Paolo Guerrero

This name uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Guerrero and the second or maternal family name is Gonzales.
Paolo Guerrero

Guerrero with Hamburger SV in 2008
Personal information
Full name José Paolo Guerrero Gonzales
Date of birth (1984-01-01) 1 January 1984
Place of birth Lima, Peru
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)[1]
Playing position Striker
Club information
Current team
 Flamengo
Number 9
Youth career
1992–2002[2] Alianza Lima
2002–2003 Bayern Munich
Senior career*
Years Team Apps† (Gls)†
2002–2006 Bayern Munich II 66 (45)
2004–2006 Bayern Munich 27 (10)
2006–2012 Hamburger SV 134 (37)
2012–2015 Corinthians 60 (23)
2015– Flamengo 15 (3)
National team‡
2004– Peru 66 (27)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 19:51, 21 December 2015 (UTC).
† Appearances (goals)

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 22:16, 7 April 2016 (UTC)

José Paolo Guerrero Gonzales (Spanish pronunciation: [xoˈse paˈolo ɣeˈreɾo ɣonˈsales]; born 1 January 1984) is a Peruvian footballer who plays as a striker for Brazilian club Flamengo and the Peru national team.

He spent his early career in Germany, formed at Bayern Munich and later playing at Hamburger SV, amassing Bundesliga totals of 161 games and 47 goals across eight seasons. He later played in Brazil, scoring the goal which won the 2012 FIFA Club World Cup Final for Corinthians. He is widely regarded as one of the best strikers in the world.[3]

Since his debut in 2004, Guerrero has earned over 60 caps for Peru, representing them at three Copa América tournaments. He helped them to third place in the 2011 and 2015 editions, also finishing as top scorer in both tournaments. Recently, Guerrero appeared in the 2015 FIFA Ballon d'Or 59 nominees list, making him the first Peruvian football player to achieve such international recognition.[4]

Club career

Early career

Guerrero was born in Lima. He started playing football in the lower categories of Peruvian club Alianza Lima. In 2003, Guerrero signed a contract with Bavarian giants Bayern Munich. During 2003–04, Guerrero played in the Regionalliga Süd. He played 23 games and scored 21 goals. During the 2004–05 season, he joined fellow countryman, Claudio Pizarro, on the Bayern first team.

Hamburger SV

Guerrero with Hamburger SV.

In June 2006, it was announced that Guerrero had transferred to Hamburger SV, and signed a contract with the club through 2010.[5] His first season was marred by an injury, which took away half his season, and his low productivity, being a sub most of the season. Near the end he did score three goals, making his season total five goals in 20 games. One of these goals was against former club Bayern Munich in a 1–2 victory which left Bayern with no possibilities of making it to the Champions League. In the 2007–08 season, his second at Hamburg, Guerrero played 29 of 34 games in the Bundesliga, scoring nine goals and getting four assists, as well as becoming an undisputed starter and a vital part of Hamburg. He was the third top scorer, behind Rafael van der Vaart (12 goals) and Ivica Olić (14 goals). In the UEFA Cup and Qualification he played nine games, scoring five goals and getting three assists. His first hat-trick in his professional career was against Karlsruher SC, in the last game of the Bundesliga, scoring the second, third, and fourth goals in a 7–0 victory. This victory secured them fourth place and a UEFA Cup spot for next season. By the beginning of the 2008–09 season, Guerrero had become first choice striker for Hamburger SV. Coach Martin Jol even went as far as saying that Guerrero better not catch even a cold during the season. Guerrero was fined a club record (somewhere in the region of €50,000–100,000) in April 2010 for an incident at the end of a league game with Hannover 96, where after apparently having been abused by a Hamburg fan, Guerrero threw his drinks bottle into the crowd, striking said fan in the face.[6] The German Football Association suspended Guerrero for five league games and fined him a further €20,000.[7]

Corinthians

Guerrero at the 2012 FIFA Club World Cup.

Guerrero joined Corinthians in 2012.[8] He scored both of their goals in the 2012 FIFA Club World Cup, once in the semi-finals against Al Ahly SC and the winning goal in the final against Chelsea.[9] In May 2013, Guerrero became the first Peruvian footballer to ever be on the cover of Placar magazine,[10] Brazil's biggest football magazine. The cover featured Guerrero as a warrior ("guerrero" is similar to the Portuguese word "guerreiro", both meaning "warrior") fresh out of battle, with blood on his legs, and carrying a Corinthians flag.

In 2015, Guerrero and Corinthians were not able to reach a deal on the renegotiation of his contract, due to end on 15 July. His last game for Corinthians was against Fluminense on 24 May. Corinthians confirmed his release three days later.[11]

Flamengo

It was announced on 29 May 2015, that Guerrero would join Flamengo after playing for Peru in the Copa América in Chile.[12]

He debuted for Flamengo on 8 July 2015 against Internacional with a goal and an assist.

