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Gonzalo is a given name and a family name. For its meaning, etymology, translations, and so forth, see Wiktionary.

Places named Gonzalo[link]

• Gonzalo, Dominican Republic

Gonzalo is a small town located to the east of Sabana Grande de Boya, Dominican Republic. It has a population of about five thousand people. Its neighboring towns are: Carmona, Sabana Larga, Los Arroyos, Los Limones, Las Taranas and Sabana Grande de Boya.

• Isla Gonzalo, Diego Ramirez Islands, Chile

People commonly known by the family name Gonzalo or solely by the given name[link]

• "President Gonzalo", the nom de guerre of Abimael Guzmán, leader of Shining Path
• Julie Gonzalo, an actress
• Gonzalo, a fictional courtier in Shakespeare's play The Tempest
• Gonzalo de la Torre (b. 1977), Singer-Songwriter, Director and Producer

People whose first name is Gonzalo[link]

• Gonzalo Aguirre Beltrán (1908–1996), Mexican anthropologist
• Gonzalo de Alvarado (born 15th/16th century), brother of Don Pedro
• Gonzalo de la Torre (born 1977), singer-songwriter, director and producer
• Gonzalo Arango (1931–1975), Colombian poet/novelist and founder of Nadaism
• Gonzalo Barroilhet (born 1986), Chilean decathlete
• Gonzalo Méndez de Canço (1554–1622) Spanish Admiral and the seventh Governor of Florida (1596–1603)
• Gonzalo Córdova (1863–1928), Ecuadorian president
• Gonzalo Fernández (Uruguayan politician), Foreign Minister of Uruguay since 2008
• Gonzalo Fernández de Córdoba (1453–1515) known as el Gran Capitán, Castilian general and statesman
• Gonzalo Fernández de Córdoba (1585–1635), Spanish military leader
• Gonzalo Fernández de la Mora, Spanish essayist and politician
• Gonzalo Fernández de Oviedo y Valdés (1478–1557), Castilian writer and historian
• Gonzalo García Núñez (born 1947), Peruvian economist/politician
• Gonzalo Garcia (dancer) (living), New York City Ballet principal dancer
• Gonzalo Jimenez de Quezada (1495–1579), Spanish explorer and conquistador, founder of Bogotá, Colombia
• Gonzalo Lira (born 1968), Chilean author, fimmaker, economist
• Gonzalo Pizarro (1502–1548), Spanish conquistador
• Gonzalo Ramos (born 1989), Spanish television and film actor
• Gonzalo Rodríguez Gacha (1947–1989), co-founder of the Medellín drug cartel and founder of paramilitarism in Colombia
• Gonzalo Rodriguez-Pereyra (born 1969), British philosopher
• Gonzalo Suárez (born 1934), Spanish writer/director

Sport

• Gonzalo Abán (born 1987), Argentine footballer
• Gonzalo Colsa (born 1977), Spanish footballer
• Gonzalo Eraso (born 1981), Spanish footballer
• Gonzalo Fernández-Castaño (born 1980), Spanish golfer
• Gonzalo Higuaín (born 1987), Argentine-French footballer
• Gonzalo Javier Rodríguez (born 1984), Argentine footballer
• Gonzalo Longo (born 1974), Argentine rugbier
• Gonzalo Márquez (1946–1984), Venezuelan-American baseball player
• Gonzalo Miranda (born 1979), Chilean track and road cyclist
• Gonzalo Salas (born 1974), Argentine road cyclist
• Gonzalo Sorondo (born 1979), Uruguayan footballer
• Gonzalo Vargas (born 1981), Uruguayan footballer

Music

• Gonzalo de la Torre (born 1977), Singer/Songwriter and Producer

See also[link]

• Gonzalez (disambiguation)
• Gonzales (disambiguation)
• Gonsalves (disambiguation)
• Gonçalves (disambiguation)

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Gonzalo Higuaín

Personal information
Full name	Gonzalo Gerardo Higuaín
Date of birth	(1987-12-10) 10 December 1987 (age 24)
Place of birth	Brest, France
Height	1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)[1]
Playing position	Striker
Club information
Current club	Real Madrid
Number	20
Youth career
	River Plate
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
2004–2006	River Plate	35	(15)
2007–	Real Madrid	162	(91)
National team‡
2008	Argentina U23	1	(2)
2009–	Argentina	23	(12)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 18:06, 13 May 2012 (UTC). † Appearances (Goals). ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 29 February 2012

Gonzalo Gerardo "El Pipita" Higuaín (Spanish pronunciation: [ɡonˈsalo iɰwaˈjin], born 10 December 1987) is an Argentine professional footballer. He was born in France, attaining Argentine citizenship in 2007, and now holding dual nationality. He currently plays as a striker for Real Madrid and the Argentina national football team.

