Carlos Gutiérrez (soccer)

Carlos Gutiérrez
Personal information
Full nameCarlos Enrique Gutiérrez Ortega
Date of birthJuly 11, 1972
Place of birthAntioquía, Colombia
Height5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Playing positionMidfielder
Club information
Current team
La Equidad
Number21
Youth career
América de Cali
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1995–2000América de Cali24(2)
2001Real Cartagena12(0)
2001Millonarios26(1)
2002–2003Necaxa28(0)
2003Centauros Villavicencio (loan)16(1)
2004Millonarios8(1)
2005Deportes Quindío16(2)
2006Deportivo Cuenca4(1)
2007Club Sport Áncash3(0)
2007–2008La Equidad30(1)
National team
1995Colombia1(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 11 July 2008.
† Appearances (Goals).

Carlos Gutiérrez (born July 11, 1972) is a Colombian football midfielder, who is currently without a club.

Club career

Gutiérrez made his debut in the Colombian First Division in 1995 with América de Cali. He play for atl nacional in 1996 and come back to America and play for real cartagena, back to America de cali.. While at America Gutiérrez participated in the 1998 Copa Libertadores and helped the club capture the 1999 Copa Merconorte, as well as two Colombian League titles. In 2001 he joined Millonarios and helped them capture the Copa Merconorte 2001. He scored two crucial away goals versus Necaxa in Mexico on November 20, 2001 helping his club reach the finals. He started both legs of the final versus Emelec of Ecuador, scoring the winning penalty during the penalty shootout. His performance against Necaxa helped him secure a contract with the Mexican side in 2002, he would go on to be a starter for Necaxa, appearing in 28 league matches and 6 playoff matches in his one year in Mexico. Following his stay in Mexico, Gutiérrez returned to Colombia as the star signing for Centauros Villavicencio. After playing well with Centauros, Gutiérrez returned to Millonarios in 2004. He did not play as much as he would like with Millonarios, so he moved to Deportes Quindío in 2005. He then moved to Ecuador for a short stay with Deportivo Cuenca where he would participate in the 2006 Copa Libertadores. After another short stay in Peru with Club Sport Áncash, Gutiérrez was signed by newly promoted La Equidad to add his experience to the squad. He helped lead La Equidad to its first domestic title by winning the Copa Colombia 2008.

International

Gutiérrez has represented Colombia at various levels. He was called up to the full national side in 1995 and appeared in one match.

Titles

Season Team Title
1997Colombia América de Cali Fútbol Profesional Colombiano
1999Colombia América de Cali Copa Merconorte
2000Colombia América de Cali Fútbol Profesional Colombiano
2001Colombia Millonarios Copa Merconorte
2008Colombia La Equidad Copa Colombia

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