Gustavo Bentos

{{short description|Uruguayan footballer (born 1976)}}

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Gustavo Bentos

| image =

| fullname = Gustavo Alberto Bentos Gómez

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1976|12|14}}

| birth_place = Montevideo, Uruguay

| height = {{height|ft=6|in=0}}

| position = Forward

| currentclub =

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| youthyears1 =

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| years1 = 1992–1997

| clubs1 = Bella Vista

| caps1 = 215

| goals1 = 82

| years2 = 1998

| clubs2 = Progreso

| caps2 = 36

| goals2 = 16

| years3 = 1999

| clubs3 = Montevideo Wanderers

| caps3 = 36

| goals3 = 12

| years4 = 2000

| clubs4 = Deportes Arica

| caps4 = 23

| goals4 = 13

| years5 = 2001

| clubs5 = Deportes La Serena

| caps5 = 30

| goals5 = 9

| years6 = 2002

| clubs6 = Magallanes

| caps6 = 28

| goals6 = 11

| years7 = 2003

| clubs7 = Deportes Arica

| caps7 = 16

| goals7 = 14

| years8 = 2003

| clubs8 = Santiago Wanderers

| caps8 = 13

| goals8 = 8

| years9 = 2004

| clubs9 = Real Potosí

| caps9 = 40

| goals9 = 26

| years10 = 2005

| clubs10 = Fernández Vial

| caps10 = 15

| goals10 = 13

| years11 = 2005

| clubs11 = Deportes Temuco

| caps11 = 15

| goals11 = 8

| years12 = 2006

| clubs12 = Maccabi Tel Aviv

| caps12 = 0

| goals12 = 0

| years13 = 2007

| clubs13 = Deportes Copiapó

| caps13 = 15

| goals13 = 8

| years14 = 2008–2010

| clubs14 = Charlotte Eagles

| caps14 = 25

| goals14 = 4

| totalcaps = 507

| totalgoals = 224

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| nationalteam1 = Uruguay U17

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| nationalteam2 = Uruguay U20

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| nationalteam3 = Uruguay U23

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Gustavo Alberto Bentos Gómez (born December 14, 1976) is a former Uruguayan footballer who played as a forward.

Career

=Club=

Bentos spent most of his early professional career in Uruguay, Bolivia and Chile. In Bolivia, Bentos scored 19 goals in 35 games, and was third in scoring for the First Division of Bolivia. In 2005 Bentos played for Fernández Vial, scoring 13 goals in 20 games, before moving to Chilean club Deportes Copiapó in 2007.

Bentos signed with Charlotte Eagles of the USL Second Division in 2008,[http://www.oursportscentral.com/services/releases/?id=3604365 Charlotte Reloads With South American Talent] but struggled with injuries during his first season, and was limited to just three appearances and one goal.{{Cite web |url=http://www.uslsoccer.com/scripts/runisa.dll?M2%3Agp%3A%3A72011+Elements%2FDisplay+E+47116+USL%2FStats%2F+22311+8630032 |title=United Soccer Leagues (USL) |access-date=2020-01-05 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130205214658/http://www.uslsoccer.com/scripts/runisa.dll?M2:gp::72011+Elements/Display+E+47116+USL/Stats/+22311+8630032 |archive-date=2013-02-05 |url-status=dead }}

He retired from being a professional soccer player this 2011

=International=

Bentos has a great deal of international experience, having played with the U-17, U-20 and U-23 Uruguayan national teams.

References

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