Gustavo Biscayzacú

Gustavo Biscayzacú
Personal information
Full name	Gustavo Javier Biscayzacú Perea
Date of birth	October 5, 1978 (age 46)
Place of birth	Montevideo, Uruguay
Height	1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s)	Forward
Senior career*
Years	Team
1997–1999	Defensor Sporting
2000	Fernández Vial
2001	Santiago Morning
2002	Jaén
2002	Melbourne Knights
2003	Unión Española
2004–2006	Veracruz
2006–2007	Atlante F.C.
2007–2008	Colo-Colo
2008	Necaxa
2009	Nacional
2010	Portuguesa
2010–2011	River Plate UY
2011–2012	Deportivo Cali
2013	Deportes Quindio
2014	El Tanque Sisley
2015–2016	Boston River
Total
Managerial career
2019	Villa Teresa
2020	Racing Montevideo
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 2 May 2021

Gustavo Javier Biscayzacú Perea (born October 5, 1978 in Montevideo, Uruguay), nicknamed grillito (little cricket), is a retired footballer and current manager of Racing Club de Montevideo.

Career

His debut came on September 14, 1997 with Uruguay club Defensor Sporting and his team won 3–2 against Club Atlético Peñarol. He then spent time in Australia, Spain, and Chile. In 2003 with Chilean club Unión Española, Biscayzacú was named by IFFHS as the fourth leading goal scorer of the world for the year with 31 goals. He has spent time with nine different clubs, most recently with Nacional of Uruguay, where he has the record of being the second player to score a hat-trick in a game versus the archirrival Peñarol. On 6 January 2010, he signed with Associação Portuguesa de Desportos of Brazil.

After a short period in Brazilian club, he signed with Uruguayan club River Plate, and then moved to Colombia, to play for Deportivo Cali.

Coaching career

On 20 January 2020, Biscayzacú was appointed manager of Uruguayan Primera División club Racing Club de Montevideo.^[1]

Personal life

Gustavo's son Xavier Biscayzacú is also a professional footballer, and is a youth international for Mexico.^[2]

Honours

Club

Colo-Colo

Primera División de Chile (1): 2007 Clausura

References

^ Gustavo Biscayzacú dirigirá a Racing de Montevideo, cdf.cl, 20 January 2020
^ Merlo, César Luis (2023-10-31). "Selección Mexicana Sub-18 convoca a Xavier Biscayzacú y Thiago Gigena". Periódico AM (in Spanish). Retrieved 2024-08-24.

External links

Gustavo Biscayzacú at ESPN FC
Gustavo Javier Biscayzacu at BDFA (in Spanish)
Gustavo Biscayzacú at Soccerway

[1] Gustavo Biscayzacú dirigirá a Racing de Montevideo, cdf.cl, 20 January 2020

[m482-2] Merlo, César Luis (2023-10-31). "Selección Mexicana Sub-18 convoca a Xavier Biscayzacú y Thiago Gigena". Periódico AM (in Spanish). Retrieved 2024-08-24.

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