Gustavo Barros Schelotto (born 4 May 1973 in La Plata) is a former Argentine footballer who played as a midfielder. He is the twin brother of Guillermo Barros Schelotto.

[edit] Playing career

Barros Schelotto came through the youth system at Club de Gimnasia y Esgrima La Plata with his brother Guillermo. They helped the team to win the Copa Centenario (the AFA Centenary Cup) in 1993.

In 1996, Guillermo was signed by Argentine giants Boca Juniors and Gustavo followed him there in 1997. He was part of 3 national leagues winning squads and helped the team to win the 2000 Libertadores Cup and the Copa Intercontinental later that year. Barros Schelotto played 65 games for Boca in all competitions, scoring 6 goals.

In January 2001, Barros Schelotto had a small La Liga stint, joining Spanish side Villarreal CF, before returning to Argentina to join Racing Club de Avellaneda where he won the 2001 Apertura 2001. He then went on to play for Rosario Central before returning to Gimnasia de La Plata.

In 2005 Schelotto joined Peruvian outfit Alianza Lima, and in 2006 moved to Puerto Rico Islanders of the USL First Division in the United States were he played 23 games and scored 3 goals.

In 2009 Schelotto worked as an assistant coach to Gregorio Perez in Olimpia of Paraguay

[edit] National titles

Season	Club	Title
1993	Gimnasia de La Plata	Centenary Cup
Apertura 1998	Boca Juniors	Argentine League
Clausura 1999	Boca Juniors	Argentine League
Apertura 2000	Boca Juniors	Argentine League
Apertura 2001	Racing Club	Argentine League

[edit] International titles

Season	Club	Title
2000	Boca Juniors	Libertadores Cup
2000	Boca Juniors	Intercontinental Cup

[edit] External links

• BDFA.com profile (Spanish)

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