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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | José María Gutiérrez Hernández | ||
| Date of birth | 31 October 1976 | ||
| Place of birth | Torrejón de Ardoz, Spain | ||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1986–1994 | Real Madrid | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 1994–1995 | Real Madrid C | 12 | (3) |
| 1995–1996 | Real Madrid B | 26 | (11) |
| 1995–2010 | Real Madrid | 387 | (46) |
| 2010–2011 | Beşiktaş | 23 | (7) |
| National team | |||
| 1995 | Spain U18 | 4 | (1) |
| 1996–1998 | Spain U21 | 8 | (1) |
| 1999–2005 | Spain | 14 | (3) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 15 November 2011. † Appearances (Goals). |
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José María Gutiérrez Hernández, commonly known as Guti (born 31 October 1976), is a Spanish footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder.
During his professional career, he played almost exclusively for Real Madrid - appearing in more than 500 official games for the club and serving as vice-captain - helping it to 15 trophies, most notably three UEFA Champions League and five La Liga titles.
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Born in Torrejón de Ardoz, Community of Madrid, Guti began playing for Real Madrid's cantera in 1986, initially as a striker, but was later moved to midfield, and remained there for the vast majority of his career. On 2 December 1995, he made his first-team debut against Sevilla FC, with Real Madrid winning 4–1. He finished the season with one goal in nine appearances.
In 1997, Guti added two trophies to his cabinet, the league and the Spanish Supercup. He played 17 games that season, scoring once. In 1997–98, he helped the Merengues lift the UEFA Champions League and the Intercontinental Cup, while Guti himself added the UEFA U-21 Championship.
The 1999–2000 season started badly for Guti: struggling with the responsibility of replacing Clarence Seedorf, he was sent off for kicking a fallen adversary. This negative trait was often recurrent in his career, as he was shown his marching orders eight times during his career in the league alone. In the campaign, in which he also captured the Champions League, he scored six goals in 28 games. The following year he had his best scoring season for Real Madrid, scoring 14 goals and playing most of the season as a striker, due to injuries to Fernando Morientes, contributing greatly to Madrid's 27th league title, and subsequently another Spanish Supercup.
After the purchase of Ronaldo in 2002, Guti returned to midfield, and his goalscoring rate went down drastically. During the next two seasons, he would score eight goals in 63 games. Along came another Champions League, a UEFA Super Cup, and an Intercontinental Cup. In 2003, he added another domestic Supercup.
During 2004–05, Guti had his lowest season in terms of goal scoring, as he failed to score for the first time in seven seasons with the first team. He only managed to score only one goal, in an international against San Marino in February 2005. In 2005–06, he played 43 games and scored six goals (four in the league and two in European competition).
With the election of Ramón Calderón as club president and his subsequent vow to bring A.C. Milan's Brazilian star Kaká to Real Madrid, Guti's future at the Bernabéu appeared insecure. He was linked with a move away to cross-town rivals Atlético Madrid but, in the end, decided to stay with Real while Kaká stayed in Italy.
With Zinedine Zidane retired, Guti found himself as the creative playmaker for 2006–07, his preferred position. His excellent short and through pass abilities, especially a performance in a 6 May 2007 3–2 home win against Sevilla, in which he played just 32 minutes from the bench,[1] contributed to many of the goals which helped Real Madrid become league champions for the 30th time.
On 10 February 2008, Guti had two goals and three assists in a home game against Real Valladolid for which he was awarded the man of the match.[2] Real Madrid won the game 7–0 and ultimately lifted another champions trophy. On 14 September, he scored Real Madrid's 5000th league goal in a 4–3 win over CD Numancia.[3]
In 2009–10, already with Kaká on board, Guti still managed to appear significantly in the early stages of the season, netting twice in the league; however, in late October, following the 0–4 shock defeat at AD Alcorcón for the domestic cup, he allegedly insulted coach Manuel Pellegrini at halftime, being then left out of the playing squads for a lengthy period.[4] After being reinstated, the player suffered with some injuries but, due to the Brazilian also having physical problems, managed to appear regularly until the season's end.
