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Gustavo Huerta
Chilean footballer and manager (born 1957)
Gustavo Ernesto Huerta Araya (born 15 October 1957) is a Chilean former footballer and manager. He is currently the head coach of Cobresal.[2]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Gustavo Ernesto Huerta Araya | ||
| Date of birth | (1957-10-15) 15 October 1957 (age 66) | ||
| Place of birth | Ovalle, Chile | ||
| Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Cobresal (Head coach) | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Universidad de Chile[1] | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1976 | Deportes Ovalle | ||
| 1977–1981 | Ferroviarios | ||
| 1982 | Deportes Antofagasta | ||
| 1983–1990 | Cobresal | 182 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 1987 | Chile | 1 | (0) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 1991–1992 | Cobresal | ||
| 1993–1995 | Deportes Ovalle | ||
| 1996–1999 | Deportes La Serena | ||
| 1997–1998 | Chile (assistant) | ||
| 1998 | Chile B | ||
| 2003 | Cobresal | ||
| 2003 | Bolívar | ||
| 2004–2005 | Cobresal | ||
| 2006 | Universidad de Chile | ||
| 2007 | Cobreloa | ||
| 2008 | Santiago Wanderers | ||
| 2009 | Coquimbo Unido | ||
| 2009–2010 | Deportes Iquique | ||
| 2011–2014 | Deportes Antofagasta | ||
| 2015–2016 | Deportes Santa Cruz | ||
| 2017– | Cobresal | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Before the 1998 FIFA World Cup, Huerta was the assistant of the Head Coach of Chile, Nelson Acosta. He managed Chile B in a friendly match against England B on February 10, 1998. Chile won by 2–1.[3]
Both his father, Gustavo Sr., and his younger brothers, Fernando and Carlos, were professional footballers. All of them played for Deportes Ovalle among other clubs.[1] Also, his son Gustavo is a sport journalist who has worked for Televisión Nacional de Chile and ESPN Chile.[4]
Player
- Cobresal
- Copa Chile: 1987
- "Fallece el patriarca de la "Dinastía Huerta"". El Ágora (in Spanish). 16 July 2020. Retrieved 30 September 2021.
- Gustavo Huerta asumirá como técnico de Cobresal tras salida de Rubén Vallejos‚ cooperativa.cl, 3 October 2017
- "Inglaterra 1 – Chile 2: Cuando la (otra) Selección venció a Inglaterra". Guioteca.com (in Spanish). El Mercurio. 13 April 2011. Retrieved 30 September 2021.
- "¿El equipo más popular? Gustavo Huerta: "Aprendí a valor el trabajo del minero"". El Gráfico. Retrieved 24 December 2015.
- Gustavo Huerta at Soccerway
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