Guti Hernández
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | José María Gutiérrez Hernández | ||
| Date of birth | October 31, 1976 | ||
| Place of birth | Madrid, Spain | ||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Real Madrid | ||
| Number | 14 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1984–1994 | Real Madrid | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 1994–1995 | Real Madrid C | 12 | (3) |
| 1995–1996 | Real Madrid B | 26 | (11) |
| 1995– | Real Madrid | 367 | (45) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 1996–1998 | Spain U21 | 8 | (1) |
| 1999– | Spain | 15 | (3) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 24 October 2009. † Appearances (Goals). |
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José María Gutiérrez Hernández, commonly known as Guti (born October 31, 1976 in Torrejón de Ardoz, Madrid), is a Spanish footballer who currently plays for Real Madrid.
Alongside Raúl González and Iker Casillas, the attacking midfielder serves as vice-captain, and has played at the club his entire career.
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[edit] Club career
Guti began playing for Real Madrid's cantera in 1984, initially as a striker, but was later moved to midfield, and remained there for the vast majority of his career. On 2 December 1995, he made his first-team debut against Sevilla FC, with Real Madrid winning 4–1. He finished the season with one goal in nine appearances.
In 1997, Guti added two trophies to his cabinet, the league and the Spanish Supercup. He played 17 games that season, scoring once. In 1997–98, he helped the Merengues lift the UEFA Champions League and the Intercontinental Cup, while Guti himself added the UEFA U-21 Championship.
The 1999–2000 season started badly for Guti: struggling with the responsibility of replacing Clarence Seedorf, he was sent off for kicking a fallen adversary. This negative trait was often recurrent in his career, as he was shown his marching orders eight times during his career in the league alone. In the campaign, in which he also captured the Champions League, he scored six goals in 28 games. The following year he had his best scoring season for Real Madrid, scoring 14 goals and playing most of the season as a striker, due to injuries to Fernando Morientes, contributing greatly to Madrid's 27th league title, and subsequently another Spanish Supercup.
After the purchase of Ronaldo in 2002, Guti returned to midfield, and his goalscoring rate went down drastically. During the next two seasons, he would score eight goals in 63 games. Along came another Champions League, a UEFA Super Cup, and an Intercontinental Cup. In 2003, he added another domestic Supercup.
During 2004–05, Guti had his lowest season in terms of goal scoring, as he failed to score for the first time in seven seasons with the first team. He only managed to score only one goal, in an international against San Marino in February 2005. In 2005–06, he played 43 games and scored six goals (four in the league and two in European competition).
With the election of Ramón Calderón as club president and his subsequent vow to bring A.C. Milan's Brazilian star Kaká to Real Madrid, Guti's future at the Bernabéu appeared insecure. He was linked with a move away to cross-town rivals Atlético de Madrid but, in the end, decided to stay with Real while Kaká stayed in Italy.
With Zinedine Zidane retired, Guti found himself as the creative playmaker for 2006–07, his preferred position. His excellent short and through pass abilities, especially a performance in a 6 May 2007 3–2 home win against Sevilla, in which he played just 32 minutes from the bench,[1] contributed to many of the goals which helped Real Madrid become league champions for the 30th time.
On 10 February 2008, Guti had two goals and four assists in a home game against Real Valladolid for which he was awarded the man of the match.[2] Real Madrid won the game 7–0 and ultimately lifted another champions trophy. On 14 September, he scored Real Madrid's 5000th league goal in a 4–3 win over CD Numancia.[3]
In 2009–10, already with Kaká on board, Guti still managed to appear significantly in the early stages of the season, netting twice in the league; however, in late October, following the 0–4 shock defeat at AD Alcorcón for the domestic cup, he allegedly insulted coach Manuel Pellegrini at halftime, being then suspended for a lengthy period.[4]
[edit] International career
A Spanish international since 5 May 1999 (Spain-Croatia, 3–1), Guti nevertheless failed to appear in any tournament's final stage for his country.
Previously, he won the UEFA U-19 Championship in 1995, followed by the Under-21 one in 1998.
[edit] Personal life
Guti married Arantxa de Benito, a Spanish television celebrity, on June 22, 1999. Together, they have two children. The couple divorced in 2009, but remained close friends.[5]
[edit] Other ventures
Guti played himself in two motion pictures, Torrente 3: El Protector and Goal! 2: Living the Dream....[6] He has also appeared in a 2005 documentary/movie about Real Madrid called Real, The Movie.
[edit] Club statistics
- As of 12 December 2009.
| Club performance | League | Cup | Continental | Total | ||||||
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| Season | Club | League | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Spain | League | Copa del Rey | Europe | Total | ||||||
| 1995-96 | Real Madrid | Spanish League | 9 | 1 | - | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 | |
| 1996-97 | 14 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 0 | ||
| 1997-98 | 17 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 20 | 1 | ||
| 1998-99 | 28 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 36 | 3 | ||
| 1999-00 | 28 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 42 | 8 | ||
| 2000-01 | 32 | 14 | - | 12 | 4 | 44 | 18 | |||
| 2001-02 | 28 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 3 | 44 | 12 | ||
| 2002-03 | 34 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 5 | 45 | 11 | ||
| 2003-04 | 26 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 43 | 3 | ||
| 2004-05 | 31 | 0 | - | 8 | 0 | 39 | 0 | |||
| 2005-06 | 33 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 44 | 6 | ||
| 2006-07 | 30 | 1 | - | 7 | 0 | 37 | 1 | |||
| 2007-08 | 32 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 42 | 4 | ||
| 2008-09 | 18 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 25 | 3 | ||
| 2009-10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 3 | ||
| Total | Spain | 367 | 45 | 39 | 13 | 93 | 16 | 499+16 | 74+3 | |
| Career Total | 367 | 45 | 39 | 13 | 93 | 16 | 499+16 | 74+3 | ||
[edit] International goals
| # | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2002-10-12 | Estadio Carlos Belmonte, Albacete, Spain |  Northern Ireland |
2-0 | 3-0 | Euro 2004 qualifying |
| 2 | 2003-02-12 | ONO Estadi, Mallorca, Spain |  Germany |
3-1 | 3-1 | Friendly match |
| 3 | 2005-02-09 | Estadio de los Juegos Mediterráneos, Almeria, Spain |  San Marino |
4-0 | 5-0 | 2006 WCQ |
[edit] Honours
[edit] Real Madrid
- UEFA Champions League: 1997–98, 1999–00, 2001–02
- UEFA Super Cup: 2002; Runner-up 1998, 2000
- Intercontinental Cup: 1998, 2002; Runner-up 2000
- Spanish League: 1996–97, 2000–01, 2002–03, 2006–07, 2007–08; Runner-up 1998–99, 2004–05, 2005–06, 2008–09
- Spanish Cup: Runner-up 2001–02, 2003–04
- Spanish Supercup: 1997, 2001, 2003, 2008; Runner-up 1995, 2007
[edit] Spain (youth level)
[edit] References
- ^ Recital de Guti (Guti recital); El País (Spanish)
- ^ Real Madrid 7-0 Valladolid; Realmadrid.com
- ^ Guti scores strike 5,000; Realmadrid.com
- ^ Pellegrini se carga a Guti (Pellegrini ousts Guti); Diario Marca (Spanish)
- ^ Guti y Arantxa de Benito se divorcian tras nueve años (Guti and Arantxa de Benito divorce after nine years); El Mundo (Spanish)
- ^ Movie review; La Off-Off Crítica (Spanish)
[edit] External links
- Stats at Liga de Fútbol Profesional (Spanish)
- BDFutbol profile
- National team data (Spanish)
- NationalFootballTeams data
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