Gustavo Canales

{{short description|Argentine-born Chilean footballer (born 1982)}}

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Gustavo Canales

| image = Gustavo_canales_bustos.jpg

| fullname = Gustavo Javier Canales Bustos

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1982|3|30|df=y}}

| birth_place = General Roca, Río Negro, Argentina

| height = {{height|m=1.86|precision=0}}[http://udechile.cl/primer-equipo/plantel-profesional/jugador/gustavo-canales/ Gustavo Canales Perfil Sitio Oficial Club Universidad de Chile] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150923085813/http://udechile.cl/primer-equipo/plantel-profesional/jugador/gustavo-canales/ |date=2015-09-23 }}

| currentclub = Audax Italiano (assistant)

| position = Forward

| youthyears1 =

| youthclubs1 = Deportivo Roca

| years1 = 2004 | clubs1 = Deportivo Roca | caps1 = ? | goals1 = ?

| years2 = 2004–2006 | clubs2 = Cipolletti | caps2 = 25 | goals2 = 10

| years3 = 2005 | clubs3 = → Aldosivi (loan) | caps3 = 5 | goals3 = 0

| years4 = 2006 | clubs4 = Guillermo Brown | caps4 = 12 | goals4 = 3

| years5 = 2007–2008 | clubs5 = Deportes La Serena | caps5 = 29 | goals5 = 21

| years6 = 2007–2008 | clubs6 = → Once Caldas (loan) | caps6 = 33 | goals6 = 4

| years7 = 2009 | clubs7 = Unión Española | caps7 = 33 | goals7 = 21

| years8 = 2010 | clubs8 = River Plate | caps8 = 14 | goals8 = 2

| years9 = 2010 | clubs9 = Unión Española | caps9 = 17 | goals9 = 14

| years10 = 2011 | clubs10 = Universidad de Chile | caps10 = 29 | goals10 = 16

| years11 = 2012 | clubs11 = Dalian Aerbin | caps11 = 13 | goals11 = 6

| years12 = 2012 | clubs12 = Arsenal de Sarandí | caps12 = 7 | goals12 = 0

| years13 = 2013–2014 | clubs13 = Unión Española | caps13 = 29 | goals13 = 18

| years14 = 2014–2016 | clubs14 = Universidad de Chile | caps14 = 42 | goals14 = 27

| years15 = 2016–2017 | clubs15 = Botafogo | caps15 = 9 | goals15 = 1

| years16 = 2017–2018 | clubs16 = Unión Española | caps16 = 10 | goals16 = 4

| totalcaps = 307 |totalgoals = 147

| nationalyears1 = 2011

| nationalteam1 = Chile

| nationalcaps1 = 1

| nationalgoals1 = 0

| manageryears1 = 2021–2022 | managerclubs1 = Unión Española U21

| manageryears2 = 2022 | managerclubs2 = Unión Española (interim)

| manageryears3 = 2023– | managerclubs3 = Audax Italiano (assistant)

}}

Gustavo Javier Canales Bustos ({{IPA|es|ɡusˈtaβo kaˈnales}}; born 30 March 1982) is a Chilean football coach and former player who played as a forward. He currently is the assistant coach of Audax Italiano.

Club career

He began his career at hometown Deportivo Roca in 2004. After his spells at Cipolletti, Aldosivi and Guillermo Brown, in 2007 he joined Chilean outfit Deportes La Serena.

In January 2010 the Argentinian club River Plate signed the striker from Unión Española on a 70% to 30% joint ownership deal for around $1 million until 2013.{{Cite web |url=http://www.etaiwannews.com/etn/news_content.php?id=1167620&lang=eng_news&cate_img=145.jpg&cate_rss=news_Sports |title=River Plate and Boca try to bounce back - Taiwan News Online |access-date=2010-01-29 |archive-date=2016-03-04 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304003201/http://www.etaiwannews.com/etn/news_content.php?id=1167620&lang=eng_news&cate_img=145.jpg&cate_rss=news_Sports |url-status=dead }} After a poor season with los millonarios, Canales returned to Chile to play for Unión Española.

Canales joined Chinese Super League side Dalian Aerbin on 11 February 2012 for a fee of US$2.6 million and signing a three-year deal.[http://sports.163.com/12/0211/16/7Q0C92DN00051C89.html 智利国脚正式加盟阿尔滨身价260万美元签约3年] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120214212303/http://sports.163.com/12/0211/16/7Q0C92DN00051C89.html |date=2012-02-14 }}{{in lang|zh}} Canales scored four goals in his first five league games with Dalian Aerbin.

