Roberto Gutiérrez

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For the Spanish football goalkeeper, see Roberto Gutiérrez (footballer, born 1991).

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Gutiérrez and the second or maternal family name is Gamboa.
Roberto Gutiérrez
Personal information
Full name Roberto Carlos Gutiérrez Gamboa
Date of birth (1983-04-18) 18 April 1983 (age 41)
Place of birth Curacaví, Chile
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Striker
Youth career
1995–2003 Universidad Católica
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2003–2008 Universidad Católica 40 (15)
2005 → Deportes Melipilla (loan) 6 (1)
2005–2006 → Cruz Azul Jasso (loan) 24 (2)
2008–2010 Tecos 14 (1)
2009 → Everton (loan) 19 (3)
2009 → Universidad Católica (loan) 15 (10)
2010–2011 Universidad Católica 33 (19)
2011–2013 Colo-Colo 36 (6)
2012–2013 Colo-Colo B 2 (1)
2013–2014 Palestino 21 (13)
2014 Atlante 11 (4)
2014 Santiago Wanderers 17 (13)
2015–2017 Universidad Católica 39 (16)
2017–2019 Palestino 51 (26)
2020 O'Higgins 21 (6)
2021 Ñublense 21 (3)
2022 Cobreloa 23 (3)
2023 Deportes Recoleta 6 (1)
International career‡
2007–2015 Chile 6 (3)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 27 December 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 28 January 2015

Roberto Carlos Gutiérrez Gamboa (born 18 April 1983) is a Chilean footballer who plays as a striker. He last played for Deportes Recoleta in the Primera B de Chile. He has played in his country and Mexico in his years as professional players.

Gutiérrez made his senior team debut in 2007 and has made 6 appearances, scoring 3 goals.

Club career[edit]

Born in Curacaví, a town close to the capital Santiago, Gutiérrez joined Universidad Católica youth set-up aged 12 for be promoted to the first-adult team eight years later by the coach Óscar Meneses in 2003.

In 2005, he was loaned to Deportes Melipilla. In July 2006, Gutiérrez was loaned to the Mexican side Cruz Azul, finally playing with the team affiliation of Oaxaca. He returned to Las Condes' side for play the 2006 Torneo de Clausura, making his re-debut for the club against O'Higgins in a 1–0 away loss.

Gutiérrez made his 2007 Torneo de Apertura debut in a 1–0 home win over Santiago Wanderers, playing the full 90 minutes, and scored his first goal of the season against Lota Schwager on 18 February. With the pass of time, he broke into the first team and was an undisputed starter in the squad of the Peruvian coach José del Solar. On 16 June 2007, he suffered a serious cruciate ligament injury for second time in his career, in the 2–0 victory over Coquimbo Unido for the Apertura's last game, although after a scan it was revealed to be not as bad as first thought, with Católica optimistic that he would return before the early of the next season.

In January 2008, fully recovered of his injury, Gutiérrez signed a four-year contract with the Mexican side UAG Tecos, but he was loaned six months to the pre-cordilleran side for play the Copa Libertadores, remaining of this form in Católica. He returned to play in an 8–2 home win to Santiago Morning for the Torneo de Apertura first week, scoring the last goal in the 87th minute of game. Gutiérrez made his Libertadores debut in the 1–0 win over the Peruvian club Universidad San Martín de Porres, and scored his first goal for this contest in the next game in a 2–1 defeat against River Plate, putting the equalizer goal in the 47th minute. During the season, he appeared in 16 games, scoring in six opportunities.

After his participation in those tournaments with Católica, Gutiérrez joined the club in June 2008. He made his league debut in a 2–0 defeat against the Mexican last champion Santos Laguna, as a 77th-minute substitution. Gutiérrez only made 3 appearances for Tecos in the Torneo de Apertura.[1]

In January 2009, it was revealed that Gutiérrez was loaned to Everton on a six-months deal for newly play the Copa Libertadores. His move to this team was on order from the coach Nelson Acosta. He made his season debut in a 1–0 defeat against Unión Española. The birdie scored the first Libertadores goal of the Acosta era in the 1–0 home win to the Venezolan club Caracas, defining after a great pass of his teammate Ezequiel Miralles.

