Andrés Guglielminpietro
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Andrés Guglielminpietro (born 10 April 1974 in San Nicolas
, Buenos Aires province
), nicknamed Guly, is a former Argentine
football
player. A midfielder
, he has been capped for the Argentina national football team
, and represented his country at the Copa América 1999
.
His career reached its peak at the Italian club A.C. Milan
, where he shared the limelight with some of the game's stars. Guly scored the winning goal against Perugia
that won the 1998/99 Scudetto. His play declined due to injuries and he was transferred to different clubs around the globe, never recovering his top ability. After a short spell back in his youth club Gimnasia
in 2005, he retired and was added in June 2007 to the coaching team of cross-town rivals Estudiantes de La Plata
, under coach Diego Simeone, with a third former Argentine international, Nelson Vivas
, as assistant coach. Guly has now also taken up the same position with the same coaching staff at River Plate
. Diego Simeone left Estudiantes de La Plata
in December 2007 claiming a supposed lack of the club's commitment to sign appropriate reinforcements for the 2008 Clausura and Copa Libertadores.
San Nicolás de los Arroyos
San Nicolás de los Arroyos is a city in the province of Buenos Aires, Argentina, on the western shore of the Paraná River, 61 km from Rosario. It has about 138,000 inhabitants . It is the head town of the partido of the same name...
, Buenos Aires province
Buenos Aires Province
The Province of Buenos Aires is the largest and most populous province of Argentina. It takes the name from the city of Buenos Aires, which used to be the provincial capital until it was federalized in 1880...
), nicknamed Guly, is a former Argentine
Argentina
Argentina , officially the Argentine Republic , is the second largest country in South America by land area, after Brazil. It is constituted as a federation of 23 provinces and an autonomous city, Buenos Aires...
football
Football (soccer)
Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a sport played between two teams of eleven players with a spherical ball...
player. A midfielder
Midfielder
A midfielder is an association football position. Some midfielders play a more defensive role, while others blur the boundaries between midfielders and forwards. The number of midfielders a team uses during a match may vary, depending on the team's formation and each individual player's role...
, he has been capped for the Argentina national football team
Argentina national football team
The Argentina national football team represents Argentina in association football and is controlled by the Argentine Football Association , the governing body for football in Argentina. Argentina's home stadium is Estadio Monumental Antonio Vespucio Liberti and their head coach is Alejandro...
, and represented his country at the Copa América 1999
Copa América 1999
The 1999 Copa América was a football tournament held in Paraguay, from June 29 to July 18, 1999. It was organised by CONMEBOL, South America's football governing body.There is no qualifying for the final tournament...
.
His career reached its peak at the Italian club A.C. Milan
A.C. Milan
Associazione Calcio Milan, commonly referred to as A.C. Milan or simply Milan , is a professional Italian football club based in Milan, Lombardy, that plays in the Serie A. Milan was founded in 1899 by English lace-maker Herbert Kilpin and businessman Alfred Edwards among others...
, where he shared the limelight with some of the game's stars. Guly scored the winning goal against Perugia
Perugia Calcio
Associazione Calcistica Perugia Calcio is an Italian association football club based in Perugia, Umbria, direct heir of the old Perugia Calcio and A.C. Perugia, excluded from Italian football because of financial troubles....
that won the 1998/99 Scudetto. His play declined due to injuries and he was transferred to different clubs around the globe, never recovering his top ability. After a short spell back in his youth club Gimnasia
Club de Gimnasia y Esgrima La Plata
Club de Gimnasia y Esgrima La Plata Gimnasia y Esgrima was promoted to the first division after becoming champions of the División Intermedia of Argentine football in 1915. Later, in 1929, the club would become champions of the Primera División...
in 2005, he retired and was added in June 2007 to the coaching team of cross-town rivals Estudiantes de La Plata
Estudiantes de La Plata
Club Estudiantes de La Plata , simply referred to as Estudiantes, is an Argentine professional sports club based in La Plata. The club's football team currently competes in the Primera División, where it has spent most of its history....
, under coach Diego Simeone, with a third former Argentine international, Nelson Vivas
Nelson Vivas
Nelson David Vivas is a former professional Argentine football player, who played primarily as right-back.-Career in Argentina:...
, as assistant coach. Guly has now also taken up the same position with the same coaching staff at River Plate
Club Atlético River Plate
Club Atlético River Plate is an Argentine sports club based in the Nuñez neighborhood of Buenos Aires. It is best known for its professional football team, which currently competes in Nacional B, the second tier of Argentine football....
. Diego Simeone left Estudiantes de La Plata
Estudiantes de La Plata
Club Estudiantes de La Plata , simply referred to as Estudiantes, is an Argentine professional sports club based in La Plata. The club's football team currently competes in the Primera División, where it has spent most of its history....
in December 2007 claiming a supposed lack of the club's commitment to sign appropriate reinforcements for the 2008 Clausura and Copa Libertadores.