Carlos Enrique Gutiérrez Ortega (born July 11, 1972) is a retired

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n football

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, who has represented his country.

Club career

Gutiérrez made his debut in the Colombian First Division in 1995 with América de Cali. He played for atl nacional in 1996 and returned to America and played for

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. While at America Gutiérrez participated in the 1998

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and helped the club capture the 1999

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, as well as two Colombian League titles. In 2001, he joined

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and helped them capture the Copa Merconorte 2001. He scored two crucial away goals versus Necaxa in Mexico on November 20, 2001 helping his club reach the finals. He started both legs of the final versus Emelec of Ecuador, scoring the winning penalty during the penalty shootout. His performance against

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helped him secure a contract with the Mexican side in 2002, he would go on to be a starter for Necaxa, appearing in 28 league matches and 6 playoff matches in his one year in Mexico. Following his stay in Mexico, Gutiérrez returned to Colombia as the star signing for

Centauros Villavicencio Corporación Deportiva Centauros Villavicencio, was a Colombian association football, football club based in the city of Villavicencio. The club was founded on 14 January 2003 and played its home games at the Estadio Bello Horizonte, Manuel Calle ...

. After playing well with Centauros, Gutiérrez returned to Millonarios in 2004. He did not play as much as he would like with Millonarios, so he moved to

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in 2005. He then moved to Ecuador for a short stay with

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where he would participate in the 2006

. After another short stay in

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with Club Sport Áncash, Gutiérrez was signed by newly promoted

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to add his experience to the squad. He helped lead

to its first domestic title by winning the Copa Colombia 2008.

International

Gutiérrez represented Colombia at various levels. He was called up to the full national side in 1995 and appeared in one match.

Titles

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Gutierrez, Carlos Living people 1972 births Colombian men's footballers Men's association football midfielders América de Cali footballers Real Cartagena footballers Millonarios F.C. players Club Necaxa footballers Centauros Villavicencio footballers Lagartos de Tabasco footballers Deportes Quindío footballers C.D. Cuenca footballers Sport Áncash footballers La Equidad footballers Categoría Primera A players Liga MX players Ascenso MX players Colombian expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Ecuador Expatriate men's footballers in Mexico Expatriate men's footballers in Peru Colombia men's international footballers Footballers from Antioquia Department