Osvaldo Gullace

Osvaldo Alfredo Gullace Morales (born 1 April 1979) is a Chilean-Argentine former footballer who played as a midfielder.[1]

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Gullace and the second or maternal family name is Morales.
Osvaldo Gullace
Personal information
Full name Osvaldo Alfredo Gullace Morales
Date of birth (1979-04-01) 1 April 1979
Place of birth Santiago, Chile
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
1989–1996 Huracán Las Heras
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1997 Coquimbo Unido 8 (0)
1998 Santiago Morning (1)
1999 Coquimbo Unido 12 (0)
2001 Pachuca
2001 Barcelona B
2002 Santiago Morning 10 (1)
2003–2004 Luján de Cuyo 15 (3)
2004–2005 Aldosivi 19 (4)
2005 Sportivo Desamparados 14 (3)
2006 Santamarina 28 (6)
2007 Sportivo Patria 12 (1)
2007–2008 Deportivo Maipú 18 (1)
2009 Coquimbo Unido 25 (3)
2011–2012 Huracán Las Heras 28 (7)
2012 Deportivo Maipú 15 (4)
2013 Huracán Las Heras 14 (3)
2013–2014 Gutiérrez 10 (0)
2014 Leonardo Murialdo
2017 Fray Luis Beltrán
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Career

Born in Santiago, Chile, Gullace moved to Argentina at the age of ten and joined Huracán Las Heras youth ranks.[2]

Back in Chile, he played for Coquimbo Unido in the Primera División in both 1997[3][4] and 1999,[5][6] with a stint with Santiago Morning in 1998, with whom he got promotion to the top division.[2] He returned to play for them in the 2002 season[7] as well as for Coquimbo Unido in the 2009 season.[8]

After his first step in Chile, he had stints with Pachuca in Mexico and Barcelona B in Spain in 2001. In addition, he had trials with Celtic and Manchester United.[2]

In Argentina, he had an extensive career,[1] with successful stints with Aldosivi, with whom he had promotion to the Primera Nacional in 2004–05,[9] and Huracán Las Heras, with whom he got promotion to the Torneo Argentino B in 2011.[10]

After retiring in 2014 playing for club Leonardo Murialdo from Mendoza, Argentina,[11] he returned to play for Club Atlético Fray Luis Beltrán in 2017 at the age of thirty-eight.[2]

Personal life

Gullace was born in Santiago, Chile, to an Argentine father and a Chilean mother. From his paternal line, he also is of Italian descent since his grandfather was Italian.[2]

References
  1. "Osvaldo Gullace". livefutbol.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 8 February 2023.
  2. Bautista, Diego (29 August 2017). "Osvaldo Gullace: "Quiero retirarme como corresponde"" (in Spanish). Los Andes. Retrieved 8 February 2023.
  3. "Coquimbo 1997 - Campeonato de Apertura". www.solofutbol.cl (in Spanish). Retrieved 8 February 2023.
  4. "Coquimbo 1997 - Campeonato de Clausura". www.solofutbol.cl (in Spanish). Retrieved 8 February 2023.
  5. "Club de Deportes COQUIMBO UNIDO". Fútbol en América (in Spanish). 8 April 2021. Retrieved 8 February 2023.
  6. "Coquimbo 1999 - Campeonato Nacional". www.solofutbol.cl (in Spanish). Retrieved 8 February 2023.
  7. "Santiago Morning despidió a 18 jugadores tras el descenso". alairelibre.cl (in Spanish). Radio Cooperativa. 26 November 2002. Retrieved 8 February 2023.
  8. "ANFP castiga con un partido provisorio a protagonistas de escándalo en Coquimbo". Emol (in Spanish). El Mercurio. 25 February 2009. Retrieved 8 February 2023.
  9. González Casco, Andrés (9 July 2015). "El salto del Tiburón". Interior Futbolero (in Spanish). Retrieved 8 February 2023.
  10. "HURACAN LAS HERAS: Continuidad y refuerzos". www.soloascenso.com.ar (in Spanish). 23 June 2011. Retrieved 8 February 2023.
  11. "Murialdo justificó la victoria con una gran actuación de Renzo Vera". Sitio Andino (in Spanish). 7 August 2014. Retrieved 8 February 2023.


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