Gustavo Barros Schelotto (born 4 May 1973) is an Argentine former professional

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who played as a

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Playing career

Born in

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, Barros Schelotto came through the youth system at

Club de Gimnasia y Esgrima La Plata Club de Gimnasia y Esgrima La Plata (; ''La Plata Gymnastics and Fencing Club''), also known simply as Gimnasia, is an Argentine professional sports club based in the city of La Plata, Buenos Aires Province. Founded in 1887 as "Club de Gimnasia ...

with his twin brother Guillermo. Gustavo made his Primera debut against

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on 4 October 1992. They helped the team to win the ''Copa Centenario'' (the AFA Centenary Cup) in 1993. In 1996, Guillermo was signed by Argentine giants

Boca Juniors Club Atlético Boca Juniors () is an Argentine professional sports club based in La Boca, a neighbourhood of Buenos Aires. The club is best known for its men's professional Association football, football team which, since its promotion in 1913 ...

and Gustavo followed him there in 1997. He was part of 3 national leagues winning squads and helped the team to win the 2000 Libertadores Cup and the

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later that year. Barros Schelotto played 65 games for Boca in all competitions, scoring 6 goals. In January 2001, Barros Schelotto had a small ''

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'' stint, joining Spanish side

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before returning to Argentina to join

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where he won the ''Apertura'' 2001. He then went on to play for

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, ...

before returning to Gimnasia de La Plata. In 2005 Barros Schelotto joined Peruvian outfit

Alianza Lima Club Alianza Lima, more commonly known as simply Alianza Lima, is a Peru, Peruvian professional sports club based in La Victoria District, Lima, La Victoria District of Lima, Peru. The club was founded under the name of Sport Alianza on February ...

, and in 2006 moved to

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of the

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in the United States where he played 23 games and scored 3 goals.

Coaching career

In March 2009, Barros Schelotto became the assistant manager of Gregorio Pérez at

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. He left the position together with Pérez in July. Pérez and Barros Schelotto continued together the next year, where they joined

Club Libertad Club Libertad is a Paraguayan professional football club based in Asunción that currently plays in the Paraguayan Primera División. The club plays its home games at Estadio Tigo La Huerta; which holds 10,100 people. Founded in 1905, Liber ...

in April 2010 before leaving in July 2011. In September 2011 they joined

Peñarol Club Atlético Peñarol (), more commonly referred to as Peñarol, is a Uruguayan professional football club based in Montevideo. The club currently competes in the Uruguayan Primera División, the highest tier in Uruguayan football. The nam ...

still with Barros Schelotto as Pérez' assistant. In July 2012, Barros Schelotto was appointed as the assistant manager of

Club Atlético Lanús Club Atlético Lanús () is an Argentina, Argentine sports club based in Lanús, a city of the Buenos Aires Province. Founded in 1915, the club's main sports are association football, football and basketball. In both sports, Lanús plays in Arge ...

in Argentine alongside his twin brother

Guillermo Barros Schelotto Guillermo Barros Schelotto (; born 4 May 1973) is an Argentine football manager and former player who played as a forward. He is the current manager of Vélez Sarsfield. Barros Schelotto played 16 years of his professional career in the Argent ...

who became the manager. The two brothers finished the 2015 season before leaving to seek a fresh challenge elsewhere. In March 2016, the two twin brothers joined

, with Guillermo as the manager and Gustavo as the assistant manager. They left the club again at the end of the 2018 season. On 9 January 2019, Gustavo and his twin brother joined

LA Galaxy The Los Angeles Galaxy are an American professional Association football, soccer club based in the Greater Los Angeles area. The club competes in Major League Soccer (MLS) as a member of the Western Conference (MLS), Western Conference. The Gal ...

, again with Gustavo as the assistant manager under Guillermo.LA Galaxy announce technical staff additions
lagalaxy.com, 9 January 2019 They were relieved of their duties on 29 October 2020, due to Galaxy's poor performance near the latter part of the season.

Personal life

Barros Schelotto is the twin brother of

. Their father, Hugo Barros Schelotto, was one of Gimnasia y Esgrima's presidents in the 1980s, while his nephews

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, Salvador & Tomás Cataldi and Bautista Barros Schelotto are footballers.

Honours

; Gimnasia de La Plata * Centenary Cup: 1993 ;

* Argentine League: Apertura 1998, Clausura 1999, Apertura 2000 *

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* Intercontinental Cup:

; Racing Club * Argentine League: Apertura 2001

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Barros Schelotto, Gustavo 1973 births Living people Club Alianza Lima footballers Argentine expatriate men's footballers Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Spain Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Puerto Rico Argentine men's footballers Argentine sportspeople of Italian descent Boca Juniors footballers Copa Libertadores–winning players Expatriate men's footballers in Peru Expatriate men's footballers in Puerto Rico Club de Gimnasia y Esgrima La Plata footballers Argentine Primera División players La Liga players Footballers from La Plata Puerto Rico Islanders players Racing Club de Avellaneda footballers Rosario Central footballers Argentine twins Unión de Santa Fe footballers USL First Division players Villarreal CF players Men's association football midfielders Barros Schelotto–Cataldi family