International career

Guerrero's career with the Peruvian national team began in the unsuccessful 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification campaign, but he managed to score twice for the national side. His first goal was the winner against Chile in Lima's Estadio Nacional. It was followed by a first-minute goal in the next match against Ecuador at the same venue, though the Ecuadorians fought back to secure a 2–2 away draw. In the opening game of the 2007 Copa América in Mérida, Venezuela, Guerrero concluded a 3–0 win over Uruguay as Peru went on to reach the quarter-finals.[13]

Guerrero was ruled out of Peru's first two 2010 FIFA World Cup qualifying games because of injury. A further blow to Peru was laid down by FIFA when Guerrero was suspended six games for insulting the referee during the match against Uruguay in June 2008.[14] Following Peru's disastrous qualifying campaign for the 2010 World Cup, José del Solar was replaced with Uruguayan manager Sergio Markarian and Guerrero was called up for the 2011 Copa América. In place of an injured Pizarro, Guerrero played as the team's starting striker in the competition and scored five times, making him the tournament's top scorer, one each against Uruguay and Mexico followed by a hat-trick against Venezuela in the third place play-off match which Peru won 4–1.[15]

At the 2015 Copa América held in Chile, Guerrero scored a hat-trick in a 3–1 win against Bolivia in the quarter-final in Temuco.[16] He scored the second goal in Peru's 2–0 win over Paraguay in the third place play-off, thus helping Peru to third place at the Copa América for a second consecutive time and finishing as joint top-goalscorer with Chile's Eduardo Vargas.

Personal life

Guerrero in 2010.

Guerrero suffers from aviatophobia.[17] Media reports claim his fear of flying is due to the tragic death of his uncle José González Ganoza who died in the 1987 Alianza Lima air disaster. His uncle was also a footballer and had represented Alianza Lima and the Peru national team.[18]

Guerrero also has an older brother, Julio Rivera Gonzalez, who was also a footballer for the Peru national team. Rivera was also formed in the Alianza Lima youth system.[19]

Guerrero is Roman Catholic.[20][21][22]

Honours

Club

FC Bayern Munich[23]
Hamburger SV
Corinthians[23]

International

Peru U17
Peru

Individual

Guerrero with David Luiz, Cássio Ramos at the 2012 FIFA Club World Cup.

Career statistics

Club

As of 7 January 2016
All-Time Club Performance
Club Season Domestic League Domestic Cup European Competition Other All Competitions
App Goals App Goals App Goals App Goals App Goals
Bayern Munich II 2002–03 18 8 - - - - - - 18 8
2003–04 24 21 1 - - - - - 25 21
2004–05 11 7 3 4 - - - - 14 11
2005–06 13 9 1 0 - - - - 13 9
Total 664544----7049
Bayern Munich 2004–05 13 6 1 - 6 1 - - 20 7
2005–06 14 4 3 1 7 1 - - 24 6
Total 271041132--4413
Hamburg 2006–07 20 5 - - 5 0 - - 25 5
2007–08 29 9 3 0 9 5 - - 41 14
2008–09 31 9 5 1 12 4 - - 48 14
2009–10 6 4 1 0 6 3 - - 13 7
2010–11 25 4 2 1 - - - - 27 5
2011–12 25 6 0 0 - - - - 23 6
Total 134371123212--17751
Club Season League Cup Continental Other All Competitions
App Goals App Goals App Goals App Goals App Goals
Corinthians 2012 15 6 0 0 0 0 2 2 17 8
2013 17 5 3 0 9 5 17 8 46 18
2014 26 12 5 3 0 0 12 1 43 16
2015 2 0 0 0 5 4 13 8 20 12
Total 602383149391512754
Flamengo 2015 15 3 3 1 0 0 0 0 18 4
Total 153310000184
Career total 302 118 30 11 59 23 39 15 416 171
Season Club League Apps Goals
2012 Corinthians FIFA Club World Cup 2 2
Total – – 2 2

International goals

# Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 17 November 2004 Lima, Peru  Chile 2–1 Win 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification
2. 30 March 2005 Lima, Peru  Ecuador 2–2 Draw 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification
3. 17 August 2005 Tacna, Peru  Chile 3–1 Win Friendly
4. 6 September 2006 New Jersey, USA  Ecuador 1–1 Draw Friendly
5. 7 October 2006 Viña del Mar, Chile  Chile 2–3 Loss Friendly
6. 26 June 2007 Mérida, Venezuela  Uruguay 3–0 Win 2007 Copa América
7. 8 September 2007 Lima, Peru  Colombia 2–2 Draw Friendly
8. 8 September 2007 Lima, Peru  Colombia 2–2 Draw Friendly
9. 12 September 2007 Lima, Peru  Bolivia 2–0 Win Friendly
10. 28 June 2011 Lima, Peru  Senegal 1–01 Win Friendly
11. 4 July 2011 San Juan, Argentina  Uruguay 1–1 Draw 2011 Copa América
12. 8 July 2011 Mendoza, Argentina  Mexico 1–0 Win 2011 Copa América
13. 23 July 2011 La Plata, Argentina  Venezuela 2–1 Win 2011 Copa América
14. 23 July 2011 La Plata, Argentina  Venezuela 3–1 Win 2011 Copa América
15. 23 July 2011 La Plata, Argentina  Venezuela 4–1 Win 2011 Copa América
16. 7 October 2011 Lima, Peru  Paraguay 2–0 Win 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification
17. 7 October 2011 Lima, Peru  Paraguay 2–0 Win 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification
18. 23 May 2012 Lima, Peru  Nigeria 1–0 Win Friendly
19. 10 June 2012 Montevideo, Uruguay  Uruguay 4–2 Loss 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification
20. 9 September 2014 Doha, Qatar  Qatar 2–0 Win Friendly
21. 14 November 2014 Luque, Paraguay  Paraguay 1–2 Loss Friendly
22. 25 June 2015 Temuco, Chile  Bolivia 3–1 Win 2015 Copa América
23. 25 June 2015 Temuco, Chile  Bolivia 3–1 Win 2015 Copa América
24. 25 June 2015 Temuco, Chile  Bolivia 3–1 Win 2015 Copa América
25. 3 July 2015 Concepción, Chile  Paraguay 2–0 Win 2015 Copa América
26. 13 October 2015 Lima, Peru  Chile 3–4 Loss 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification
27. 25 March 2016 Lima, Peru  Venezuela 2–2 Draw 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification

