Gustavo Barros Schelotto

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Personal information
Gustavo Barros Schelotto
Full name	Gustavo Barros Schelotto
Date of birth	May 4, 1973 (1973-05-04) (age 35)
Place of birth	La Plata, Argentina
Playing position	Midfielder
Club information
Current club	Retired
Senior clubs¹
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
1992–1997 1997 1998 1998–2000 2001 2001–2002 2002–2004 2004 2005 2006	Gimnasia de La Plata Boca Juniors Unión Boca Juniors Villarreal CF Racing Club Rosario Central Gimnasia de La Plata Alianza Lima Puerto Rico Islanders	5 (0) 45 (3) 7 (0)
¹ Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 30 May 2007. * Appearances (Goals)

Gustavo Barros Schelotto (born 4 May 1973 in La Plata) was an Argentine footballer who last played for the Puerto Rico Islanders in the United Soccer Leagues. He is the twin brother of Guillermo Barros Schelotto.

1 Playing career
2 National titles
3 International titles
4 External links

[edit] Playing career

Gustavo came through the youth system at Gimnasia de La Plata with his brother Guillermo. They helped the team to win the Copa Centenario (the AFA Centenary Cup) in 1993.

In 1996 Guillermo was signed by Argentine giants Boca Juniors and Gustavo followed him there in 1997. He was part of 3 Primera Division Argentina winning squads and helped the team to win the Copa Libertadores 2000 and the Copa Intercontinental later that year. Baros Schelotto played 65 games for Boca in all competitions, scoring 6 goals.

Gustavo then joined Spanish side Villarreal CF for a year before returning to Argentina to join Racing Club where he won the Apertura 2001 title. He then went on to play for Rosario Central before returning to Gimnasia de La Plata.

In 2005 Gustavo joined Peruvian outfit Alianza Lima, and in 2006 moved to Puerto Rico Islanders of the USL First Division in the United States.

[edit] National titles

Season	Club	Title
1993	Gimnasia de La Plata	Copa Centenario
Apertura 1998	Boca Juniors	Primera Division Argentina
Clausura 1999	Boca Juniors	Primera Division Argentina
Apertura 2000	Boca Juniors	Primera Division Argentina
Apertura 2001	Racing Club	Primera Division Argentina