Gustavo Huerta

Gustavo Huerta
Personal information
Full name Gustavo Ernesto Huerta Araya
Date of birth (1957-10-15) 15 October 1957 (age 67)
Place of birth Ovalle, Chile
Height 1.76 m (5 ft 9+12 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
Cobresal (Head coach)
Youth career
Universidad de Chile[1]
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1976 Deportes Ovalle
1977–1981 Ferroviarios
1982 Deportes Antofagasta
1983–1990 Cobresal 182 (0)
International career
1987 Chile 1 (0)
Managerial career
1991–1992 Cobresal
1993–1995 Deportes Ovalle
1996–1999 Deportes La Serena
1997–1998 Chile (assistant)
1998 Chile B
2003 Cobresal
2003 Bolívar
2004–2005 Cobresal
2006 Universidad de Chile
2007 Cobreloa
2008 Santiago Wanderers
2009 Coquimbo Unido
2009–2010 Deportes Iquique
2011–2014 Deportes Antofagasta
2015–2016 Deportes Santa Cruz
2017– Cobresal
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Gustavo Ernesto Huerta Araya (born 15 October 1957) is a Chilean former footballer and manager. He is currently the head coach of Cobresal.[2]

Managerial career

Before the 1998 FIFA World Cup, Huerta was the assistant of the Head Coach of Chile, Nelson Acosta. He managed Chile B in a friendly match against England B on February 10, 1998. Chile won by 2–1.[3]

Personal life

Both his father, Gustavo Sr., and his younger brothers, Fernando and Carlos, were professional footballers. All of them played for Deportes Ovalle among other clubs.[1] Also, his son Gustavo is a sport journalist who has worked for Televisión Nacional de Chile and ESPN Chile.[4]

Honours

Player

Cobresal

References

  1. ^ a b "Fallece el patriarca de la "Dinastía Huerta"". El Ágora (in Spanish). 16 July 2020. Retrieved 30 September 2021.
  2. ^ Gustavo Huerta asumirá como técnico de Cobresal tras salida de Rubén Vallejos‚ cooperativa.cl, 3 October 2017
  3. ^ "Inglaterra 1 – Chile 2: Cuando la (otra) Selección venció a Inglaterra". Guioteca.com (in Spanish). El Mercurio. 13 April 2011. Retrieved 30 September 2021.
  4. ^ "¿El equipo más popular? Gustavo Huerta: "Aprendí a valor el trabajo del minero"". El Gráfico. Retrieved 24 December 2015.