ^ "South American Team of the Year". 16 January 2009. Archived from the original on 21 January 2015. Retrieved 10 December 2015.

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