Gustavo De Luca

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Gustavo De Luca

| image =

| fullname = Carlos Gustavo De Luca

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=y|1962|2|13}}

| birth_place = Buenos Aires, Argentina

| height = {{height|m=1.85}}

| currentclub =

| youthyears1 =

| youthclubs1 = Club San Fernando

| youthyears2 =

| youthclubs2 = River Plate

| position = Forward

| years1 = 1980–1982 | clubs1 = River Plate | caps1 = 0 | goals1 = 0

| years2 = 1983 | clubs2 = Nueva Chicago | caps2 = 5 | goals2 = 0

| years3 = 1984 | clubs3 = Talleres RdE | caps3 = 26 | goals3 = 6

| years4 = 1985–1986 | clubs4 = All Boys | caps4 = 35 | goals4 = 6

| years5 = 1986–1987 | clubs5 = Douglas Haig | caps5 = 38 | goals5 = 14

| years6 = 1987 | clubs6 = Santiago Wanderers | caps6 = 26 | goals6 = 16

| years7 = 1988 | clubs7 = Cobreloa | caps7 = – | goals7 = –

| years8 = 1988–1989 | clubs8 = Deportes La Serena | caps8 = 61 | goals8 = 36

| years9 = 1990 | clubs9 = FC Baden | caps9 = 11 | goals9 = 11

| years10 = 1990 | clubs10 = Deportes La Serena | caps10 = 29 | goals10 = 19

| years11 = 1991–1993 | clubs11 = O'Higgins | caps11 = 90 | goals11 = 50

| years12 = 1992 | clubs12 = → Colo-Colo (loan) | caps12 = – | goals12 = –

| years13 = 1994 | clubs13 = Alianza Lima | caps13 = 13 | goals13 = 2

| years14 = 1994 | clubs14 = Regional Atacama | caps14 = 22 | goals14 = 13

| years15 = 1995 | clubs15 = Deportes Temuco | caps15 = 29 | goals15 = 13

| years16 = 1996 | clubs16 = Santiago Wanderers | caps16 = – | goals16 = –

| years17 = 1996 | clubs17 = Everton | caps17 = 12 | goals17 = 2

| totalcaps = 397

| totalgoals = 188

}}

Carlos Gustavo De Luca (born 13 February 1962) is an Argentine former footballer who played as a forward for various clubs in Argentina, Chile, Peru and Switzerland. In 1982, when he was a River Plate youth player, he fought at the Falklands War.{{Cite web|url=https://www.latercera.com/mouse/el-otro-combatiente-de-islas-malvinas-que-jugo-en-el-futbol-chileno/|title=El otro combatiente de Islas Malvinas que jugó en el fútbol chileno|publisher=La Tercera|date=12 April 2017|accessdate=2 August 2021}}

Club career

As a youth player, De Luca was with Club San Fernando and River Plate.{{cite web |title=Carlos Gustavo DE LUCA |url=https://www.memoriawanderers.cl/jugadores/carlos-gustavo-de-luca/ |website=Memoria Wanderers |access-date=2 September 2024 |language=es}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.telam.com.ar/notas/202004/447573-gustavo-de-luca-el-futbolista-que-paso-de-la-reserva-de-river-a-combatir-en-malvinas.html|title=Gustavo De Luca, el futbolista que pasó de la reserva de River a combatir en Malvinas|publisher=Télam|date=2 April 2020|accessdate=2 August 2021}}

De Luca mainly highlighted in Chile{{Cite web|url=https://www.biobiochile.cl/noticias/deportes/futbol/futbol-nacional/2018/10/27/la-historia-del-excombatiente-de-las-malvinas-que-se-convirtio-en-una-leyenda-del-futbol-chileno.shtml|title=La historia del excombatiente de Las Malvinas que se convirtió en una leyenda del fútbol chileno|publisher=Radio Bío-Bío|date=27 October 2018|accessdate=2 August 2021}} being goalscorer in its first division, second division{{cite web |title=Wanderers en Campeonato de Segunda División 1987 |url=https://www.memoriawanderers.cl/wanderers-en-campeonato-de-segunda-division-1987/ |website=Memoria Wanderers |access-date=2 September 2024 |language=es}} and its national cup.

