Guillermo Enio Burdisso (born 26 September 1988) is an Argentine professional

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who plays as a defender for Universidad Católica. Guillermo is the younger brother of former defender Nicolás Burdisso. He has spent the majority of his career playing in Argentina, with brief spells in Europe and Mexico. Burdisso won his first and, as of October 2014, only international cap for

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in 2010 in which he also scored.

Career

Club career

Burdisso was born in Altos de Chipión, Argentina. In 2006, he played for

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, then of the Argentine

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. In the summer of 2008, he joined

Rosario Central Club Atlético Rosario Central () is a sports club based in Rosario, Argentina, that plays in the Argentine Primera División. The club was officially founded on December 24, 1889, by a group of railway workers, taking its name from the English- ...

making his professional debut on 27 February 2009 in a 3–1 defeat to Banfield. He also scored his first goal in this appearance. Burdisso impressed after breaking into the

first team in 2009, but he could not prevent the ''Canallas'' dropping into the Primera B at the end of the 2010 Clausura. He then joined his brother, Nicolás, at Roma for €500,000 (net of VAT) with option to buy for €4.7 million (net of VAT). Burdisso joined

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in 2011. In 2012 Boca Juniors bought 25% economic rights each from

and third parties HAZ Sport Agency for 3,975,000 and 3,781,875

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s, respectively. On 11 January 2020, Burdisso joined

Lanús Lanús () is the capital of Lanús Partido, Buenos Aires Province in Argentina. It lies just south of the capital city Buenos Aires, in the Greater Buenos Aires metropolitan area. The city has a population of 212,152 (), and the Partido de Lan� ...

. After two years in Argentina, it was confirmed on 1 February 2022, that he had returned to Colombia and signed with Deportivo Cali.

International career

Burdisso made his debut for the Argentina national team on 26 January 2010 in a 3–2 win over Costa Rica. He scored Argentina's second goal in the match.

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"Argentina derrotó 3 a 2 a Costa Rica"
27 January 2010. Retrieved on 9 May 2013.

International goals

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Honours

;Arsenal * Argentine Primera División (1): 2012 Clausura ;Galatasaray *

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(1): 2013–14

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