Gustavo Javier Canales Bustos (; born 30 March 1982) is a Chilean

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and former player who played as a

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Club career

He began his career at hometown Deportivo Roca in 2004. After his spells at Cipolletti, Aldosivi and

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, in 2007 he joined Chilean outfit Deportes La Serena. In January 2010 the Argentinian club River Plate signed the striker from Unión Española on a 70% to 30% joint ownership deal for around $1 million until 2013. After a poor season with ''los millonarios'', Canales returned to Chile to play for Unión Española. Canales joined Chinese Super League side Dalian Aerbin on 11 February 2012 for a fee of US$2.6 million and signing a three-year deal. Canales scored four goals in his first five league games with Dalian Aerbin. In 2013 Canales was suspended for 3 months after he failed a drug test.

International career

On 3 November 2011, was reported that

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coach Claudio Borghi dispensed with Mauricio Pinilla due to knee injury, so he called Canales to play the 2014 World Cup qualification games with Uruguay and Paraguay amid a difficult environment that lived the team marked by showbiz scandals. He internationally debuted on 11 November during the Uruguayan 4–0 thrash over Chile coming on as a 73rd-minute substitute. In 2014, received a call-up from now manager

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(who coached him at Universidad de Chile) to play against

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at Coquimbo on 22 January, related to final nominees preparation to 23-man World Cup squad. However it was reported on 18 January that he would miss the game due to injury. Months later Canales was considered in the 30-provisional-man squad because his good shape shown at Unión Española despite missing the previous friendly matches.

Coaching career

In March 2021, he assumed as coach of the Unión Española U21 team. In September 2022, he took in charge of Unión Española senior team as interim manager after

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was released. On 21 November 2022, Unión Española announced that Canales was leaving the role of manager, and would not take any other role at the club.

Personal life

At the end of 2010, he was naturalized Chilean nationality law, both his mother and his grandmother are Chilean.

Career statistics

Honours

Club

;Universidad de Chile * Primera División de Chile (3): 2011 Apertura, 2011 Clausura, 2014 Apertura *

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* Copa Chile:

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: 2015 ;Unión Española * Primera División de Chile: 2013 Transición *

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;Arsenal de Sarandí * Supercopa Argentina:

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References

External links

BDFA profile

Universidad de Chile profile

Soccerway profile
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