Walter Guglielmone
Walter Fernando Guglielmone Gómez (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈwalteɾ ɣuɣljelˈmone];[a] born 11 April 1978) is a Uruguayan former professional footballer who played as a forward. During his career, Guglielmone has played for clubs in Uruguay, France, Azerbaijan, Mexico, Paraguay and China. He made two appearances for the Uruguay national team in 2001.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Walter Fernando Guglielmone Gómez | ||
| Date of birth | 11 April 1978 | ||
| Place of birth | Salto, Uruguay | ||
| Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Striker | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –1999 | Nacional | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2000 | Frontera Rivera | 33 | (15) |
| 2001 | Montevideo Wanderers | 34 | (16) |
| 2002 | Nacional | 2 | (0) |
| 2002–2003 | Ajaccio | 17 | (1) |
| 2003 | Nacional | 7 | (1) |
| 2004 | Danubio | 15 | (7) |
| 2004–2005 | Pachuca | 10 | (3) |
| 2005 | Chiapas | 17 | (3) |
| 2005–2006 | Peñarol | 24 | (4) |
| 2006–2007 | Liverpool (Montevideo) | 26 | (9) |
| 2007–2009 | Inter Baku | 45 | (28) |
| 2009–2010 | Neftchi Baku | 22 | (2) |
| 2010 | Guaraní | 13 | (3) |
| 2010–2011 | Wanderers | 14 | (3) |
| 2012 | Pelotas | 15 | (6) |
| 2012 | Beijing BIT | 13 | (3) |
| International career | |||
| 2001 | Uruguay | 2 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Club career edit
Guglielmone began his career in Uruguay, making his debut for Nacional de Montevideo in 1999.[1] After a year with them, he moved to Frontera Rivera, followed the next year by another move to Montevideo Wanderers. Guglielmone left Uruguay to join AC Ajaccio in the French Ligue 1 for the 2002–03 season, appearing 17 times and scoring just once, in the game against Sedan on 24 August 2002.[2] However, after just a year in France, he returned to Uruguay, where he played for Danubio during the first half of 2004. He joined Pachuca for the 2004 Apertura, finishing the season with three goals in 11 games played, 6 starts.
In 2007, Guglielmone joined Azerbaijan Premier League side Inter Baku, becoming the first Latin American to play for the club.[1] Guglielmone spent two season with Inter and was the top goalscorer during the 2008–09 season.[3] For his third season in Azerbaijan, Guglielmone moved to Baku rivals, Neftchi Baku. After leaving Neftchi Baku in the summer of 2010, he joined Club Guaraní of the Paraguayan Primera División in July 2010.
In July 2011, after one season back at Wanderers, Guglielmone was released.[4] Five months late, on 21 December 2011, Guglielmone joined Brazilian side Pelotas.[5] On 31 March 2012, Guglielmone received a red card for shoving teammate Douglas Silva twice in the face in a Campeonato Gaúcho match against Caxias.[6] After leaving Pelotas, Guglielmone signed with Beijing BIT in the Chinese Jia League.[7]
International career edit
Guglielmone appeared twice for the Uruguay national team, with his debut coming on 19 July 2001 against Honduras in the 2001 Copa América. His second appearance came 9 days later in the Third-place match also against Honduras.[8]
Personal life edit
He is the older half-brother of Boca Juniors striker Edinson Cavani.[9]
Career statistics edit
Club edit
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Continental | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Nacional | 1999 | Uruguayan Primera División | 3 | 1 | — | — | 3 | 1 | ||||
| Frontera Rivera | 2000 | Uruguayan Primera División | 33 | 15 | — | — | — | 33 | 15 | |||