Able to play as a striker or a right winger, Higuaín "is known for his speed in the last third of the pitch, his great striking ability, and his precision passing."^[2]

Early life[link]

Higuaín was born in Brest, France, the son of the Argentine former footballer Jorge Higuaín, who was playing for Stade Brestois 29 as an expatriate. Therefore, he holds dual French-Argentine nationality. Having left the country at the age of 10 months, he did not return to France until the 1998 FIFA World Cup. Even though he does not speak French, he holds a French passport because his father was naturalized in France. He successfully applied for Argentine nationality in January 2007.

Higuaín has two older brothers, Nicolas and Federico and one younger brother, Lautaro.^[3]

Club career[link]

River Plate[link]

Higuaín started playing in the youth teams and made his debut with River Plate in a 2–1 defeat against Gimnasia y Esgrima de La Plata on 29 May 2005.^[4] On 12 February 2006, he scored his first league goal in a 3–1 victory over Banfield.^[5] Higuaín ended the 2005–06 season with five goals in 12 appearances.^[6]

Following his brace in the Superclásico derby against Boca Juniors on 8 October 2006, River Plate manager Daniel Passarella declared that Higuain had an "enormous future" and was "destined for superstardom."^[7] In the following season, he scored eight goals in 17 league matches.^[6]

Real Madrid[link]

2006–07 season[link]

In December 2006, Spanish club Real Madrid signed Higuaín for €13 million, after River Plate had earlier turned down a €10 million offer for the 19-year-old striker.^[8] His debut came on 11 January 2007 against Real Betis in the second round of the Copa del Rey in Seville. His presentation at the League came 3 days later, on 14 January 2007, against Real Zaragoza at home. Higuain was involved in the creation of numerous scoring chances and in the assistance for the only goal, which earned Madrid the victory. His first goal with Real came on 24 February when the team faced Atlético Madrid in the Madrid derby, scoring the equalising goal (1–1) at the Estadio Vicente Calderón. Later on the season, Higuaín showed an impressive performance by scoring a last minute goal on a league match against Espanyol to earn his team a 4–3.^[9] However, during his first season in the Bernabéu, Higuaín arose some doubts over his performance due to his lack of goals.

2007–08 season[link]

During the 2007–08 season, Higuaín faced a rather intermittent performance. Yet, during the last stages of the league he managed to consolidate an impressive display. He first scored a last minute goal to earn his team a victory in a 2–1 comeback against Osasuna, which allowed Real Madrid to be mathematically crowned League Champions for the second consecutive year.^[10] Four days later, Pipita arose to the spotlight once more by scoring the 3rd goal of a 4–1 trashing over Barcelona in El Clásico. This performance was particularly praised due to Higuaín scoring his goal barely 57 seconds after coming in from the bench.^[11]

2008–09 season[link]

In the 2008–09 season Higuaín was offered the chance to be a starter due to the serious injury suffered by the Dutch striker Ruud van Nistelrooy.^[12] On 21 April 2009, he accounted another great performance when he defined the match against Getafe with a goal in the last minute, giving Real Madrid a 3–2 victory which enabled the team to follow the trail of Josep Guardiola´s Barcelona.^[13] In August 2008, Higuaín scored the winner in Madrid's victory over Valencia in the Spanish Supercup.^[14] Shortly afterwards, he scored all four goals in a 4–3 win against Málaga. Because of this, he started to gain international recognition, at the same time he got to be one of the leading goalscorers of the Spanish League, alongside his Barcelona counterpart, Samuel Eto'o.^[15] That season, the striker was devoted as one of the great promises of world football in the wake of spectacular games, and particularly dazzling last-minute goals. Higuaín ended the season with 22 league goals,^[16] 24 in all competitions, shining alongside longtime football stars like Diego Forlán, David Villa and Thierry Henry.

