Gustavo Barros Schelotto (born 4 May 1973) is an Argentine former

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who played as a

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. He was the assistant manager of

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Playing career

Born in

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, Barros Schelotto came through the youth system at

Club de Gimnasia y Esgrima La Plata Club de Gimnasia y Esgrima La Plata (; ''La Plata Gymnastics and Fencing Club''), also known simply as Gimnasia, is an Argentine professional sports club based in the city of La Plata, Buenos Aires Province. Founded in 1887 as "Club de Gimnasi ...

with his twin brother Guillermo. Gustavo made his Primera debut against

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on 4 October 1992. They helped the team to win the ''Copa Centenario'' (the AFA Centenary Cup) in 1993. In 1996, Guillermo was signed by Argentine giants

Boca Juniors Club Atlético Boca Juniors () is an Argentine sports club headquartered in La Boca, a neighbourhood of Buenos Aires. The club is mostly known for its professional football team which, since its promotion in 1913, has always played in the A ...

and Gustavo followed him there in 1997. He was part of 3 national leagues winning squads and helped the team to win the 2000 Libertadores Cup and the

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later that year. Barros Schelotto played 65 games for Boca in all competitions, scoring 6 goals. In January 2001, Barros Schelotto had a small ''

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'' stint, joining Spanish side

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before returning to Argentina to join

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where he won the ''Apertura'' 2001. He then went on to play for

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before returning to Gimnasia de La Plata. In 2005 Barros Schelotto joined

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vian outfit

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, and in 2006 moved to

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of the

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in the United States where he played 23 games and scored 3 goals.

Coaching career

In March 2009, Barros Schelotto became the assistant manager of Gregorio Pérez at

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. He left the position together with Pérez in July. Pérez and Barros Schelotto continued together the next year, where they joined

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in April 2010 before leaving in July 2011.Profile at Footballdatabase
footballdatabase.eu In September 2011 they joined

Peñarol Club Atlético Peñarol (; English: ''Peñarol Athletic Club'') —also known as ''Carboneros'', ''Aurinegros,'' and (familiarly) ''Manyas''— is a Uruguayan sports club from Montevideo. The name "Peñarol" comes from the Peñarol neigh ...

still with Barros Schelotto as Pérez' assistant. In July 2012, Barros Schelotto was appointed as the assistant manager of

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in Argentine alongside his twin brother

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who became the manager. The two brothers finished the 2015 season before leaving to seek a fresh challenge elsewhere. In March 2016, the two twin brothers joined

, with Guillermo as the manager and Gustavo as the assistant manager. They left the club again at the end of the 2018 season. On 9 January 2019, Gustavo and his twin brother joined

, again with Gustavo as the assistant manager under Guillermo.LA Galaxy announce technical staff additions
lagalaxy.com, 9 January 2019 They were relieved of their duties on October 29, 2020 due to Galaxy’s poor performance near the ladder part of the season.

Personal life

Barros Schelotto is the brother of

. Their father, Hugo Barros Schelotto, was one of Gimnasia y Esgrima's presidents in the 1980s, while his nephews

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, Salvador & Tomás Cataldi and Bautista Barros Schelotto are footballers.

Honours

; Gimnasia de La Plata *

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: 1993 ;

* Argentine League: Apertura 1998, Clausura 1999, Apertura 2000 *

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* Intercontinental Cup:

; Racing Club * Argentine League: Apertura 2001

References

External links

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at BDFA.com.ar {{DEFAULTSORT:Barros Schelotto, Gustavo 1973 births Living people Club Alianza Lima footballers Argentine expatriate footballers Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Spain Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Puerto Rico Argentine footballers Boca Juniors footballers Expatriate footballers in Peru Expatriate footballers in Puerto Rico Club de Gimnasia y Esgrima La Plata footballers Argentine Primera División players La Liga players Footballers from La Plata Puerto Rico Islanders players Racing Club de Avellaneda footballers Rosario Central footballers Argentine twins Unión de Santa Fe footballers USL First Division players Villarreal CF players Twin sportspeople Association football midfielders Barros Schelotto/Cataldi family