Gilberto Ariel Velázquez Gómez (born 11 March 1983) is a former

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who played as a

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Club career

Velásquez began his career at

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and was promoted to the first team in January 2002, aged 19, in where he played more than 50 games and scored three goals. In January 2007, he was loaned out to

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club

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along with his countrymen

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, team that had a very successful season, being runner-up of the

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. However, he only played four games in the Apertura Tournament, but was champion of that tournament. In June 2007, he leave the Chilean club to return to his country to play on loan for Olimpia, another successful team in where he has played. Two seasons later, he joined to

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and shortly after he signed for 3 de Febrero. After ending his contract with Guaraní, Velázquez signed with

. In 2012, Velázquez signed with Colombian club

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. His last clubs were

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and Royal Pari in Bolivia. He retired in 2017.

International career

He represented to the

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in the

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held in

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, playing only three games in that tournament. The next year, he played two friendly games with his national team against

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and

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Honours

;Colo-Colo *

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(1): 2007 Apertura

References

External links

BDFA profile

{{DEFAULTSORT:Velazquez, Gilberto 1983 births Living people Footballers from Asunción Paraguayan men's footballers Paraguay men's under-20 international footballers Paraguay men's youth international footballers Paraguay men's international footballers Paraguayan expatriate men's footballers Club Guaraní players Club Olimpia footballers Club Nacional footballers Club Atlético 3 de Febrero players Club Rubio Ñu footballers Paraguayan Primera División players Colo-Colo footballers Chilean Primera División players Real Cartagena footballers Categoría Primera A players Tacuary footballers Paraguayan División Intermedia players Atlético Minero footballers Peruvian Segunda División players Sport Boys Warnes players Royal Pari F.C. players Bolivian Primera División players Paraguayan expatriate sportspeople in Chile Paraguayan expatriate sportspeople in Colombia Paraguayan expatriate sportspeople in Peru Paraguayan expatriate sportspeople in Bolivia Expatriate men's footballers in Chile Expatriate men's footballers in Colombia Expatriate men's footballers in Peru Expatriate men's footballers in Bolivia Men's association football defenders 21st-century Paraguayan sportsmen