Santiago Gallucci

Santiago Alejandro Gallucci Otero (born 8 March 1991) is an Argentine footballer who plays as a midfielder for Central Córdoba.

Santiago Gallucci
Personal information
Full name Santiago Alejandro Gallucci Otero[1]
Date of birth (1991-03-08) 8 March 1991[1]
Place of birth Ramallo, Argentina
Height 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)[1]
Position(s) Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Central Córdoba
Number 21
Youth career
2002–2011 River Plate
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2011–2013 River Plate 0 (0)
2013–2015 Godoy Cruz 2 (0)
2015–2017 Douglas Haig 62 (0)
2017–2018 Unión Española 36 (0)
2018– Central Córdoba 13 (0)
National team
2009–2010 Argentina U20
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 22:35, 27 August 2019 (UTC)

Club career

Gallucci was born in Ramallo, Buenos Aires Province,[1] and began his football career in the youth system of River Plate in 2002.[2] He was selected for the Argentina under-20 team,[3] and in mid-2011, was on the bench for the second leg of the playoff against Belgrano,[4] which saw River relegated from the top division for the first time in their history.[5] He took part in pre-season training with the first team under new manager Matías Almeyda, and was in the starting eleven for friendly matches,[6][7] but fell out of favour and never made a senior appearance.[2] He was allowed to travel to Spain for a trial with Villarreal that proved unsuccessful,[2] and in 2013, his contract was cancelled by mutual consent.[8]

He signed for Godoy Cruz, managed by Martín Palermo,[8] as "one for the future".[9] He made his first-team debut in August 2013 in the Copa Argentina, and his first Primera División appearance in the last match of the Torneo Inicial – Palermo's last match in charge – in December.[10][11] After just one more first-team appearance,[10] Gallucci moved on to Douglas Haig of the Primera B in February 2015. He played about half the matches in his first season – which he attributed to injury and then a change of coach[12] – and then was used more regularly.[10]

With Douglas Haig facing relegation from the 2016–17 Primera B,[13] Martín Palermo signed Gallucci for Chilean Primera División club Unión Española.[14][15] He started all but one match and was, according to El Mercurio's headline writer, "the brain that pulls the strings" as the team finished as runners-up in the 2017 Torneo de Transición.[10][15]

International career

Gallucci made several appearances for Argentina U20 while a River player. At the age of 18, he started the first two group matches at the 2009 Toulon Tournament,[3] but was sent off in the second half of the semifinal as Argentina went out to France on penalties,[16] so was unable to take part in the third-place match, in which Argentina beat the Netherlands with a last-minute goal.[17] He continued in the side in 2010.[18][19]

References
  1. "Santiago Gallucci". WorldFootball.net. Retrieved 16 February 2018.
  2. "Gallucci Otero trial at Villarreal unsuccessful" [Gallucci Otero proved unsuccessful at Villarreal]. La Pagina Millonaria (in Spanish). 28 September 2012. Retrieved 15 February 2018.
  3. "Argentina aplastó a Holanda en su debut en Toulon" [Argentina crush the Netherlands on their Toulon debut]. La Voz del Interior (in Spanish). Córdoba. 3 June 2009. Retrieved 15 February 2018.
    "Toulon: La Argentina venció a Egipto y está a un paso de la semifinal" [Toulon: Argentina beat Egypt and are one step from the semifinal]. La Nación (in Spanish). Buenos Aires. 5 June 2009. Retrieved 15 February 2018.
  4. "Golpe por golpe" [Blow by blow]. Olé (in Spanish). Buenos Aires. 26 June 2011. Retrieved 16 February 2018.
  5. "Argentina's River Plate lose historic relegation fight". BBC News. 27 June 2011. Retrieved 16 February 2018.
  6. "River goleó a Defensores de Belgrano y se ilusiona" [River thrash Defensores de Belgrano and get their hopes up]. Ámbito Financiero (in Spanish). Buenos Aires. 3 August 2011. Retrieved 16 February 2018.
  7. "River remontó y empató con Nacional" [River came back to draw with Nacional]. La Voz del Interior (in Spanish). Córdoba. 6 August 2011. Retrieved 16 February 2018.
  8. "Gallucci Otero: "Somos conscientes de la situación en la que estamos"" [Gallucci Otero: "We're mindful of our situation"]. Los Andes (in Spanish). Mendoza. 19 July 2013. Retrieved 15 February 2018.
  9. "Godoy Cruz quiere dar el salto de calidad" [Godoy Cruz want to make the leap in quality]. Copa Argentina (in Spanish). 16 July 2013. Retrieved 15 February 2018. Santiago Gallucci Otero llegó como una apuesta a futuro desde River y Jonathan Ramis arribó desde Aldosivi. [Santiago Gallucci Otero arrived from River as one for the future and Jonathan Ramis came in from Aldosivi.]
  10. "S. Gallucci Otero". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 15 February 2018.
  11. "Racing derrotó a Godoy Cruz en la despedida de Palermo" [Racing defeat Godoy Cruz in Palermo's farewell] (in Spanish). Télam. 6 December 2013. Retrieved 16 February 2018.
  12. "Gallucci Otero y su año en Douglas Haig" [Gallucci Otero and his year at Douglas Haig] (in Spanish). Ramallo: Meta FM. 1 December 2015. Retrieved 16 February 2018.
  13. "Una baja sensible para Douglas" [Painful departure for Douglas]. Diario Pergamino (in Spanish). 28 June 2017. Retrieved 16 February 2018.
  14. "Unión Española oficializó a jugador formado en River Plate como su octavo refuerzo" [Unión Española confirm River Plate youth product as their eighth signing] (in Spanish). Santiago: Radio Cooperativa. 27 June 2017. Retrieved 15 February 2018.
  15. Vera Leiva, Leonardo (30 October 2017). "Santiago Gallucci, el cerebro que mueve los hilos de Unión Española" [Santiago Gallucci, the brain that pulls the strings at Unión Española]. El Mercurio (in Spanish). Santiago. Retrieved 15 February 2018 – via Economía y Negocios online.
  16. "El sub 21 perdió por penales y se quedó afuera" [The under-21s lost on penalties and went out]. El Argentino (in Spanish). Gualeguaychú. 10 June 2009. Retrieved 15 February 2018.
  17. "Un triunfo agónico le dio a Argentina el tercer puesto del torneo Esperanzas de Toulón" [An agonising win gave Argentina third place on the Toulon Tournament]. La Capital (in Spanish). Rosario. 12 June 2009. Retrieved 15 February 2018.
  18. "Argentina, en el sub 20" [Argentina, in the under-20s]. El Ciudadano (in Spanish). Rosario. 27 July 2010. Retrieved 15 February 2018.
  19. "A preparase, chicos" [Get ready, boys]. Olé (in Spanish). Buenos Aires. 11 October 2010. Retrieved 15 February 2018.
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