Gustavo De Luca
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Carlos Gustavo De Luca | ||
| Date of birth | 13 February 1962 | ||
| Place of birth | Buenos Aires, Argentina | ||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Position | 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.
De Luca initially played rugby union, a sport he practiced until the age of seventeen.[1] In 1982, when he was a River Plate youth player, he fought in the Falklands War.[2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9]
As a youth player, De Luca played for Club San Fernando and later joined the youth system of River Plate, where he featured for the club's reserve side before beginning his professional career.[10][5]
De Luca spent most of his professional career in Chile, where he became a prolific goalscorer and established his reputation as a striker.[4] During his time in the country he scored regularly in the top division, the second division and the Copa Chile.[11]
He first gained prominence with Santiago Wanderers, where his goalscoring performances helped establish him in Chilean football.[10] He later played for Cobreloa before continuing his career with several teams across the Chilean league system.
During his time in Chile he also represented Deportes La Serena,[12] O'Higgins,[13] Colo-Colo, Regional Atacama, Deportes Temuco and Everton.[14][10]