2009–10 season[link]

The 2009–10 season saw Higuaín become Real's top goalscorer with 27 league goals, 29 in total, being at the same time the La Liga's 2nd top goalscorer, behind only Lionel Messi but surpassing Swedish international Zlatan Ibrahimović and even his teammate Cristiano Ronaldo. This season included him scoring his first two goals in the Champions league and his 2nd hat-trick for the club. He also played at the 2010 FIFA world cup held in South Africa for Argentina. He scored the only hat-trick of the tournament against South Korea in a 4–1 victory, in Argentina's second group match^[17]

2010–11 season[link]

Gonzalo Higuaín and Luca Antonini during Real Madrid – Milan, 2010–11 UEFA Champions League.

In June 2010, Real Madrid extended Higuaín's contract until 2016.^[18] On 23 October 2010, he scored Real Madrid's 5200th league goal, against Racing Santander on a 6–1 trashing by the Whites. On 4 November of the same year, Gonzalo entered the history of Real Madrid by being the scorer of the club's 700th goal in the Champions League.^[19]

On the first weeks of December 2010, Higuaín was diagnosed with a herniated lumbar disc, and was suggested by Real's medical staff to have it operated.^[20] On 5 January 2011, Real Madrid announced he would finally undergo surgery at the Department of Neurological Surgery of Chicago's Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine under the command of Dr. Richard G. Fessler, M.D.^[21] The surgery took place on 11 January, and Higuaín was discharged from the hospital the next day following a successful operation.^[22] He was expected to spend at least four months away from the field in the recovery process. Two months spent to recover from the surgery and another two to train with the team, however he was able to make an early comeback. On 23 April 2011, Higuaín scored a hat-trick against Valencia in a 3–6 away win in Estadio Mestalla, giving him 8 goals in 8 matches against Valencia. Higuaín also assisted two other goals for Karim Benzema and Kaká in that same match.

2011–12 season[link]

Gonzalo Higuaín opened his tally for the new league season with a goal against Getafe on 10 September.^[23] On 24 September 2011 he scored his second goal of the season in a game against Rayo Vallecano which ended in a 6–2 win. On 2 October 2011 he scored his first hat-trick of the season against Espanyol in a 4–0 away win. On 8 October 2011 he scored a hat-trick for Argentina in a 4–1 win against Chile, to take his tally of goals for the Argentina shirt to 12 goals from 20 games. On 15 October 2011 he scored yet another hat-trick in a 4–1 win against Real Betis. That meant "El Pipita" had scored 9 official goals in less than two weeks time. On 29 October Higuaín scored the only goal of the game in a 1–0 win against Real Sociedad in San Sebastián. On 6 November he scored once in Real Madrid's 7–1 thrashing of Osasuna at the Santiago Bernabéu and he also scored the liberating 3–1 in a 4–1 win against local rivals Atlético Madrid in the Madrid derby on 26 November 2011. On 22 November 2011, Higuain scored Real's third goal in a 6–2 defeat of Dinamo Zagreb in the Champions League. He added another one in the last round, at AFC Ajax (3–0).^[24] On 31 March 2012, he scored his 100th Real Madrid goal against CA Osasuna, and added a second goal to make it Real's 100th goal for the 2011–12 La Liga season.

International career[link]

During the game between Argentina and South Korea at FIFA World Cup 2010, 17 June 2010, Soccer City, Johannesburg. Argentina's Gonzalo Higuaín celebrates his hat-trick with teammates.

Higuaín initially rejected calls from both the Argentine and French national teams,^[25][26] claiming at the time he was undecided for which country he would prefer to play, before choosing Argentina.^[27] Higuaín was called up by the Argentina Olympic squad for a friendly match against Guatemala in February 2008,^[28] and scored two goals in his debut as Argentina won 5–0, though the match was not officially recognized by FIFA as an "A" international match.

Higuaín was selected for Argentina by coach Diego Maradona for the last 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification games against Peru and Uruguay. He scored his first goal on his full debut, a 49th minute strike during a 2–1 win over Peru on 10 October 2009. He netted his second goal for Argentina in the 1–0 win over Germany at the Allianz Arena in Munich on 3 March 2010, right on the stroke of half-time, pouncing on a mistake made by German goalkeeper René Adler, in which Higuaín tapped into an open net from about 25 yards out.^[29] Following Argentina's qualification, Higuaín was included in the squad for the 2010 FIFA World Cup. He scored a hat-trick in Argentina's 4–1 win over South Korea in their second group match,^[30] becoming the third Argentinian to score a hat-trick in the World Cup finals, after Guillermo Stábile in 1930 and Gabriel Batistuta in 1994 and 1998,^[31] and the first player to score a hat-trick in the tournament since 2002. His goal in the 3–1 win over Mexico in the Second round took him to a total of four, and he remained one of the top scorers for Argentina in the competition.

