Nelson Gutiérrez

Nelson Daniel Gutiérrez Luongo (born 13 April 1962) is a Uruguayan former footballer who played as a defender. He won 57 international caps for the Uruguay national football team, and was a member of the team that competed at the 1986 and 1990 FIFA World Cups.

Biography

Gutiérrez started his playing career in 1980 with Peñarol. He was part of the squad that won the league championships in 1981 and 1982.

1982 also saw Peñarol win the Copa Libertadores and the Copa Intercontinental against Aston Villa F.C. in England.

In 1985 Gutiérrez joined Atlético Nacional in Colombia, but he didn't settle there and soon joined River Plate in Argentina.

Gutiérrez helped River win the Argentine Primera in 1985–86 and was part of the squad that won the club's first Copa Libertadores title in 1986. They also won the Copa Intercontinental and the Copa Interamericana during his time with the club.

In the late 1980s he moved to Italy where he played for Lazio and then Hellas Verona. Between 1991 and 1993 he played in Spain for Logroñés before returning to Uruguay.

Gutiérrez returned to Peñarol in 1993 and helped the club win the Uruguayan championship in 1993, 1994, 1995 and 1996. He finished his playing career with Defensor Sporting Club in 1997.

Honours

Peñarol

Uruguayan First Division (6): 1981, 1982, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996 Copa Libertadores (1): 1982 Intercontinental Cup (1): 1982

River Plate

Argentine First Division (1): 1985-86 Copa Libertadores (1): 1986 Intercontinental Cup (1): 1986 Copa Interamericana (1): 1986

Uruguay Copa América: 1983, 1987; runner-up: 1989

Individual South American Team of The Year: 1986, 1987