Gustavo De Luca
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Carlos Gustavo De Luca | ||
| Date of birth | 13 February 1962 | ||
| Place of birth | Buenos Aires, Argentina | ||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Position | Forward | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Club San Fernando | |||
| River Plate | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1980–1982 | River Plate | 0 | (0) |
| 1983 | Nueva Chicago | 5 | (0) |
| 1984 | Talleres RdE | 26 | (6) |
| 1985–1986 | All Boys | 35 | (6) |
| 1986–1987 | Douglas Haig | 38 | (14) |
| 1987 | Santiago Wanderers | 26 | (16) |
| 1988 | Cobreloa | – | (–) |
| 1988–1989 | Deportes La Serena | 61 | (36) |
| 1990 | FC Baden | 11 | (11) |
| 1990 | Deportes La Serena | 29 | (19) |
| 1991–1993 | O'Higgins | 90 | (50) |
| 1992 | → Colo-Colo (loan) | – | (–) |
| 1994 | Alianza Lima | 13 | (2) |
| 1994 | Regional Atacama | 22 | (13) |
| 1995 | Deportes Temuco | 29 | (13) |
| 1996 | Santiago Wanderers | – | (–) |
| 1996 | Everton | 12 | (2) |
| Total | 397 | (188) | |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
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.[1]
Club career
As a youth player, De Luca was with Club San Fernando and River Plate.[2][3]
De Luca mainly highlighted in Chile[4] being goalscorer in its first division, second division[5] and its national cup.
In that country, he had stints with Santiago Wanderers, Cobreloa, Deportes La Serena,[6] O'Higgins,[7] Colo-Colo, Regional Atacama, Deportes Temuco and Everton.[8][2]
Personal life
De Luca began playing rugby, sport which he practiced until he was seventeen.[9]
He fought at the Falklands War (1982).[10][4][3][11][12][13][14][15]
Honours
- Colo-Colo
- Individual
- Segunda División de Chile Top-Scorer (1): 1987
- Primera División de Chile Top-Scorer (1): 1988
- Copa Chile Top-Scorer (1): 1991
References
- ^ "El otro combatiente de Islas Malvinas que jugó en el fútbol chileno". La Tercera. 12 April 2017. Retrieved 2 August 2021.
- ^ a b "Carlos Gustavo DE LUCA". Memoria Wanderers (in Spanish). Retrieved 2 September 2024.
- ^ a b "Gustavo De Luca, el futbolista que pasó de la reserva de River a combatir en Malvinas". Télam. 2 April 2020. Retrieved 2 August 2021.
- ^ a b "La historia del excombatiente de Las Malvinas que se convirtió en una leyenda del fútbol chileno". Radio Bío-Bío. 27 October 2018. Retrieved 2 August 2021.
- ^ "Wanderers en Campeonato de Segunda División 1987". Memoria Wanderers (in Spanish). Retrieved 2 September 2024.
- ^ "Carlos Gustavo de Luca, el goleador que extrañan en La Portada". Diario El Día. 18 June 2020. Retrieved 2 August 2021.
- ^ "Carlos Gustavo de Luca recordó a O'Higgins en su aniversario 65". ADN Radio Chile. 2 April 2020. Retrieved 2 August 2021.
- ^ Sánchez Sanhueza, Ítalo (13 February 2023). "A propósito de su cumpleaños: la huella imborrable de Carlos Gustavo de Luca en el fútbol chileno". BioBioChile (in Spanish). Radio Bío-Bío. Retrieved 2 September 2024.
- ^ "#Dosis de Fútbol Carlos Gustavo de Luca. Capítulo 95 (16:08-16:15)". TNT Sports. Retrieved 2 August 2021.
- ^ "Nómina de veteranos de la Guerra de Malvinas (See the section 51 of 191)". Ministry of Defense of the Argentine Republic. Retrieved 2 August 2021.
- ^ "[VIDEO] Ex goleador de Colo Colo recuerda su experiencia en la guerra de Las Malvinas". T13 Chile. 5 April 2017. Retrieved 2 August 2021.
- ^ "¡Impresionante! Gustavo De Luca contó anécdotas de la Guerra de las Malvinas - Dosis de Fútbol". TNT Sports (CDF). 20 August 2020. Retrieved 2 August 2021.
- ^ "Goleador Gustavo de Luca a 30 años de Malvinas: 'El fútbol me ayudó muchísimo a olvidar'". Radio Bío-Bío. 2 April 2012. Retrieved 2 August 2021.
- ^ "Carlos Gustavo de Luca (58) reflexiona sobre su vida, la guerra y el fútbol". FlanLate. 20 December 2020. Retrieved 2 August 2021.
- ^ "El otro combatiente de Islas Malvinas que jugó en el fútbol chileno". La Tercera. 12 April 2017. Retrieved 2 August 2021.
- ^ "Gustavo De Luca y su recuerdo de la Recopa de Colo Colo: "Cruzeiro hacía batucadas toda la noche y celebró antes de tiempo"". DaleAlbo. 9 May 2020. Retrieved 2 August 2021.
External links
- Carlos Gustavo De Luca at BDFA (in Spanish)