Gerardo Gordillo

Gerardo Gordillo

Personal information
Full name	Gerardo Arturo Gordillo Olivero
Date of birth	(1994-08-17) 17 August 1994 (age 29)
Place of birth	Guatemala City, Guatemala
Height	6 ft 2 in (1.87 m)
Position(s)	Centre-back
Team information
Current team	Comunicaciones
Number	2
Youth career
	Antigua
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2013–2014	Enosis Neon Paralimni	0	(0)
2014	Marquense	7	(0)
2015	Battipagliese	11	(0)
2015–2016	Antigua	24	(0)
2016–2020	Comunicaciones	89	(5)
2021	UTC	18	(1)
2022	Gualaceo	14	(0)
2022	Coquimbo Unido	11	(0)
2023	Juventude	1	(0)
2023–	Comunicaciones	20	(0)
International career‡
2010–2011	Guatemala U17	6	(0)
2012–2013	Guatemala U20	5	(0)
2019–	Guatemala	26	(3)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18 February 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 17 October 2023

Gerardo Arturo Gordillo Olivero (born 17 August 1994) is a Guatemalan professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Liga Nacional club Comunicaciones and the Guatemala national team.

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 an 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]

UTC

On 8 January 2021, Gordillo joined Peruvian Liga 1 club UTC. ^[14] He made his debut with the club on 12 March, in a 1–0 away league defeat against Cienciano. ^[15] Five days later, on 17 March, Gordillo made his Copa Sudamericana debut in a 1–0 defeat against Sport Huancayo. ^[16]

Gordillo scored his first goal for UTC on 15 April, opening the scoring in a 3–1 victory over Melgar. ^[17] His goal and his performance lead to Gordillo being included in the league's team of the week for that round. ^[17]

Coquimbo Unido

In 6 July 2022, Gordillo moved to Chile and joined Primera División side Coquimbo Unido. ^[18]

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. ^[19]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 17 May 2021 ^[20]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			Cup		Continental		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Enosis Neon Paralimni	2013–14	Cypriot First Division	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Deportivo Marquense	2013–14	Liga Nacional de Guatemala	7	0	—	—	—	—	7	0
Antigua	2014–15	Liga Nacional de Guatemala	2	0	—	—	—	—	2	0
	2015–16	Liga Nacional de Guatemala	22	0	—	—	—	—	22	0
	Total		24	0	0	0	0	0	24	0
Comunicaciones	2016–17	Liga Nacional de Guatemala	15	0	—	—	—	—	15	0
	2017–18	Liga Nacional de Guatemala	20	4	—	—	—	—	20	4
	2018–19	Liga Nacional de Guatemala	28	1	—	—	—	—	28	1
	2019–20	Liga Nacional de Guatemala	18	0	—	—	7	3	25	3
	2020–21	Liga Nacional de Guatemala	8	0	—	—	1	0	9	0
	Total		89	5	0	0	8	3	96	8
UTC	2021	Liga 1	7	1	—	—	2	0	9	1
Career total			127	6	0	0	10	3	137	9

International

As of match played 17 October 2023 ^[21]

Guatemala
Year	Apps	Goals
2019	1	0
2020	2	0
2021	8	2
2022	10	1
2023	5	0
Total	26	3

International goals

Scores and results list Guatemala's goal tally first.

No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1.	4 June 2021	Estadio Doroteo Guamuch Flores, Guatemala City, Guatemala	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	5–0	10–0	2022 FIFA World Cup qualification
2.	18 July 2021	Toyota Stadium, Frisco, United States	Trinidad and Tobago	1–1	1–1	2021 CONCACAF Gold Cup
3.	27 March 2022	DRV PNK Stadium, Fort Lauderdale, United States	Haiti	2–1	2–1	Friendly

Honours

Antigua

• Liga Nacional de Guatemala: Apertura 2015

Comunicaciones

• Liga Nacional de Guatemala: Apertura 2023

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. "Oficial: Gerardo Gordillo es nuevo jugador de Universidad Técnica de Cajamarca, Perú". ESPN Deportes . 8 January 2021. Retrieved 3 June 2021.
15. "Cienciano 1–0 UTC". Soccerway.
16. Diego, Juan (17 March 2021). "Gerardo Gordillo debutó con la Universidad Técnica de Cajamarca en Copa Sudamericana 2021". guatemala.com. Retrieved 3 June 2021.
17. Martínez, Marcial (21 April 2021). "Gerardo Gordillo destaca en Perú con la Universidad Técnica de Cajamarca". Futbol Centro America. Retrieved 3 June 2021.
18. "GERARDO GORDILLO DESEMBARCÓ EN EL PUERTO PIRATA" (in Spanish). Coquimbo Unido. 6 July 2022. Retrieved 7 July 2022.
19. "Bermuda 0–0 Guatemala". Soccerway.
20. Gerardo Gordillo at Soccerway
21. "Gerardo Gordillo". National Football Teams.

External links

• Gerardo Gordillo at Soccerway
• Profile at PlayMakerStats