Gerardo Gordillo

Gerardo Arturo Gordillo Olivero, also known as Mr. Concacaf, (born 17 August 1994) is an Guatemalan professional footballer who plays as a centre back.

Gerardo Gordillo
Personal information
Full name Gerardo Arturo Gordillo Olivero
Date of birth (1994-08-17) 17 August 1994
Place of birth Guatemala City, Guatemala
Height 6 ft 2 in (1.87 m)
Position(s) Centre back
Youth career
Antigua
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013–2014 Enosis Neon Paralimni 0 (0)
2014 Deportivo Marquense 7 (0)
2015 Battipagliese 11 (0)
2015–2016 Antigua 24 (0)
2016–2020 Comunicaciones 89 (5)
National team
Guatemala U17
Guatemala U20
2019– Guatemala 1 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 12 January 2021 (UTC)

Club career

Born in Guatemala City, Gordillo began his career at Antigua before joining Cypriot side Enosis Neon Paralimni. He appeared in his first match on 29 September 2013 against AEK Larnaca as an unused substitute.[1] After not seeing any playing time for the club, Gordillo returned to Guatemala and joined Deportivo Marquense. He made his debut for the club on 13 March 2014 against Comunicaciones, coming on as a 81st minute substitute for Jonny Brown as the match ended in a 1–1 draw.[2]

After playing one season for the club, Gordillo moved abroad again, this time joining Battipagliese in Italy.[3] After spending a season in Italy, Gordillo returned again to Guatemala and joined his former youth club Antigua.[3] He made his debut for the club on 11 March 2015 against Deportivo Coatepeque in which he started during a 1–0 victory for the club.[4] During his second season with the club, he helped Antigua become champions of the 2015–16 Apertura.[3] He started for Antigua in the first leg of the finals against Guastatoya, earning a yellow card in the 57th minute as his side succumbed to a 2–1 defeat.[5] He then came off the bench as a substitute in the second leg on 20 December 2015 as Antigua won 2–0 and 3–2 on aggregate.[6]

Comunicaciones

On 10 June 2016, it was announced that Gordillo had signed with Comunicaciones.[7] After starting a couple matches from the bench, Gordillo made his debut for the club on 5 February 2017 against his former club Deportivo Marquense. He started as the match ended in a 1–1 draw.[8]

The next season, on 27 August 2017, Gordillo would score his first professional goal against Suchitepéquez. His 79th-minute goal was the second in a 2–0 victory.[9]

Two seasons later, on 2 August 2019, Gordillo made his international club debut in the CONCACAF League against the Honduran side Marathón. He started and scored a goal in the 47th minute as Comunicaciones won 2–1.[10] He would go on to help Comunicaciones qualify for the 2020 CONCACAF Champions League via finishing as the second best quarter-finalist side. In the process, Gordillo also earned a spot in the best eleven for the CONCACAF League.[11]

On 20 February 2020, Gordillo started in Comunicaciones opening match of the Champions League against Mexican side América. He scored the opening goal in the match in the 81st minute of the match to give his side the lead but América would go on to equalize in stoppage time as the match ended 1–1.[12] After the match, Gordillo was named in CONCACAF's best eleven for the Round of 16 first leg matches.[13]

International career

Gordillo made his international debut for Guatemala on 16 October 2019 against Bermuda in an international friendly. He started as the match ended in a 0–0 draw.[14]

Career statistics

Club
As of match played 15 March 2020[15]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup Continental Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Enosis Neon Paralimni 2013–14 Cypriot First Division00000000
Deportivo Marquense 2013–14 Liga Nacional de Guatemala70————70
Antigua 2014–15 Liga Nacional de Guatemala20————20
2015–16 Liga Nacional de Guatemala220————220
Total 2400000240
Comunicaciones 2016–17 Liga Nacional de Guatemala150————150
2017–18 Liga Nacional de Guatemala204————204
2018–19 Liga Nacional de Guatemala281————281
2019–20 Liga Nacional de Guatemala180——73253
Total 8150073888
Career total 112500731198

International
As of match played 16 October 2019[16]
Netherlands national team
YearAppsGoals
201910
Total10

Honours

Antigua

Comunicaciones

References
  1. "AEK Larnaca 2–0 Enosis Neon Paralimni". Soccerway.
  2. "Comunicaciones 1–1 Marquense". Soccerway.
  3. Utrilla, Josué (11 May 2020). "Gerardo Gordillo toma como aprendizaje la fortaleza mental de Sergio Ramos". ESPN Deportes. Retrieved 23 August 2020.
  4. "Antigua GFC 1–0 Coatepeque". Soccerway.
  5. "Guastatoya 2–1 Antigua". Soccerway.
  6. "Antigua 2–0 Guastatoya". Soccerway.
  7. "Gerardo Gordillo se unió a los Cremas". Antorcha Deportiva. 12 June 2016. Retrieved 23 August 2020.
  8. "Comunicaciones 1-1 Marquense". Soccerway.
  9. "Comunicaciones 2–0 Suchitepéquez". Soccerway.
  10. "Comunicaciones 2-1 Marathon". Soccerway.
  11. "Comunicaciones apareció en el once ideal de la Liga CONCACAF 2019". Lared. 28 November 2019. Retrieved 23 August 2020.
  12. "Comunicaciones 1–1 America". Soccerway.
  13. "Gerardo Gordillo integra el once ideal de la Liga de Campeones de la Concacaf". Presalibre. 22 February 2020. Retrieved 23 August 2020.
  14. "Bermuda 0–0 Guatemala". Soccerway.
  15. Gerardo Gordillo at Soccerway
  16. "Gerardo Gordillo NFT Profile". national-football-teams.com.
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