Carlos Alberto Gutiérrez Armas (born 3 February 1990) is a former Mexican professional

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who last played as a

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for

Chapulineros de Oaxaca Chapulineros de Oaxaca is a Mexican football team nicknamed ''Los chapulineros'' (Grasshoppers). The club was founded in 1983 and is based in the state of Oaxaca where it plays its home matches at the Estadio Independiente MRCI. The club has pla ...

Club career

Early career

Gutiérrez was born in Guadalajara, Mexico and began playing football professionally for

Club Atlas Atlas Fútbol Club is a Mexican professional football club based in Guadalajara. The club currently plays in Liga MX, the top division of Mexican football. The club was founded in 1916, it plays home matches at Estadio Jalisco. Atlas has won t ...

. He played as a defensive midfielder during his time in the team's youth system. He made his professional debut in 2009, and continued playing for the club until 2013. In 2011 Gutiérrez was loaned out to

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club

HNK Rijeka Hrvatski nogometni klub Rijeka (), commonly referred to as HNK Rijeka, is a Croatian professional association football club from the city of Rijeka. HNK Rijeka competes in Croatia's top division, Croatian First Football League, Supersport HNL, o ...

, playing in ten matches and scoring one goal. He would return to Atlas that same year.

América

On 6 June 2013 it was announced that Gutiérrez was sold to América, recently crowned

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Honours

Club

;Chapulineros de Oaxaca *

Liga de Balompié Mexicano Liga de Balompié Mexicano is a semi-professional association football, football league in Mexico. It is the first division of the league system of the National Association of Mexican Football (ANBM in Spanish). The league is an alternate to Li ...

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1990 births Footballers from Guadalajara, Jalisco Living people 21st-century Mexican sportsmen Men's association football midfielders Mexican men's footballers Atlas F.C. footballers HNK Rijeka players Club América footballers Mineros de Zacatecas (football) players Club Puebla players Alebrijes de Oaxaca players C.D. Veracruz footballers Chapulineros de Oaxaca footballers Liga MX players Ascenso MX players Liga de Balompié Mexicano players Croatian Football League players Mexican expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Croatia Mexican expatriate sportspeople in Croatia {{Mexico-footy-midfielder-1990s-stub