On 25 July 2010, Guti left Madrid after nearly 25 years of service for the club.[5] He said: "I have an offer from Besiktas JK, but I haven't decided yet".[6] The following day, the deal was finally concluded, with the player signing a two-year contract.[7][8] He started in his first official match for the Istanbul-based club, assisting in the game's only goal against Bucaspor.[9]
On 28 November 2010, Guti contributed to Beşiktaş' victory against Galatasaray SK with one goal and one assist. It was the team's first win at the Ali Sami Yen Stadium in eight years.[10] On 11 May 2011, he started as his team won the Turkish Cup against İstanbul Büyükşehir Belediyespor, on penalties (4–3, 2–2 after extra time); it was the first domestic cup of his professional career.
Guti was deemed surplus to requirements at Beşiktaş for 2011–12, following the appointment of new manager Carlos Carvalhal. On 15 November 2011, the 35-year old was released by the club.[11]
A Spanish international since 5 May 1999 (Spain-Croatia, 3–1), Guti nevertheless failed to appear in any tournament's final stage for his country, winning a total of 14 caps in approximately six years.
Previously, he won the UEFA European Under-19 Championship in 1995, followed by the Under-21 one in 1998.
| Goal | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2002-10-12 | Estadio Carlos Belmonte, Albacete, Spain | Northern Ireland | 2–0 | 3–0 | Euro 2004 qualifying |
| 2 | 2003-02-12 | ONO Estadi, Palma, Spain | Germany | 3–1 | 3–1 | Friendly |
| 3 | 2005-02-09 | Estadio de los Juegos Mediterráneos, Almería, Spain | San Marino | 4–0 | 5–0 | 2006 World Cup qualification |
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Europe1 | Other2 | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Real Madrid | 1995–96 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 9 | 1 | |
| 1996–97 | 14 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 17 | 0 | ||
| 1997–98 | 17 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 22 | 1 | |
| 1998–99 | 28 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 0 | — | 36 | 3 | ||
| 1999–00 | 28 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 45 | 8 | |
| 2000–01 | 32 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 46 | 18 | |
| 2001–02 | 29 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 46 | 13 | |
| 2002–03 | 34 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 54 | 13 | |
| 2003–04 | 26 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 45 | 3 | |
| 2004–05 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | — | 39 | 0 | ||
| 2005–06 | 33 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 2 | — | 44 | 6 | ||
| 2006–07 | 30 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | — | 37 | 1 | ||
| 2007–08 | 32 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 45 | 4 | |
| 2008–09 | 18 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 27 | 3 | |
| 2009–10 | 26 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | — | 30 | 3 | ||
| Total | 387 | 46 | 40 | 13 | 99 | 16 | 16 | 2 | 542 | 77 | |
| Beşiktaş | 2010–11 | 22 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 1 | – | 37 | 11 | |
| 2011–12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | – | 3 | 1 | ||
| Total | 23 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 12 | |
| Career totals | 410 | 53 | 46 | 16 | 110 | 18 | 16 | 2 | 582 | 89 | |
Statistics accurate as of 15 October 2011.[12]
| Spain national team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Apps | Goals |
| 1999 | 1 | 0 |
| 2000 | 2 | 0 |
| 2001 | 0 | 0 |
| 2002 | 3 | 1 |
| 2003 | 4 | 1 |
| 2004 | 3 | 0 |
| 2005 | 1 | 1 |
| Total | 14 | 3 |
Guti married Arancha de Benito, a Spanish television celebrity, on June 22, 1999. The couple divorced after almost ten years of matrimony, having had two children, Zaira and Aitor, but remained close friends.[13]
Guti played himself in two motion pictures, Torrente 3: El Protector and Goal! 2: Living the Dream....[14] He has also appeared in a 2005 documentary/movie about Real Madrid called Real, The Movie.
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