In 2013 Canales was suspended for 3 months after he failed a drug test.[http://www.24horas.cl/deportes/futbol-nacional/la-afa-castigo-a-gustavo-canales-con-tres-meses--504952 Canales sancionado por dopaje www.24horas.cl 8 February 2013]

International career

On 3 November 2011, was reported that Chile national team coach Claudio Borghi dispensed with Mauricio Pinilla due to knee injury, so he called Canales to play the 2014 World Cup qualification games with Uruguay and Paraguay{{cite web |title= Pinilla es desafectado de la Selección y es reemplazado por Gustavo Canales |url=http://www.emol.com/noticias/deportes/2011/11/03/511123/mauricio-pinilla-es-desafectado-de-la-seleccion-y-es-reemplazado-por-gustavo-canales.html |publisher=Emol |date=3 November 2011}} amid a difficult environment that lived the team marked by showbiz scandals.{{cite web |title=La era de Claudio Borghi: El camino que casi termina en "Game Over" rumbo a Brasil 2014 |url=https://www.ferplei.com/2013/10/la-era-de-claudio-borghi-el-camino-que-casi-termina-en-game-over-rumbo-a-brasil-2014/ |publisher=Ferplei.com |date=15 October 2013 |access-date=16 May 2015 |archive-date=4 March 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304085124/https://www.ferplei.com/2013/10/la-era-de-claudio-borghi-el-camino-que-casi-termina-en-game-over-rumbo-a-brasil-2014/ |url-status=dead }}

He internationally debuted on 11 November during the Uruguayan 4–0 thrash over Chile{{cite web |title= Uruguay 4 Chile 0 Eliminatorias Brasil 2014 |url=http://uruguay360.com.uy/uruguay/montevideo/uruguay-4-chile-0-elminatorias-brasil-2014 |publisher=Uruguay 360 |date=11 November 2011}} coming on as a 73rd-minute substitute.

In 2014, received a call-up from now manager Jorge Sampaoli (who coached him at Universidad de Chile) to play against Costa Rica at Coquimbo on 22 January, related to final nominees preparation to 23-man World Cup squad.{{cite web |title= La nómina de la selección chilena para el amistoso con Costa Rica |url=http://www.cooperativa.cl/noticias/deportes/futbol/seleccion-chilena/la-nomina-de-la-seleccion-chilena-para-el-amistoso-con-costa-rica/2014-01-15/211530.html |publisher=Radio Cooperativa | work=Cooperativa.cl |date=16 January 2014}} However it was reported on 18 January that he would miss the game due to injury.{{cite web |title= Gustavo Canales, primera baja de Chile para amistoso con Costa Rica |url=http://www.mundodeportivo.com/20140118/futbol/gustavo-canales-primera-baja-de-chile-para-amistoso-con-costa-rica_54399274225.html |publisher=Mundo Deportivo |date=18 January 2014}} Months later Canales was considered in the 30-provisional-man squad because his good shape shown at Unión Española despite missing the previous friendly matches.

Coaching career

In March 2021, he assumed as coach of the Unión Española U21 team.{{cite web |last1=Villaseca |first1=Agustín |title=Gustavo Canales asumió oficialmente la dirección técnica de nuestra Sub 21 |url=https://unionespanola.cl/gustavo-canales-asumio-oficialmente-la-direccion-tecnica-de-nuestra-sub-21/ |publisher=Unión Española |access-date=10 September 2022 |language=es |date=3 March 2021}} In September 2022, he took in charge of Unión Española senior team as interim manager after César Bravo was released.{{cite web |last1=Parker |first1=Matías |title=Un ídolo toma la banca de Unión Española: Gustavo Canales es el nuevo técnico hispano tras el despido de César Bravo |url=https://www.latercera.com/el-deportivo/noticia/un-idolo-toma-la-banca-de-union-espanola-gustavo-canales-es-el-nuevo-tecnico-hispano-tras-el-despido-de-cesar-bravo/WAWSNLG4Q5H5FFQMTP3LBQ6STE/ |publisher=La Tercera |access-date=10 September 2022 |language=es |date=9 September 2022}}

On 21 November 2022, Unión Española announced that Canales was leaving the role of manager, and would not take any other role at the club.{{cite web|url=https://www.alairelibre.cl/noticias/deportes/futbol/union-espanola/union-espanola-oficializo-que-gustavo-canales-dejo-el-club/2022-11-21/143102.html|title=Unión Española oficializó que Gustavo Canales dejó el club|trans-title=Unión Española made official that Gustavo Canales left the club|publisher=Al Aire Libre|language=es|date=21 November 2022|access-date=22 November 2022}} In April 2023, he joined Audax Italiano as the assistant coach of Luca Marcogiuseppe.{{cite web |last1=Retamal |first1=Pablo |title=Va por otra oportunidad: Gustavo Canales será el ayudante técnico de Luca Marcogiuseppe en Audax Italiano |url=https://www.latercera.com/el-deportivo/noticia/gustavo-canales-sera-el-ayudante-tecnico-de-luca-marcogiuseppe-en-audax-italiano/JOSORB5Q4ZHZ7FJ7ZAXZ6BCZV4/ |website=La Tercera |access-date=21 August 2023 |language=es |date=24 April 2023}}

