Gonzalo Fierro

Gonzalo Antonio Fierro Caniullán (born 21 March 1983) is a Chilean footballer who currently plays for Deportes Colina as a defender.

Gonzalo Fierro

Fierro with Colo-Colo in 2016
Personal information
Full name	Gonzalo Antonio Fierro Caniullán
Date of birth	21 March 1983
Place of birth	Santiago, Chile
Height	1.71 m (5 ft 7 ^1⁄2 in)
Position(s)	Defender
Club information
Current team	Deportes Colina
Youth career
	Colo-Colo
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2002–2008	Colo-Colo	213	(61)
2008–2011	Flamengo	47	(1)
2012–2018	Colo-Colo	158	(27)
2019	Deportes Antofagasta	10	(0)
2020–	Deportes Colina	0	(0)
National team^‡
2006–2015	Chile	23	(1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 7 June 2020 ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 29 January 2015

Club career

Fierro during the final of Clausura 2006 against Audax Italiano.

Fierro began his career at Chilean giants Colo-Colo, being promoted to first-adult team in 2002. Along the seasons, he break into the first team and then he became an undisputed player with Claudio Borghi with whom won four league titles and reached a 2006 Copa Sudamericana runner-up, all of active way.

On 26 August 2008, Fierro joined Brazilian powerhouse Flamengo becoming the first Chilean player on join the club.[1][2] Nevertheless, he only completed eight league games in his debut season. In 2009, Fierro had a more active role in the team after being chosen to replace Ibson who left the club on loan,[3] playing 24 games and scoring one goal against 2008 Série A defending champions São Paulo in a 1–1 away draw.[4][5][6] That season he helped Flamengo to win the Brasileirão.

On 15 July 2010, was reported that Fierro joined Boca Juniors in an alleged request of Claudio Borghi to the club board.[7] However a serious injury stopped his incorporation and on 17 August it was confirmed that he left the club for return to Rio de Janeiro with Flamengo and start his recuperation.[8]

In 2012, Fierro returned to Colo-Colo. Following Pablo Contreras departure, he became the club's captain and in 2014 he was part of the Torneo Clausura team champion, where he was an undisputed player.

International career

In 2006, he received his first international cap and debuted against Colombia on 16 August. The following year he was included in Chile's squad for the 2007 Copa América. On 30 January 2008, he scored his first international goal during a game against South Korea where scored the only one goal of the game in a 1–0 win over the Asians.

Frequently called up by Marcelo Bielsa for the 2010 World Cup qualification, he was chosen into Chile's list of 23 to face South Africa's World Cup. On 9 June, prior Group H opening game against Honduras, Chile played an unofficial friendly against New Zealand where Fierro scored the second goal of his country's 2–0 victory.

Career statistics

Club statistics

As of match played on 26 February 2019.[9]

Club	Season	League		Cup		Continental		Other		Total
		Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Colo-Colo	2002	16	2	—		—		—		16	2
	2003	37	5	—		4	0	—		42	5
	2004	30	6	—		6	0	—		36	6
	2005	28	13	—		0	0	—		28	13
	2006	38	12	—		10	2	—		48	13
	2007	37	17	—		12	4	—		49	24
	2008	27	6	—		6	1	—		33	7
	Total	213	61	—		38	7	—		238	68
Flamengo	2008	8	0	—		—		—		8	0
	2009	24	1	0	0	1	0	5	0	30	1
	2010	4	0	0	0	6	0	12	1	22	1
	2011	11	0	0	0	2	0	12	0	25	0
	Total	47	1	0	0	9	0	29	1	85	2
Colo-Colo	2012	26	7	3	1	—		—		29	8
	2013	14	4	—		—		—		14	4
	2013–14	28	7	6	4	4	0	—		38	11
	2014–15	30	3	5	1	6	0	—		41	4
	2015–16	26	6	12	3	6	0	—		44	9
	2016–17	20	0	9	0	6	0	—		35	0
	2017	1	0	2	1	2	0	—		5	1
	2018	14	0	2	1	5	0	0	0	21	1
	Total	159	27	39	11	29	0	0	0	227	38
Deportes Antofagasta	2019	1	0	0	0	—		—		1	0
Career totals		420	89	39	11	76	7	29	1	564	108

International goals

Goal	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1	30 January 2008	Seoul World Cup Stadium, Seoul, South Korea	South Korea	0–1	0–1	Friendly
2	9 June 2010	Kanyamazane Stadium, Mpumalanga, South Africa	New Zealand	0–1	0–2	Friendly

Honours

Club

Colo-Colo

• Primera División de Chile (8): 2002–C, 2006–A, 2006–C, 2007–A, 2007–C, 2014–C, 2015–A, 2017 Transición
• Copa Sudamericana: Runner-up 2006
• Copa Chile: 2016
• Supercopa de Chile (2): 2017, 2018

Flamengo

• Campeonato Carioca: 2009, 2011
• Campeonato Brasileiro Série A: 2009

Individual

• Primera División de Chile Top Scorer: 2005–C

References

1. "Flamengo contrata atacante chileno Fierro" (in Portuguese). Folha Online. 26 August 2008. Retrieved 26 August 2008.
2. Estrangeiros do Flamengo (in Portuguese). Flapédia
3. "Motivado por telefonema especial, Fierro teme comparação com Ibson" (in Portuguese). Globoesporte.com. Retrieved 5 December 2015.
4. "Fla-Flu decidido no fim garante novo confronto entre os rivais nas semifinais" (in Portuguese). Globoesporte.com. 5 March 2009. Retrieved 5 March 2009.
5. Cuca aposta no chileno Fierro no Flamengo contra o São Paulo (in Portuguese) espn.com.br.
6. Na volta do Imperador ao Morumbi, São Paulo reage e empata com o Flamengo (in Portuguese). Globoesporte.com.
7. "Gonzalo Fierro, la sexta incorporación de Boca" (in Spanish). La Nación (Argentina). 15 July 2010. Retrieved 5 December 2015.
8. "Definitivamente Gonzalo Fierro no será jugador de Boca Juniors". Emol.com (in Spanish). 17 August 2010. Retrieved 5 December 2015.
9. "G. Fierro". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 26 February 2019.

External links

• Player Profile @ Flamengo.com.br (in Portuguese)
• ogol.com.br (in Portuguese)