Gustavo De Luca

Gustavo De Luca

Personal information
Full name	Carlos Gustavo De Luca
Date of birth	(1962-02-13) 13 February 1962 (age 63)
Place of birth	Buenos Aires, Argentina
Height	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s)	Forward
Youth career
	Club San Fernando
	River Plate
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1980–1982	River Plate	0	(0)
1983	Nueva Chicago	5	(0)
1984	Talleres RdE	26	(6)
1985–1986	All Boys	35	(6)
1986–1987	Douglas Haig	38	(14)
1987	Santiago Wanderers	26	(16)
1988	Cobreloa	–	(–)
1988–1989	Deportes La Serena	61	(36)
1990	FC Baden	11	(11)
1990	Deportes La Serena	29	(19)
1991–1993	O'Higgins	90	(50)
1992	→ Colo-Colo (loan)	–	(–)
1994	Alianza Lima	13	(2)
1994	Regional Atacama	22	(13)
1995	Deportes Temuco	29	(13)
1996	Santiago Wanderers	–	(–)
1996	Everton	12	(2)
Total		397	(188)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Carlos Gustavo De Luca (born 13 February 1962) is an Argentine former footballer who played as a forward for various clubs in Argentina, Chile, Peru and Switzerland.

Club career

As a youth player, De Luca was with Club San Fernando and River Plate. ^{[1] [2]}

De Luca mainly highlighted in Chile ^[3] being goalscorer in its first division, second division ^[4] and its national cup.

In that country, he had stints with Santiago Wanderers, Cobreloa, Deportes La Serena, ^[5] O'Higgins, ^[6] Colo-Colo, Regional Atacama, Deportes Temuco and Everton. ^{[7] [1]}

Personal life

De Luca began playing rugby, sport which he practiced until he was seventeen. ^[8]

He fought at the Falklands War (1982). ^{[9] [3] [2] [10] [11] [12] [13] [14]}

Honours

Colo-Colo

• Recopa Sudamericana (1): 1992 ^[15]

Individual

• Segunda División de Chile Top-Scorer (1): 1987
• Primera División de Chile Top-Scorer (1): 1988
• Copa Chile Top-Scorer (1): 1991

References

1. "Carlos Gustavo DE LUCA". Memoria Wanderers (in Spanish). Retrieved 2 September 2024.
2. "Gustavo De Luca, el futbolista que pasó de la reserva de River a combatir en Malvinas". Télam. 2 April 2020. Retrieved 2 August 2021.
3. "La historia del excombatiente de Las Malvinas que se convirtió en una leyenda del fútbol chileno". Radio Bío-Bío. 27 October 2018. Retrieved 2 August 2021.
4. "Wanderers en Campeonato de Segunda División 1987". Memoria Wanderers (in Spanish). Retrieved 2 September 2024.
5. "Carlos Gustavo de Luca, el goleador que extrañan en La Portada". Diario El Día. 18 June 2020. Retrieved 2 August 2021.
6. "Carlos Gustavo de Luca recordó a O'Higgins en su aniversario 65". ADN Radio Chile. 2 April 2020. Retrieved 2 August 2021.
7. Sánchez Sanhueza, Ítalo (13 February 2023). "A propósito de su cumpleaños: la huella imborrable de Carlos Gustavo de Luca en el fútbol chileno". BioBioChile (in Spanish). Radio Bío-Bío . Retrieved 2 September 2024.
8. "#Dosis de Fútbol Carlos Gustavo de Luca. Capítulo 95 (16:08-16:15)". TNT Sports . Retrieved 2 August 2021.
9. "Nómina de veteranos de la Guerra de Malvinas (See the section 51 of 191)". Ministry of Defense of the Argentine Republic . Retrieved 2 August 2021.
10. "[VIDEO] Ex goleador de Colo Colo recuerda su experiencia en la guerra de Las Malvinas". T13 Chile. 5 April 2017. Retrieved 2 August 2021.
11. "¡Impresionante! Gustavo De Luca contó anécdotas de la Guerra de las Malvinas - Dosis de Fútbol". TNT Sports (CDF). 20 August 2020. Retrieved 2 August 2021.
12. "Goleador Gustavo de Luca a 30 años de Malvinas: 'El fútbol me ayudó muchísimo a olvidar'". Radio Bío-Bío. 2 April 2012. Retrieved 2 August 2021.
13. "Carlos Gustavo de Luca (58) reflexiona sobre su vida, la guerra y el fútbol". FlanLate. 20 December 2020. Retrieved 2 August 2021.
14. "El otro combatiente de Islas Malvinas que jugó en el fútbol chileno". La Tercera. 12 April 2017. Retrieved 2 August 2021.
15. "Gustavo De Luca y su recuerdo de la Recopa de Colo Colo: "Cruzeiro hacía batucadas toda la noche y celebró antes de tiempo"". DaleAlbo. 9 May 2020. Retrieved 2 August 2021.

External links

• Carlos Gustavo De Luca at BDFA (in Spanish)