In July of that year, he returned to Universidad Catolica, scoring 14 goals in 13 matches.

Signed by Colo-Colo for the "Clausura", he scored twice against Santiago Wanderers on 7 July 2011. After two years in the club, Colo Colo entered into one of its worst crises, and on 27 June 2013, he rescinded his contract with the team.

After leaving Cobreloa in the Primera B de Chile at the end of the 2022 season, he signed with Deportes Recoleta in the same division in July 2023.[2][3]

Career statistics[edit]

As of match played on 17 February 2018[4]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Tecos 2008 Primera División de México 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
2009–10 11 1 0 0 4[a] 0 15 1
Total 14 1 0 0 4 0 18 1
Everton (loan) 2009 Primera División of Chile 19 3 0 0 6[b] 3 25 6
Total 19 3 0 0 6 3 25 6
Universidad Católica (loan) 2009 Primera División of Chile 15 10 0 0 0 0 15 10
2010 17 14 1 0 0 0 18 14
2011 16 5 0 0 7[b] 1 23 6
Total 48 29 1 0 7 1 56 30
Colo-Colo 2011 Primera División of Chile 16 5 5 2 0 0 21 7
2012 19 1 5 2 0 0 24 3
2013 7 0 0 0 0 0 7 0
Total 42 6 10 4 0 0 52 10
Colo-Colo B 2012 Segunda División de Chile 1 0 — 1 0
2013 1 1 — 1 1
Total 2 1 0 0 0 0 2 1
Palestino 2013–14 Primera División of Chile 21 13 3 3 0 0 24 16
Total 21 13 3 3 0 0 24 16
Atlante 2013–14 Liga MX 11 4 0 0 0 0 11 4
Total 11 4 0 0 0 0 11 4
Santiago Wanderers 2014–15 Primera División of Chile 17 13 2 1 0 0 19 14
Total 17 13 2 1 0 0 19 4
Universidad Católica 2014–15 Primera División of Chile 17 6 0 0 0 0 17 6
2015–16 12 6 4 1 2[c] 1 18 8
2016–17 10 4 2 0 5[b] 0 17 4
Total 39 16 6 1 7 1 52 18
Palestino 2017 Chilean Primera División 15 8 3 2 2[c] 0 20 10
2018 24 8 5 1 0 0 3 3
Total 39 16 8 3 2 0 23 13
Career totals 241 88 30 12 26 5 297 105
  1. ^ Three appearances in InterLiga, One appearance in Copa Libertadores
  2. ^ a b c Appearances in Copa Libertadores
  3. ^ a b Appearances in Copa Sudamericana

International career[edit]

International goals[edit]

Scores and results list Chile's goal tally first.[5]
No Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 9 May 2007 Estadio Rubén Marcos Peralta, Osorno, Chile  Cuba 1–0 3–0 Friendly
2. 16 May 2007 Estadio Municipal Germán Becker, Temuco, Chile  Cuba 1–0 2–0 Friendly
3. 29 January 2015 Estadio El Teniente, Rancagua, Chile  United States 1–1 3–2 Friendly

Personal life[edit]

He is nicknamed Pájaro (Bird).[6]

Honours[edit]

Universidad Católica
Palestino

References[edit]

  1. ^ *Roberto Gutiérrez – Liga MX stats at MedioTiempo.com (archived) (in Spanish)
  2. ^ "Roberto Gutiérrez tiene nuevo club". Diario AS (in Spanish). AS Chile. 7 July 2023. Retrieved 7 July 2023.
  3. ^ "Roberto Gutiérrez: "Si no sale nada, vamos a terminar con mi carrera, me hubiese gustado que fuera en la UC"". Deportes13 (in Spanish). Canal 13. 11 December 2023. Retrieved 27 December 2023.
  4. ^ Roberto Gutiérrez at Soccerway. Retrieved 22 February 2018.
  5. ^ "Gutiérrez, Roberto". National Football Teams. Retrieved 16 May 2017.
  6. ^ "Una visita al nido del "Pájaro" Gutiérrez". La Tercera. 12 October 2014. Retrieved 18 January 2021.

External links[edit]

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