In that country, he had stints with Santiago Wanderers, Cobreloa, Deportes La Serena,{{Cite web|url=http://www.diarioeldia.cl/deportes/carlos-gustavo-luca-goleador-que-extranan-en-pastos-portada|title=Carlos Gustavo de Luca, el goleador que extrañan en La Portada|publisher=Diario El Día|date=18 June 2020|accessdate=2 August 2021}} O'Higgins,{{Cite web|url=https://www.adnradio.cl/futbol/2020/04/07/carlos-gustavo-de-luca-recordo-a-ohiggins-en-su-aniversario-65.html|title=Carlos Gustavo de Luca recordó a O'Higgins en su aniversario 65|publisher=ADN Radio Chile|date=2 April 2020|accessdate=2 August 2021}} Colo-Colo, Regional Atacama, Deportes Temuco and Everton.{{cite web |last1=Sánchez Sanhueza |first1=Ítalo |title=A propósito de su cumpleaños: la huella imborrable de Carlos Gustavo de Luca en el fútbol chileno |url=https://www.biobiochile.cl/noticias/deportes/futbol/futbol-nacional/2023/02/13/a-proposito-de-su-cumpleanos-la-huella-imborrable-de-carlos-gustavo-de-luca-en-el-futbol-chileno.shtml |website=BioBioChile |publisher=Radio Bío-Bío |access-date=2 September 2024 |language=es |date=13 February 2023}}

Personal life

De Luca began playing rugby, sport which he practiced until he was seventeen.{{Cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5vVBqUpfpDE|title=#Dosis de Fútbol Carlos Gustavo de Luca. Capítulo 95 (16:08-16:15)|publisher=TNT Sports|accessdate=2 August 2021}}

He fought at the Falklands War (1982).{{Cite web|url=http://www.veteranos.mindef.gov.ar/listados/ejercito/1|title=Nómina de veteranos de la Guerra de Malvinas (See the section 51 of 191)|publisher=Ministry of Defense of the Argentine Republic|accessdate=2 August 2021}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.t13.cl/videos/deportes13/video-guerra-segun-futbolista-carlos-gustavo-luca-y-su-historia-malvinas|title=[VIDEO] Ex goleador de Colo Colo recuerda su experiencia en la guerra de Las Malvinas|publisher=T13 Chile|date=5 April 2017|accessdate=2 August 2021}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ckCumQuGJOQ|title=¡Impresionante! Gustavo De Luca contó anécdotas de la Guerra de las Malvinas - Dosis de Fútbol|publisher=TNT Sports (CDF)|date=20 August 2020|accessdate=2 August 2021}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.biobiochile.cl/noticias/2012/04/02/gustavo-de-luca-para-mi-no-hay-nada-que-festejar-el-futbol-me-ayudo-muchisimo-a-olvidar.shtml|title=Goleador Gustavo de Luca a 30 años de Malvinas: 'El fútbol me ayudó muchísimo a olvidar'|publisher=Radio Bío-Bío|date=2 April 2012|accessdate=2 August 2021}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.flanlate.com/2020/12/carlos-gustavo-de-luca-58-reflexiona.html|title=Carlos Gustavo de Luca (58) reflexiona sobre su vida, la guerra y el fútbol|publisher=FlanLate|date=20 December 2020|accessdate=2 August 2021}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.latercera.com/mouse/el-otro-combatiente-de-islas-malvinas-que-jugo-en-el-futbol-chileno/|title=El otro combatiente de Islas Malvinas que jugó en el fútbol chileno|publisher=La Tercera|date=12 April 2017|accessdate=2 August 2021}}

Honours

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Recopa Sudamericana (1): 1992{{Cite web|url=https://dalealbo.cl/colocolo/Gustavo-De-Luca-y-su-recuerdo-de-la-Recopa-de-Colo-Colo-Cruzeiro-hacia-batucadas-toda-la-noche-y-celebro-antes-de-tiempo-20200509-0013.html|title=Gustavo De Luca y su recuerdo de la Recopa de Colo Colo: "Cruzeiro hacía batucadas toda la noche y celebró antes de tiempo"|publisher=DaleAlbo|date=9 May 2020|accessdate=2 August 2021}}

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