Guillermo Enio Burdisso (born 26 September 1988) is an Argentine former professional

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who played as a defender. He has spent the majority of his career playing in Argentina, with brief spells in Europe and Mexico. Burdisso won his first and, as of October 2014, only international cap for

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in 2010 in which he also scored.

Career

Club career

Burdisso was born in Altos de Chipión, Argentina. In 2006, he played for

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, then of the Argentine

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. In the summer of 2008, he joined

Rosario Central Club Atlético Rosario Central (), more commonly referred to as Rosario Central, or simply Central, is a sports club based in Rosario, Argentina, that plays in the Argentine Primera División. The club was officially founded on 24 December 1889, ...

making his professional debut on 27 February 2009 in a 3–1 defeat to Banfield. He also scored his first goal in this appearance. Burdisso impressed after breaking into the

first team in 2009, but he could not prevent the ''Canallas'' dropping into the Primera B at the end of the 2010 Clausura. He then joined his brother, Nicolás, at

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for €500,000 (net of VAT) with option to buy for €4.7 million (net of VAT). Burdisso joined

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in 2011. In 2012

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bought 25% economic rights each from

and third parties

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for 3,975,000 and 3,781,875 Argentine pesos, respectively. On 11 January 2020, Burdisso joined

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. After two years in Argentina, it was confirmed on 1 February 2022, that he had returned to Colombia and signed with

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. In 2023, he played for Chilean side Universidad Católica. After a year at

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, he announced his retirement in early 2025.

International career

Burdisso made his debut for the Argentina national team on 26 January 2010 in a 3–2 win over

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. He scored Argentina's second goal in the match.

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"Argentina derrotó 3 a 2 a Costa Rica"
27 January 2010. Retrieved on 9 May 2013.

International goals

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, , , , align=center , 2–1, , align=center , 3–2, , Friendly

Personal life

Guillermo is the younger brother of former defender Nicolás Burdisso.

Honours

;Arsenal *

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(1): 2012 Clausura ;Galatasaray *

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(1): 2013–14

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