Gonzalo Fierro
Fierro with Colo-Colo in 2016
Personal information
Full name Gonzalo Antonio Fierro Caniullán
Date of birth (1983-03-21) 21 March 1983 (age 40)
Place of birth Santiago, Chile
Height 1.71 m (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in)
Position(s) Defender
Youth career
Colo-Colo
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2002–2008 Colo-Colo 213 (61)
2008–2011 Flamengo 47 (1)
2012 Colo-Colo B 1 (0)
2012–2018 Colo-Colo 158 (27)
2019 Deportes Antofagasta 10 (0)
2020–2021 Deportes Colina 20 (5)
Total 449 (94)
International career
2006–2015 Chile 21 (2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Gonzalo Antonio Fierro Caniullán (born 21 March 1983) is a Chilean former footballer who played as a defender or midfielder.

Club career

Fierro during the final of Clausura 2006 against Audax Italiano.

Fierro began his career at Chilean giants Colo-Colo, being promoted to first-adult team in 2002. Along the seasons, he break into the first team and then he became an undisputed player with Claudio Borghi with whom won four league titles and reached a 2006 Copa Sudamericana runner-up, all of active way.

On 26 August 2008, Fierro joined Brazilian powerhouse Flamengo becoming the first Chilean player on join the club.[1][2] Nevertheless, he only completed eight league games in his debut season. In 2009, Fierro had a more active role in the team after being chosen to replace Ibson who left the club on loan,[3] playing 24 games and scoring one goal against 2008 Série A defending champions São Paulo in a 1–1 away draw.[4][5][6] That season he helped Flamengo to win the Brasileirão.

On 15 July 2010, was reported that Fierro joined Boca Juniors in an alleged request of Claudio Borghi to the club board.[7] However a serious injury stopped his incorporation and on 17 August it was confirmed that he left the club for return to Rio de Janeiro with Flamengo and start his recuperation.[8]

In 2012, Fierro returned to Colo-Colo. Following Pablo Contreras departure, he became the club's captain and in 2014 he was part of the Torneo Clausura team champion, where he was an undisputed player.

In July 2021, he announced his retirement from the football activity at the age of 38.[9]

International career

In 2006, he received his first international cap and debuted against Colombia on 16 August. The following year he was included in Chile's squad for the 2007 Copa América. On 30 January 2008, he scored his first international goal during a game against South Korea where scored the only one goal of the game in a 1–0 win over the Asians.

Frequently called up by Marcelo Bielsa for the 2010 World Cup qualification, he was chosen into Chile's list of 23 to face South Africa's World Cup. On 9 June, prior Group H opening game against Honduras, Chile played an unofficial friendly against New Zealand where Fierro scored the second goal of his country's 2–0 victory.

Personal life

Both Fierro, whose second last name is Caniullán, and his wife are of Mapuche descent. Due to this, as the Colo-Colo team captain he used to wear an armband with Mapuche motif.[10]

Career statistics

Club statistics

As of match played on 26 February 2019.[11]
Club Season League Cup Continental Other Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Colo-Colo 2002 16 2 — — — 16 2
2003 37 5 — 4 0 — 42 5
2004 30 6 — 6 0 — 36 6
2005 28 13 — 0 0 — 28 13
2006 38 12 — 10 2 — 48 13
2007 37 17 — 12 4 — 49 24
2008 27 6 — 6 1 — 33 7
Total 213 61 — 38 7 — 238 68
Flamengo 2008 8 0 — — — 8 0
2009 24 1 0 0 1 0 5 0 30 1
2010 4 0 0 0 6 0 12 1 22 1
2011 11 0 0 0 2 0 12 0 25 0
Total 47 1 0 0 9 0 29 1 85 2
Colo-Colo 2012 26 7 3 1 — — 29 8
2013 14 4 — — — 14 4
2013–14 28 7 6 4 4 0 — 38 11
2014–15 30 3 5 1 6 0 — 41 4
2015–16 26 6 12 3 6 0 — 44 9
2016–17 20 0 9 0 6 0 — 35 0
2017 1 0 2 1 2 0 — 5 1
2018 14 0 2 1 5 0 0 0 21 1
Total 159 27 39 11 29 0 0 0 227 38
Deportes Antofagasta 2019 1 0 0 0 — — 1 0
Career totals 420 89 39 11 76 7 29 1 564 108

International goals

Goal Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 30 January 2008 Seoul World Cup Stadium, Seoul, South Korea  South Korea 0–1 0–1 Friendly
2 9 June 2010 Kanyamazane Stadium, Mpumalanga, South Africa  New Zealand 0–1 0–2 Friendly

Post retirement

In 2022, he joined TNT Sports Chile as a commentator and analyst of the Primera B de Chile.[12]

Honours

Club

Colo-Colo
Flamengo

Individual

References

  1. ^ "Flamengo contrata atacante chileno Fierro" (in Portuguese). Folha Online. 26 August 2008. Retrieved 26 August 2008.
  2. ^ Estrangeiros do Flamengo (in Portuguese). Flapédia
  3. ^ "Motivado por telefonema especial, Fierro teme comparação com Ibson" (in Portuguese). Globoesporte.com. Retrieved 5 December 2015.
  4. ^ "Fla-Flu decidido no fim garante novo confronto entre os rivais nas semifinais" (in Portuguese). Globoesporte.com. 5 March 2009. Retrieved 5 March 2009.
  5. ^ Cuca aposta no chileno Fierro no Flamengo contra o São Paulo (in Portuguese) espn.com.br.
  6. ^ Na volta do Imperador ao Morumbi, São Paulo reage e empata com o Flamengo (in Portuguese). Globoesporte.com.
  7. ^ "Gonzalo Fierro, la sexta incorporación de Boca" (in Spanish). La Nación (Argentina). 15 July 2010. Retrieved 5 December 2015.
  8. ^ "Definitivamente Gonzalo Fierro no será jugador de Boca Juniors". Emol.com (in Spanish). 17 August 2010. Retrieved 5 December 2015.
  9. ^ Echagüe, Patricio (29 July 2021). "El final de una era: Gonzalo Fierro anuncia su retiro del fútbol profesional a los 38 años: "Uno sabe hasta cuándo puede estar"". Dale Albo (in Spanish). Retrieved 5 August 2021.
  10. ^ "Gonzalo Fierro: "Me siento orgulloso por mi origen mapuche y por ser de Colo Colo"". alairelibre.cl (in Spanish). Radio Cooperativa. 20 November 2013. Retrieved 8 July 2022.
  11. ^ "G. Fierro". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 26 February 2019.
  12. ^ "Gonzalo Fierro será nuevo comentarista de TNT Sports". alairelibre.cl (in Spanish). Radio Cooperativa. 11 February 2022. Retrieved 8 July 2022.

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