Gustavo Adrián López

Gustavo López

Personal information
Full name	Gustavo Adrián López Pablo
Date of birth	April 13, 1973 (1973-04-13)
Place of birth	Valentín Alsina, Argentina
Height	1.74 m (5 ft 8 1⁄2 in)
Playing position	Left-sided midfielder
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
1991–1995	Independiente	74	(9)
1995–1999	Zaragoza	105	(13)
1999–2007	Celta Vigo	207	(19)
2007–2008	Cádiz	27	(2)
National team
1994–2003	Argentina	32	(4)
Honours Competitor for Argentina Men's Football Silver 1996 Atlanta Team Competition
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals).

This name uses Spanish naming customs; the first or paternal family name is López and the second or maternal family name is Pablo.

Gustavo Adrián López Pablo (born April 13, 1973) is an Argentine footballer. He has spent eight years in Spain, and has dual Spanish citizenship.

He was born in Valentín Alsina, Lanús Oeste, and began his footballing career with Independiente in 1991. He stayed with the club for five seasons, though only achieved honours in his last year with the team.

He transferred to Spanish team Real Zaragoza in 1995, where he was a regular in the first-team. He transferred to Celta Vigo in 1999. He has established himself as an important regular player and signed a new three-year contract in 2003, with the possibility of a one-year extension.

He has played at least 35 times and scored four times for the Argentinian national team since he made his debut against Romania in December 1994. He made his first appearance in an international competition during the 1996 Olympic Games, where he won a silver medal with the under-23 team. Since then, Lopez has been involved in the 1997 and 1999 Copa Américas and the 2002 World Cup.

National team statistics

Argentina national team
Year	Apps	Goals
1994	2	0
1995	4	2
1996	3	0
1997	1	0
1998	0	0
1999	8	1
2000	9	1
2001	3	0
2002	1	0
2003	1	0
Total	32	4

Honours

Club

• Independiente
  • Torneo Clausura: 1994
  • Supercopa Sudamericana: 1994, 1995
  • Recopa Sudamericana: 1995

Country

• Argentina
  • 1996 Summer Olympics: Silver Medal

Individual

• Rey del Fútbol de América: 3rd place (1994)

External links

• Guardian statistics
• Career details at National Football Teams
• Footballdatabase, retrieved 9 October 2005
• Socer365: Gustavo Lopez Re-Ups with Celta Vigo, 20 June 2003. Retrieved 9 October 2005