Gustavo Biscayzacú

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

Gustavo Biscayzacú
Personal information
Full nameGustavo Javier Biscayzacú Perea
Date of birth (1978-10-05) October 5, 1978 (age 45)
Place of birthMontevideo, Uruguay
Height1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s)Forward
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1997–1999Defensor Sporting
2000Fernández Vial26(18)
2001Santiago Morning28(23)
2002Jaén10(1)
2002Melbourne Knights11(7)
2003Unión Española35(31)
2004–2006Veracruz81(40)
2006–2007Atlante F.C.32(15)
2007–2008Colo-Colo37(20)
2008Necaxa9(2)
2009Nacional16(8)
2010Portuguesa4(3)
2010–2011River Plate UY9(1)
2011–2012Deportivo Cali41(11)
2013Deportes Quindio10(1)
2014El Tanque Sisley3(0)
2015–2016Boston River15(4)
Total367(185)
Managerial career
2019Villa Teresa
2020Racing Montevideo
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 2 May 2021

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]

Honours

Club

Colo-Colo

Notes

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