Gustavo Barros Schelotto

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Gustavo Barros Schelotto

| image = Gustavo Barros Schelotto 2014.jpg

| caption =

| full_name = Gustavo Barros Schelotto

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1973|5|4}}

| birth_place = La Plata, Argentina

| height = 1.71 m

| position = Midfielder

| currentclub = Paraguay (assistant)

| youthyears1 =

| youthclubs1 =

| years1 = 1992–1997

| clubs1 = Gimnasia Esgrima La Plata

| caps1 = 135

| goals1 = 9

| years2 = 1997

| clubs2 = Boca Juniors

| caps2 = 5

| goals2 = 0

| years3 = 1998

| clubs3 = Unión Santa Fe

| caps3 = 13

| goals3 = 0

| years4 = 1998–2000

| clubs4 = Boca Juniors

| caps4 = 45

| goals4 = 4

| years5 = 2001

| clubs5 = Villarreal

| caps5 = 7

| goals5 = 0

| years6 = 2001–2002

| clubs6 = Racing Club

| caps6 = 30

| goals6 = 1

| years7 = 2002–2004

| clubs7 = Rosario Central

| caps7 = 41

| goals7 = 4

| years8 = 2004

| clubs8 = Gimnasia Esgrima La Plata

| caps8 = 9

| goals8 = 0

| years9 = 2005

| clubs9 = Alianza Lima

| caps9 = 6

| goals9 = 0

| years10 = 2006–2007

| clubs10 = Puerto Rico Islanders

| caps10 = 23

| goals10 = 3

| manageryears1 = 2009

| managerclubs1 = Olimpia (assistant)

| manageryears2 = 2010–2011

| managerclubs2 = Libertad (assistant)

| manageryears3 = 2011–2012

| managerclubs3 = Peñarol (assistant)

| manageryears4 = 2012–2015

| managerclubs4 = Lanús (assistant)

| manageryears5 = 2016–2018

| managerclubs5 = Boca Juniors (assistant)

| manageryears6 = 2019–2020

| managerclubs6 = LA Galaxy (assistant)

| manageryears7 = 2021–2023

| managerclubs7 = Paraguay (assistant)

}}

Gustavo Barros Schelotto (born 4 May 1973) is an Argentine former professional footballer who played as a midfielder.

Playing career

Born in La Plata, Barros Schelotto came through the youth system at Club de Gimnasia y Esgrima La Plata with his twin brother Guillermo. Gustavo made his Primera debut against Club Atlético Vélez Sársfield on 4 October 1992.{{cite web|publisher=GELP.org|title=Barros Schelotto Gvo|url=http://www.gelp.org/displaypartidosxjugador.php?jugador=Barros%20Schelotto%20Gvo|language=Spanish|accessdate=28 April 2012}} 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 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 Copa Intercontinental later that year. Barros Schelotto played 65 games for Boca in all competitions, scoring 6 goals.

In January 2001, Barros Schelotto had a small La Liga stint, joining Spanish side Villarreal CF [https://www.ceroacero.es/player.php?id=123389] before returning to Argentina to join Racing Club de Avellaneda where he won the Apertura 2001. He then went on to play for Rosario Central before returning to Gimnasia de La Plata.

In 2005 Barros Schelotto joined Peruvian outfit Alianza Lima, and in 2006 moved to Puerto Rico Islanders of the USL First Division 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 Club Olimpia.[https://www.latercera.com/noticia/gustavo-barros-schelotto-llega-como-ayudante-tecnico-al-club-del-tati/ Gustavo Barros Schelotto llega como ayudante técnico al club del "Tati"], latercera.com, 10 March 2009 He left the position together with Pérez in July. Pérez and Barros Schelotto continued together the next year, where they joined Club Libertad in April 2010 before leaving in July 2011.{{citation needed|date=March 2025}} In September 2011 they joined Peñarol still with Barros Schelotto as Pérez' assistant.{{citation needed|date=March 2025}}

In July 2012, Barros Schelotto was appointed as the assistant manager of Club Atlético Lanús in Argentine alongside his twin brother Guillermo Barros Schelotto who became the manager.[http://www.gacetamercantil.com/notas/17344/ Los mellizos Guillermo y Gustavo Barros Schelotto, nueva dupla técnica de Lanús], gacetamercantil.com, 20 June 2012 The two brothers finished the 2015 season before leaving to seek a fresh challenge elsewhere.[https://www.reuters.com/article/uk-soccer-argentina-coaches/barros-schelotto-quits-lanus-joins-departing-argentine-coaches-idUKKBN0TG26B20151127 Barros Schelotto quits Lanus, joins departing Argentine coaches], reuters.com, 27 November 2015 In March 2016, the two twin brothers joined Boca Juniors, with Guillermo as the manager and Gustavo as the assistant manager.[https://web.archive.org/web/20190331170221/https://uk.reuters.com/article/soccer-argentina-boca-idUKL3N16A4RK Soccer-Boca Juniors name Barros Schelotto as their new coach], reuters.com, 2 March 2016 They left the club again at the end of the 2018 season.

On 9 January 2019, Gustavo and his twin brother joined LA Galaxy, again with Gustavo as the assistant manager under Guillermo.[https://www.lagalaxy.com/post/2019/01/09/la-galaxy-announce-technical-staff-additions 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 Guillermo Barros Schelotto.{{cite news|title=En Gimnasia se juega con el corazón|url=https://diariohoy.net/el-clasico/en-gimnasia-se-juega-con-el-corazon-114122|accessdate=13 October 2018|work=Diario Hoy|date=12 January 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181013172547/https://diariohoy.net/el-clasico/en-gimnasia-se-juega-con-el-corazon-114122|archive-date=13 October 2018|url-status=dead}}{{cite news|title=El sobrino de los mellizos continúa con la dinastía Barros Schelotto en el Lobo|url=https://www.0221.com.ar/nota/2018-7-17-17-30-0-juan-cataldi-sobrino-de-los-mellizos-barros-schelotto-debutaria-este-sabado-en-gimnasia|accessdate=13 October 2018|work=0221|date=17 July 2018}}{{cite news|title=Cataldi: pasado, presente y futuro albiazul|url=http://www.inferioresplatenses.com.ar/noticia/cataldi-pasado-presente-y-futuro-albiazul|accessdate=13 October 2018|work=Inferiores Platenses|date=17 July 2018|archive-date=13 October 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181013172507/http://www.inferioresplatenses.com.ar/noticia/cataldi-pasado-presente-y-futuro-albiazul|url-status=dead}} Their father, Hugo Barros Schelotto, was one of Gimnasia y Esgrima's presidents in the 1980s, while his nephews Juan, Salvador & Tomás Cataldi and Bautista Barros Schelotto are footballers.