Personal life

At the end of 2010, he was naturalized Chilean nationality law, both his mother and his grandmother are Chilean.{{cite web |title=Gustavo Canales sorprende y firma en la U. de Chile como nacionalizado {{!}} Emol.com |url=https://www.emol.com/noticias/deportes/2010/12/20/453935/gustavo-canales-sorprende-y-firma-en-la-u-de-chile-como-nacionalizado.html |website=Emol |publisher=El Mercurio |access-date=31 July 2022 |language=es |date=20 December 2010}}

Career statistics

rowspan="2"\|Season !rowspan="2"\|Club !colspan="2"\|League !colspan="2"\|Cup !colspan="2"\|Continental !colspan="2"\|Other !colspan="2"\|Total
class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
Apps !Goals !Apps !Goals !Apps !Goals !Apps !Goals !Apps !Goals
rowspan="3"\|La Serena \|2007 \|13	11	colspan="2"\|—	colspan="2"\|—	colspan="2"\|—	13	11
2008 \|16	10	colspan="2"\|—	colspan="2"\|—	colspan="2"\|—	16	10
Total !29	21	colspan="2"\|—\|\|colspan="2"\|—\|\|colspan="2"\|—	29	21
rowspan="3"\|Once Caldas (loan) \|2007 \|19	3	colspan="2"\|—	colspan="2"\|—	colspan="2"\|—	19	3
2008 \|14	1	colspan="2"\|—	colspan="2"\|—	colspan="2"\|—	14	1
Total !33	4	colspan="2"\|—\|\|colspan="2"\|—\|\|colspan="2"\|—	33	4
rowspan="2"\|Unión Española \|2009 \|33	21	2	3	4	3	colspan="2"\|—	39	27
Total !33	21	2	3	4	3	colspan="2"\|—	39	27
rowspan="2"\|River Plate \|2009-10 \|14	2	colspan="2"\|—	colspan="2"\|—	colspan="2"\|—	14	2
Total !14	2	colspan="2"\|—\|\|colspan="2"\|—\|\|colspan="2"\|—	14	2
rowspan="2"\|Unión Española \|2010 \|17	14	1	0	colspan="2"\|—	4	5	22	19
Total !17	14	colspan="2"\|—	colspan="2"\|—	4	5	21	19
rowspan="2"\|Universidad de Chile \|2011 \|29	16	colspan="2"\|—	8	3	colspan="2"\|—	37	19
Total !29	16	colspan="2"\|—	8	3	colspan="2"\|—	37	19
rowspan="2"\|Dalian Aerbin \|2012 \|13	6	1	0	colspan="2"\|—	colspan="2"\|—	14	6
Total !13	6	1	0	colspan="2"\|—\|\|colspan="2"\|—	14	6
rowspan="2"\|Arsenal de Sarandí \|2012-13 \|7	0	colspan="2"\|—	colspan="2"\|—	1	0	8	0
Total !7	0	colspan="2"\|—\|\|colspan="2"\|—	1	0	8	0
rowspan="3"\|Unión Española \|2013 \|9	6	colspan="2"\|—	colspan="2"\|—	colspan="2"\|—	9	6
2013-14 \|20	12	1	0	7	4	1	1	29	17
Total !29	18	1	0	7	4	1	1	38	23
rowspan="3"\|Universidad de Chile \|2014-15 \|25	18	colspan="2"\|—	5	2	1	0	31	20
2015-16 \|17	9	8	6	2	0	0	0	27	15
Total !42	27	8	6	7	2	1	0	58	35
colspan="2"\|Total !245	127	13	9	26	12	7	6	292	156

Honours

= Club =

;Universidad de Chile

Primera División de Chile (3): 2011 Apertura, 2011 Clausura, 2014 Apertura
Copa Sudamericana: 2011
Copa Chile: 2015
Supercopa de Chile: 2015

;Unión Española

;Arsenal de Sarandí

Supercopa Argentina: 2012

References

External links

{{in lang|es}} [http://www.bdfa.com.ar/jugadores-GUSTAVO-JAVIER-CANALES-32525.html BDFA profile]
{{in lang|es}} [http://www.udechile.cl/primer-equipo/plantel-profesional/jugador/gustavo-canales/ Universidad de Chile profile] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150923085813/http://udechile.cl/primer-equipo/plantel-profesional/jugador/gustavo-canales/ |date=2015-09-23 }}
{{in lang|es}} [https://int.soccerway.com/players/gustavo-javier-canales/22259/ Soccerway profile]

Category:1982 births

Category:Living people

Category:Copa Sudamericana–winning players

Category:Sportspeople from General Roca

Category:Footballers from Río Negro Province

Category:Argentine men's footballers

Category:Argentine sportspeople of Chilean descent

Category:Argentine emigrants to Chile

Category:Argentine expatriate men's footballers

Category:Chilean men's footballers

Category:Sportspeople of Argentine descent

Category:Chilean expatriate men's footballers