Gustavo Lopez

Date of birth13 April 1973
Place of birthValentin Alsina
NationalityArgentine
Weight73 kg
Height1.74 m
PositionMidfielder

Lopez made his senior debut for Independiente as a 17 year-old and enjoyed four successful seasons before moving to Real Zaragoza in 1996. Once linked with Chelsea, he moved on to Celta Vigo in 1999 to re-join his former Zaragoza boss Victor Fernandez. A left-sided midfielder or defender who is at his best when moving forward, Lopez will be competing with Kily Gonzales for a place in the Argentina team in Japan and South Korea.

Club history

Team Joined Left Loan / Trialist
Independiente 01 Jul 1991
Real Zaragoza 01 Jul 1999
Celta Vigo 01 Jul 1999

Club stats

Season Team Competition Apps Subs Goals Y R
2000-01 Celta Vigo Primera Liga 31
3
5
8
2000-01 Celta Vigo UEFA Cup 8
3
2
2000-01 Celta Vigo UEFA Intertoto Cup 1
1
2001-02 Celta Vigo Primera Liga 17
12
3
3
2001-02 Celta Vigo UEFA Cup 2
1
1
2002-03 Celta Vigo Primera Liga 29
4
1
4
2002-03 Celta Vigo UEFA Cup 2
1
1
2003-04 Celta Vigo Primera Liga 24
6
2
8
2003-04 Celta Vigo UEFA Champions League 3
3
2006-07 Celta Vigo UEFA Cup
1


Please note: Career stats are based on performances in the Premier and Football Leagues and (in most cases all) internationals.