Shortly after a disappointing World Cup campaign, on 7 September 2010, Higuaín scored in a friendly match against newly crowned world champions Spain making it 2–0, in a game that ended 4–1.

Higuaín is one of only three foreign-born players to have played for Argentina in a FIFA World Cup, along with Pedro Arico Suárez^[32] and Constantino Urbieta Sosa.^[33]

Higuaín scored the equalizer against Uruguay in the Copa America quarter-finals, and scored in the penalty shoot-out after his shot had hit both posts. Argentina lost the shoot-out 4–5.

Higuaín scored the first goal on 6 September for Argentina when they beat Nigeria 3–1 in the city of Dhaka, Bangladesh, with the help of Lionel Messi, and had a role in the third goal. On 8 October 2011, Higuaín scored a hat-trick and assisted one goal for Lionel Messi in a 4–1 win against Chile, to take his tally of goals for the Argentine national team shirt to 12 goals from 22 games.

Statistics[link]

Club[link]

As of 13 May 2012^[34]

National team[link]

National team Club Season Apps Goals Assists Argentina Real Madrid 2009 3 1 0 2010 10 6 2 2011 10 5 1 Total 23 12 3 International appearances[link] # Opponent 2009 1.  Peru 2.  Uruguay  Catalonia 3.  Spain 2010 4.  Germany 5.  Canada 6.  Nigeria 7.  South Korea 8.  Mexico 9.  Germany 10.  Republic of Ireland 11.  Spain 12.  Japan 13.  Brazil 2011 14.  Colombia 15.  Costa Rica 16.  Uruguay 17.  Venezuela 18.  Nigeria 19.  Chile 20.  Venezuela 21.  Bolivia 22.  Colombia 23.  Switzerland Olympic goals[link] # Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition 1 7 February 2008 Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles, United States  Guatemala 1–0 5–0 Friendly (Unrecognized by FIFA) 2 7 February 2008 Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles, United States  Guatemala 2–0 5–0 Friendly (Unrecognized by FIFA) International goals[link] # Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition 1. 10 October 2009 Estadio Monumental Antonio V. Liberti, Buenos Aires, Argentina  Peru 1 – 0 2–1 2010 World Cup qualification 2. 3 March 2010 Allianz Arena, Munich, Germany  Germany 1 – 0 1–0 Friendly 3. 17 June 2010 Soccer City, Johannesburg, South Africa  South Korea 2 – 0 4–1 2010 FIFA World Cup 4. 17 June 2010 Soccer City, Johannesburg, South Africa  South Korea 3 – 1 4–1 2010 FIFA World Cup 5. 17 June 2010 Soccer City, Johannesburg, South Africa  South Korea 4 – 1 4–1 2010 FIFA World Cup 6. 27 June 2010 Soccer City, Johannesburg, South Africa  Mexico 2 – 0 3–1 2010 FIFA World Cup 7. 7 September 2010 Estadio Monumental Antonio V. Liberti, Buenos Aires, Argentina  Spain 2 – 0 4–1 Friendly 8. 16 July 2011 Estadio Brigadier General Estanislao López, Santa Fe, Argentina  Uruguay 1 – 1 1 – 1 (4–5 pen) Copa América 2011 9. 6 September 2011 Bangabandhu National Stadium, Dhaka, Bangladesh  Nigeria 1 – 0 3–1 Friendly 10. 7 October 2011 Estadio Monumental Antonio V. Liberti, Buenos Aires, Argentina  Chile 1 – 0 4–1 2014 World Cup qualification 11. 7 October 2011 Estadio Monumental Antonio V. Liberti, Buenos Aires, Argentina  Chile 3 – 0 4–1 2014 World Cup qualification 12. 7 October 2011 Estadio Monumental Antonio V. Liberti, Buenos Aires, Argentina  Chile 4 – 1 4–1 2014 World Cup qualification Honours[link] Club[link] Real Madrid Winner La Liga (3): 2006–07, 2007–08, 2011–12 Copa del Rey (1): 2010–11 Supercopa de España (1): 2008 Runner-up Supercopa de España (2): 2007, 2011 Personal life[link] His ex-girlfriend is Soledad Fandiño. References[link] ^ "Official Real Madrid profile". Real Madrid. http://www.realmadrid.com/cs/Satellite/en/1193041476158/1193041478842/jugador/Jugador/Higuain.htm. Retrieved 31 May 2011.  ^ "Player Profile". Real Madrid CF. http://www.realmadrid.com/cs/Satellite/en/1193041476158/1193041478842/jugador/Jugador/Higuain.htm. Retrieved 28 May 2012.  ^ Federico ganó el duelo de los hermanos Higuaín ^ Higuain los convence a todos (Higuain convinces all) canchallena.com, 2 November 2009, in spanish. ^ "Gonzalo Higuaín All goals 2005–2006 (Boca Juniors)". Guardian Stats. http://guardian.touch-line.com/?Lang=0&CTID=29&CPID=68&pStr=Match_List&PLID=191762&ListType=9&TEID=543&Season=2005%20-%202006&mTEID=3375&t=3. Retrieved 15 September 2010.  ^ a b "Gonzalo Higuaín Facts". Guardian Stats. http://guardian.touch-line.com/?Lang=0&CTID=29&CPID=68&pStr=Player&PLID=191762&TEID=543. Retrieved 15 September 2010.  ^ "Passarella predicts River's 18-year-old Higuain has "enormous future"higuain is becoming one of the most dangerous strikers in the world". International Herald Tribune. 9 October 2006. http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2006/10/09/sports/LA_SPT_SOC_River_Plate_Higuain.php.  ^ "Real sign Argentine striker Higuain from Boca Juniors". ESPN. 14 December 2006. http://soccernet.espn.go.com/news/story?id=396190&cc=3888. Retrieved 31 May 2011.  ^ "Real Madrid rallies against Espanyol and rises to top of Spanish League". The New York Times. 13 May 2007. http://www.nytimes.com/2007/05/13/sports/13iht-CUP.3.5689273.html.  ^ "www.Marca.com". Marca.com. http://www.marca.com/marcador/futbol/2007_08/primera/jornada_35/osa_rma/asilovivimos.html. Retrieved 31 May 2011.  ^ "El Barça saca a hombros al Madrid". El Pais. 24 May 2011. http://www.elpais.com/articulo/deportes/Barca/saca/hombros/Madrid/elpepidep/20080508elpepidep_2/Tes. Retrieved 31 May 2011.  ^ "Higuaín: "Espero que la lesión de Van Nistelrooy no signifique su retirada"". El Pais. http://www.elpais.com/articulo/deportes/Higuain/Espero/lesion/Van/Nistelrooy/signifique/retirada/elpepudep/20081113elpepudep_17/Tes. Retrieved 31 May 2011.  ^ "Higuaín y Casillas, especialistas en milagros – LIGA BBVA , Real Madrid 3 – Getafe 2". AS.com. http://www.as.com/futbol/articulo/higuain-casillas-especialistas-milagros/20090421dasdasftb_60/Tes. Retrieved 31 May 2011.  ^ Supercopa 2008 Marca.com. Retrieved on 25 August 2010 ^ "Higuain, Eto'o both notch four goals". Sportsnet.ca. 8 November 2008. http://www.sportsnet.ca/soccer/2008/11/08/mardid_malaga_recap/. Retrieved 31 May 2011.  ^ Spanish Primera División – Top Scorers – 2008/2009 ESPN Retrieved on 16 December 2010 ^ "Argentina 4–1 South Korea". http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/world_cup_2010/matches/match_18/default.stm. Retrieved 14 October 2011.  ^ "Gonzalo Higuain's contract extended to 2016". Real Madrid. 7 June 2010. http://www.realmadrid.com/cs/Satellite/en/1193040487639/1330006888664/noticia/ComunicadoOficial/Official_announcement:_Gonzalo_Higuain_s_contract_extended_to_2016.htm. Retrieved 31 May 2011.  ^ Champions League (4 November 2010). "Real Madrid Striker Gonzalo Higuain Pleased To Qualify For Knockout Stages After Milan Draw". Goal.com. http://www.goal.com/en/news/1716/champions-league/2010/11/04/2198075/real-madrid-striker-gonzalo-higuain-pleased-to-qualify-for. Retrieved 31 May 2011.  ^ "Real Madrid wait for Gonzalo Higuain injury assessment". The Independent (London). 3 December 2010. http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/european/real-madrid-wait-for-gonzalo-higuain-injury-assessment-2150267.html.  ^ "Higuain will have surgery in Chicago on Tuesday". Real Madrid. 5 January 2011. http://www.realmadrid.com/cs/Satellite/en/1330033821843/noticia/Noticia/Higuain_will_have_surgery_in_Chicago_on_Tuesday.htm. Retrieved 31 May 2011.  ^ "Higuain discharged from hospital". Real Madrid. 12 January 2011. http://www.realmadrid.com/cs/Satellite/en/1330035261223/noticia/Noticia/Higuain_discharged_from_hospital.htm. Retrieved 31 May 2011.  ^ "Real Madrid 4–2 Getafe". realmadrid.com. http://www.realmadrid.com/cs/Satellite/en/1330066049784/noticia/Cronica/Real_Madrid_4-2_Getafe.htm. 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"Argentina 4–1 South Korea , World Cup 2010 match report". The Guardian (UK). http://www.guardian.co.uk/football/2010/jun/17/argentina-south-korea-world-cup-2010. Retrieved 26 June 2010.  ^ Pedro Arico Suárez – FIFA competition record ^ Constantino Urbieta Sosa – FIFA competition record ^ Higuain Statistics. Retrieved 27 October 2008. External links[link] Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Gonzalo Higuaín Real Madrid official profile Higuaín at La Liga BDFutbol profiles Statistics at Guardian Stats Centre ESPN Profile Futbol360 profile Profile at FutbolPunto with maps and graphs (Spanish) Gonzalo Higuaín at National-Football-Teams.com Transfermarkt profile 2010 FIFA World Cup profile Gonzalo Higuaín – FIFA competition record   Argentina squads v t e Argentina squad – 2010 FIFA World Cup 1 Pozo 2 Demichelis 3 C. Rodríguez 4 Burdisso 5 Bolatti 6 Heinze 7 Di María 8 Verón 9 Higuaín 10 Messi 11 Tévez 12 Garcé 13 Samuel 14 Mascherano (c) 15 Otamendi 16 Agüero 17 Gutiérrez 18 Palermo 19 Milito 20 M. Rodríguez 21 Andújar 22 Romero 23 Pastore Coach: Maradona v t e Argentina squad – 2011 Copa América 1 Carrizo 2 Garay 3 Zabaleta 4 Burdisso 5 Cambiasso 6 G. Milito 7 di María 8 Zanetti 9 Higuaín 10 Messi 11 Tévez 12 Andújar 13 Pareja 14 Mascherano (c) 15 Biglia 16 Agüero 17 Rojo 18 Pastore 19 Banega 20 Gago 21 Lavezzi 22 D. Milito 23 Romero Coach: Batista v t e Real Madrid C.F. – current squad 1 Casillas (c) 2 Carvalho 3 Pepе 4 Ramos 5 Şahin 6 Khedira 7 Ronaldo 8 Kaká 9 Benzema 10 Özil 11 Granero 12 Marcelo 13 Adán 14 Alonso 15 Coentrão 16 Altıntop 17 Arbeloa 18 Albiol 19 Varane 20 Higuaín 21 Callejón 22 Di María 24 Diarra Manager: Mourinho Persondata Name Higuain, Gonzalo Gerardo Alternative names Short description Footballer Date of birth 10 December 1987 Place of birth Brest, France Date of death Place of death

Gonzalo Tiesi (born 24 April 1985 in Buenos Aires) is an Argentine rugby union footballer. He plays for Stade Français in the Top 14. Tiesi has also played for the Argentina national team, Los Pumas. His usual position is at centre.

Tiesi formerly played for the San Isidro Club, north of Buenos Aires. Prior to signing with Harlequins he played for London Irish. He has also represented Argentina Sevens at the IRB Sevens event in Los Angeles. He also played for Buenos Aires Rugby Union in 2005 and previously represented Argentina at both under-21 and under-19 level.

External links[link]

• (Spanish) Gonzalo Tiesi at UAR.com.ar
• Gonzalo Tiesi on london-irish.com
• Gonzalo Tiesi signs for London Irish

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