Guillermo Sanguinetti

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Sanguinetti and the second or maternal family name is Giordano.

Guillermo Óscar Sanguinetti Giordano (born 21 June 1966 in Montevideo) is a Uruguayan football manager and former player who played as a defender.

Guillermo Sanguinetti

Sanguinetti in 2021
Personal information
Full name	Guillermo Óscar Sanguinetti Giordano
Date of birth	(1966-06-21) 21 June 1966
Place of birth	Montevideo, Uruguay
Position(s)	Defender
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1985–1986	Nacional	55	(4)
1986–1987	Central Español	20	(0)
1987–1988	Montevideo Wanderers	80	(2)
1989–1990	Sud América	20	(0)
1990–1991	Racing de Montevideo	55	(1)
1991–2003	Gimnasia LP	403	(32)
International career
1991–1997	Uruguay	20	(1)
Managerial career
2003	Danubio (assistant)
2004–2005	Olimpo (assistant)
2005–2006	Argentinos Juniors (assistant)
2006–2007	Peñarol (assistant)
2007–2008	Gimnasia LP
2009	Cerro
2010–2011	Sportivo Luqueño
2012	Bella Vista
2012–2013	Cúcuta Deportivo
2014–2015	Alianza Lima
2016	River Ecuador
2016–2018	Delfín
2018	Deportivo Cuenca
2018–2019	Santa Fe
2019	Cúcuta Deportivo
2020	Atlético Bucaramanga
2021	Deportivo Cuenca
2022	Delfín
2023	Sport Boys
2024	UTC
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Career

Sanguinetti with Delfín in 2017

Having made his debut on May 5, 1991 against the United States (0–1), he obtained a total number of twenty international caps for his national team, scoring one goal, in the 1990s.

Sanguinetti played for a number of Uruguayan football clubs before joining Gimnasia y Esgrima de La Plata in Argentina where he played 390 games, scoring 32 goals between 1991 and 2003. He was nicknamed "Topo".

In December 2007, he was given the job of manager of Gimnasia y Esgrima de La Plata, but on September 29, 2008 the day after Gimnasia L.P. lost 3–1 against their archrivals Estudiantes L.P. Sanguinetti resign as head coach of the team. El Topo was dismissed from football at age 37. With 383 matches in Argentina and 18 at International became the player with most appearances in the history of Gimnasia La Plata and a symbol of the club Platense. People cheered in his last game against Hurricane and responded with an inscription on the shirt as a tribute: "From Mole to Lobo in 12 years." During his tenure with the club scored 30 goals.

On January 3, 2008 again Gymnastics Technical Director of the hand of the new President Walter Gisande.1 directed against Gimnasia in 28 Argentine Football Official matches with 6 wins, 9 draws and 13 defeats. On August 13, 2009 took over as new coach closed on 8 December 2010 took over as coach of Sportivo Luqueno, A is designated half of 2012 Bella Vista coach his country, replacing Diego Alonso which reaches located in the top of the table at the beginning of the 2nd championship 2012.

In 2014, he was the coach of Alianza Lima. After a great start, winning the Inca Cup, the Apertura and Clausura of Primera División (Peru) was considered above good and the team qualified to the Copa Libertadores. The team was eliminated by Huracán in a 4-0 defeat.

After that, things went downhill for the coach, until he resigned from his position on May 18, 2015.

Career statistics

International

Appearances and goals by national team and year

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Uruguay	1991	9	0
	1992	2	1
	1993	4	0
	1994	0	0
	1995	0	0
	1996	3	0
	1997	2	0
Total		20	1

Scores and results list Uruguay's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Sanguinetti goal.

List of international goals scored by Guillermo Sanguinetti

No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1	2 August 1992	Estadio Centenario, Montevideo, Uruguay	Costa Rica	1–0	2–1	Friendly

Honours

• 2014 Torneo del Inca- 2014
• Qualified Libertadores Cup 2015

External links

• (in Spanish) Profile