*1 Non FIFA 'A' international match

References

  1. ↑ "Paolo Guerrero" (in Portuguese). corinthians.com.br. Retrieved 16 November 2012.
  2. ↑ "Guerrero, José Paolo" (in German). kicker.de. Retrieved 16 May 2012.
  3. ↑ "Guerrero es uno de los mejores delanteros del mundo". Radio Programas del Perú (in Spanish). 7 July 2015. Retrieved 28 July 2015.
  4. ↑ "Paolo Guerrero nominado al Balón de Oro 2015 de la FIFA". Depor.pe (in Spanish). 3 October 2015. Retrieved 6 November 2015.
  5. ↑ "Guerrero wechselt zum HSV" (in German). kicker.de. 14 June 2006. Retrieved 11 May 2008.
  6. ↑ "Rekordgeldstrafe für Guerrero" (in German). ZDF. 5 April 2010. Retrieved 5 April 2010.
  7. ↑ "Fünf Spiele Sperre für den Flaschenwerfer" (in German). ZDF. 8 April 2010. Retrieved 8 April 2010.
  8. ↑ "Timão anuncia acordo com Guerrero. Apresentação será segunda-feira" (in Portuguese). Globoesporte. 13 July 2012. Retrieved 1 January 2013.
  9. ↑ "Corinthians 1 Chelsea 0". BBC Sport. 16 December 2012. Retrieved 17 December 2012.
  10. ↑ "Placar de maio tem Guerrero, Seedorf, Barcos e o novo Cruzeiro na capa" (in Portuguese). Placar. 23 May 2013. Retrieved 24 April 2013.
  11. ↑ "Corinthians libera Guerrero" (in Portuguese). corinthians.com.br. 27 May 2015. Retrieved 27 April 2015.
  12. ↑ "Paolo Guerrero é o novo atacante do Flamengo". CR Flamengo (in Portuguese). 29 May 2015. Retrieved 26 June 2015.
  13. ↑ "Perú goleó 3-0 a Uruguay en Copa América" [Peru thrash Uruguay 3–0 at the Copa América]. El Universo (in Spanish). 26 June 2007. Retrieved 26 June 2015.
  14. ↑ "Peru striker Guerrero suspended for six games". Soccerway. 12 August 2008. Retrieved 26 June 2015.
  15. ↑ "Peru 4–1 Venezuela: Paolo Guerrero nets second half hat trick as Peruvians finish third in 2011 Copa America". Goal.com. 23 July 2011. Retrieved 26 June 2015.
  16. ↑ "Bolivia 1–3 Peru: Guerrero’s hat trick books Copa America semifinal date with Chile". NBC Sports. 25 June 2015. Retrieved 26 June 2015.
  17. ↑ "Fear of flying grounds Hamburg striker's soccer career". Deutsche Weller. 5 February 2010. Retrieved 7 September 2011.
  18. ↑ "Paolo Guerrero afirma que superará su miedo a volar" (in Spanish). as.com. 3 February 2010. Retrieved 13 October 2011.
  19. ↑ "Entrevista al "coyote" Rivera" (in Spanish). tribunaroja.blogspot.com. 15 August 2008. Retrieved 8 October 2011.
  20. ↑ "Guerrero gasta bicho do Mundial em carro de quase US$ 100 mil". terra (in Portuguese). 30 December 2012. Retrieved 20 November 2015.
  21. ↑ Martins, Dan (17 December 2012). "Corinthians Bicampeão Mundial: Jogadores do timão dedicam a Deus o título e a vitória sobre o Chelsea". Gnotícias (in Portuguese). Retrieved 20 November 2015.
  22. ↑ Fogli, Felippe (20 November 2015). "Baita clima de fim de festa". falandodeflamengo.com.br (in Portuguese). Retrieved 20 November 2015.
  23. 1 2 "P. Guerrero". Soccerway. Retrieved 4 July 2015.
  24. ↑ "2015 Copa América Stats Centre". Retrieved 1 January 2016.
  25. ↑ "Copa América 2015 - Team of the tournament". Retrieved 1 January 2016.

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