| Montevideo Wanderers | 2001 | Uruguayan Primera División | 34 | 16 | — | — | — | 34 | 16 | |||
| Nacional | 2002 | Uruguayan Primera División | 2 | 0 | — | — | 2 | 0 | ||||
| Ajaccio | 2002–03[12] | Ligue 1 | 17 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 18 | 1 | |||
| Nacional | 2003 | Uruguayan Primera División | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | 2 | 0 | |||
| Danubio | 2004 | Uruguayan Primera División | 15 | 7 | — | — | — | 15 | 7 | |||
| Pachuca | 2004 | Liga MX | 10 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | 10 | 3 | |||
| Chiapas | 2005 | Liga MX | 17 | 3 | — | — | 17 | 3 | ||||
| Peñarol | 2005–06 | Uruguayan Primera División | 24 | 4 | — | — | — | 24 | 4 | |||
| Liverpool de Montevideo | 2006–07 | Uruguayan Primera División | 26 | 9 | — | — | — | 26 | 9 | |||
| Inter Baku | 2007–08[13] | Azerbaijan Premier League | 20 | 11 | — | — | 20 | 11 | ||||
| 2008–09[14] | 24 | 17 | 3 | — | 2 | 0 | 26 | 20 | ||||
| Total | 44 | 28 | 3 | — | 2 | 0 | 46 | 31 | ||||
| Neftchi Baku | 2009–10[15] | Azerbaijan Premier League | 22 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 22 | 4 | |||
| Guaraní | 2010 | Paraguayan Primera División | 13 | 3 | — | — | 3 | 0 | 16 | 3 | ||
| Montevideo Wanderers | 2010–11 | Uruguayan Primera División | 14 | 3 | — | — | — | 14 | 3 | |||
| Pelotas | 2012 | Campeonato Gaúcho | 15 | 6 | — | — | 15 | 6 | ||||
| Beijing BIT | 2012 | Chinese Jia League | 13 | 3 | — | — | 13 | 3 | ||||
| Career total | 304 | 104 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 310 | 109 | |||
International edit
Honours edit
Club edit
Nacional
Danubio
- Uruguayan Primera División: 2004
Inter Baku
Individual edit
- Azerbaijan Premier League Top Scorer: 2008–09 (17 goals)
Notes edit
- ^ In isolation, Guglielmone is pronounced [ɡuɣljelˈmone].
External links edit
- Walter Guglielmone at National-Football-Teams.com
- Walter Guglielmone at Soccerway
References edit
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- ^ "Match Stats AC Ajaccio - CS Sedan". www.ligue1.com. Retrieved 27 November 2013.
- ^ (PDF) (in Azerbaijani). Peşəkar Futbol Liqası. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 December 2012. Retrieved 27 November 2013.
- ^ "Raúl Aguerrebere es el nuevo Presidente de Montevideo Wanderers" (in Spanish). www.sociedaduruguaya.org. 2 July 2011. Retrieved 27 November 2013.
- ^ (in Portuguese). ecpelotas.com.br. Archived from the original on 29 October 2013. Retrieved 27 November 2013.
- ^ "Pelotas forward Walter Guglielmone gets red card for shoving teammate in face (Video)". www.holdoutsports.com. Retrieved 27 November 2013.
- ^ "Where you're going: Guly, former Pelotas" (in Portuguese). redeesportiva.com.br. Retrieved 29 November 2013.
- ^ "Copa América 2001". The Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 27 November 2013.
- ^ "Amauri mi considera suo erede" (in Italian). La Gazzetta dello Sport. 28 January 2009. Retrieved 9 October 2009.
- ^ a b "Walter Guglielmone". www.national-football-teams.com. Retrieved 27 November 2013.
- ^ a b "W.Guglielmone". Soccerway. Retrieved 29 November 2013.
- ^ "Walter Fernando GUGLIELMONE GOMEZ". www.ligue1.com. Retrieved 27 November 2013.
- ^ (PDF). pfl.az. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 November 2013. Retrieved 27 November 2013.
- ^ (PDF). pfl.az. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 February 2014. Retrieved 27 November 2013.
- ^ (PDF). pfl.az. Archived from the original (PDF) on 9 August 2012. Retrieved 27 November 2013.