Club matches

Date Match Result Competition Round
02 Aug 2000 Aston Villa v Celta Vigo W 1-2
Agg: 1-3
Intertoto Cup Semi-final 2nd leg
10 Sep 2000 Osasuna v Celta Vigo W 0-2 Primera Liga 1
17 Sep 2000 Celta Vigo v Real Sociedad W 4-1 Primera Liga 2
24 Sep 2000 Celta Vigo v Español W 1-0 Primera Liga 3
01 Oct 2000 Rayo Vallecano v Celta Vigo L 3-0 Primera Liga 4
15 Oct 2000 Celta Vigo v Alavés D 1-1 Primera Liga 5
22 Oct 2000 Oviedo v Celta Vigo L 3-1 Primera Liga 6
26 Oct 2000 Crvena Zvezda v Celta Vigo L 1-0 UEFA Cup 2nd round 1st leg
29 Oct 2000 Celta Vigo v Valladolid W 2-1 Primera Liga 7
04 Nov 2000 Celta Vigo v Malaga W 1-0 Primera Liga 9
09 Nov 2000 Celta Vigo v Crvena Zvezda W 5-3
Agg: 5-4
UEFA Cup 2nd round 2nd leg
19 Nov 2000 Celta Vigo v Racing Santander D 1-1 Primera Liga 11
23 Nov 2000 Shakhtar Donetsk v Celta Vigo D 0-0 UEFA Cup 3rd round 1st leg
26 Nov 2000 Deportivo La Coruña v Celta Vigo L 1-0 Primera Liga 12
02 Dec 2000 Celta Vigo v Barcelona D 3-3 Primera Liga 13
07 Dec 2000 Celta Vigo v Shakhtar Donetsk W 1-0
Agg: 1-0
UEFA Cup 3rd round 2nd leg
10 Dec 2000 Real Madrid v Celta Vigo L 3-0 Primera Liga 14
17 Dec 2000 Celta Vigo v Real Mallorca D 2-2 Primera Liga 15
20 Dec 2000 Numancia v Celta Vigo L 4-2 Primera Liga 16
07 Jan 2001 Celta Vigo v Las Palmas L 0-1 Primera Liga 17
14 Jan 2001 Villarreal v Celta Vigo L 2-0 Primera Liga 18
21 Jan 2001 Celta Vigo v Real Zaragoza D 1-1 Primera Liga 19
28 Jan 2001 Celta Vigo v Osasuna W 1-0 Primera Liga 20
10 Feb 2001 Español v Celta Vigo W 0-1 Primera Liga 22
15 Feb 2001 VfB Stuttgart v Celta Vigo D 0-0 UEFA Cup 4th round 1st leg
18 Feb 2001 Celta Vigo v Rayo Vallecano D 1-1 Primera Liga 23
22 Feb 2001 Celta Vigo v VfB Stuttgart D 0-0
Agg: 0-0
UEFA Cup 4th round 2nd leg
25 Feb 2001 Alavés v Celta Vigo D 2-2 Primera Liga 24
04 Mar 2001 Celta Vigo v Oviedo W 1-0 Primera Liga 25
08 Mar 2001 Barcelona v Celta Vigo L 2-1 UEFA Cup Quarter-final 1st leg
11 Mar 2001 Valladolid v Celta Vigo W 1-2 Primera Liga 26
15 Mar 2001 Celta Vigo v Barcelona D 0-0
Agg: 1-2
UEFA Cup Quarter-final 2nd leg
18 Mar 2001 Celta Vigo v Valencia W 3-2 Primera Liga 25
31 Mar 2001 Malaga v Celta Vigo W 1-4 Primera Liga 28
08 Apr 2001 Celta Vigo v Athletic Bilbao W 2-1 Primera Liga 29
15 Apr 2001 Racing Santander v Celta Vigo L 3-0 Primera Liga 30
21 Apr 2001 Celta Vigo v Deportivo La Coruña W 2-1 Primera Liga 31
28 Apr 2001 Barcelona v Celta Vigo D 1-1 Primera Liga 32
05 May 2001 Celta Vigo v Real Madrid W 3-0 Primera Liga 33
13 May 2001 Real Mallorca v Celta Vigo L 2-0 Primera Liga 34
20 May 2001 Celta Vigo v Numancia D 1-1 Primera Liga 35
26 May 2001 Las Palmas v Celta Vigo W 0-1 Primera Liga 36
10 Jun 2001 Celta Vigo v Villarreal W 1-0 Primera Liga 37
26 Aug 2001 Osasuna v Celta Vigo D 0-0 Primera Liga 1
09 Sep 2001 Celta Vigo v Tenerife D 0-0 Primera Liga 2
16 Sep 2001 Real Sociedad v Celta Vigo D 0-0 Primera Liga 3
20 Sep 2001 Celta Vigo v Sigma Olomouc D 0-0 UEFA Cup 1st round 1st leg
23 Sep 2001 Celta Vigo v Real Mallorca D 0-0 Primera Liga 4
14 Oct 2001 Celta Vigo v Real Betis D 0-0 Primera Liga 8
18 Oct 2001 Celta Vigo v Slovan Liberec D 0-0 UEFA Cup 2nd round 1st leg
21 Oct 2001 Real Madrid v Celta Vigo D 0-0 Primera Liga 9
28 Oct 2001 Celta Vigo v Valladolid D 0-0 Primera Liga 10
01 Nov 2001 Slovan Liberec v Celta Vigo D 0-0
Agg: 0-0
UEFA Cup 2nd round 2nd leg
04 Nov 2001 Las Palmas v Celta Vigo D 0-0 Primera Liga 11
11 Nov 2001 Celta Vigo v Athletic Bilbao D 0-0 Primera Liga 12
18 Nov 2001 Alavés v Celta Vigo D 0-0 Primera Liga 13
25 Nov 2001 Celta Vigo v Español D 0-0 Primera Liga 14
16 Dec 2001 Celta Vigo v Real Zaragoza D 0-0 Primera Liga 17
22 Dec 2001 Sevilla v Celta Vigo D 0-0 Primera Liga 18
05 Jan 2002 Celta Vigo v Rayo Vallecano D 0-0 Primera Liga 19
13 Jan 2002 Celta Vigo v Osasuna D 0-0 Primera Liga 20
20 Jan 2002 Tenerife v Celta Vigo D 0-0 Primera Liga 21
26 Jan 2002 Celta Vigo v Real Sociedad D 0-0 Primera Liga 22
02 Feb 2002 Real Mallorca v Celta Vigo D 0-0 Primera Liga 23
05 Feb 2002 Celta Vigo v Deportivo La Coruña D 0-0 Primera Liga 24
24 Feb 2002 Real Betis v Celta Vigo D 0-0 Primera Liga 27
02 Mar 2002 Celta Vigo v Real Madrid D 0-0 Primera Liga 28
10 Mar 2002 Valladolid v Celta Vigo D 0-0 Primera Liga 29
17 Mar 2002 Celta Vigo v Las Palmas D 0-0 Primera Liga 30
24 Mar 2002 Athletic Bilbao v Celta Vigo D 0-0 Primera Liga 31
14 Apr 2002 Villarreal v Celta Vigo D 0-0 Primera Liga 34
20 Apr 2002 Celta Vigo v Barcelona D 0-0 Primera Liga 35
28 Apr 2002 Real Zaragoza v Celta Vigo D 0-0 Primera Liga 36
05 May 2002 Celta Vigo v Sevilla D 0-0 Primera Liga 37
11 May 2002 Rayo Vallecano v Celta Vigo D 0-0 Primera Liga 37
01 Sep 2002 Sevilla v Celta Vigo D 0-0 Primera Liga 1
15 Sep 2002 Celta Vigo v Real Mallorca D 0-0 Primera Liga 2
19 Sep 2002 Celta Vigo v OB Odense D 0-0 UEFA Cup 1st round 1st leg
22 Sep 2002 Recreativo de Huelva v Celta Vigo D 0-0 Primera Liga 3
29 Sep 2002 Celta Vigo v Malaga D 0-0 Primera Liga 4
10 Nov 2002 Celta Vigo v Español D 0-0 Primera Liga 9
14 Nov 2002 Viking Stavanger v Celta Vigo D 0-0
Agg: 0-0
UEFA Cup 2nd round 2nd leg
17 Nov 2002 Real Betis v Celta Vigo D 0-0 Primera Liga 10
24 Nov 2002 Celta Vigo v Osasuna D 0-0 Primera Liga 11
28 Nov 2002 Celtic v Celta Vigo L 1-0 UEFA Cup 3rd round 1st leg
01 Dec 2002 Valladolid v Celta Vigo D 0-0 Primera Liga 12
08 Dec 2002 Celta Vigo v Alavés D 0-0 Primera Liga 13
15 Dec 2002 Racing Santander v Celta Vigo D 0-0 Primera Liga 14
21 Dec 2002 Celta Vigo v Villarreal D 0-0 Primera Liga 15
04 Jan 2003 Deportivo La Coruña v Celta Vigo D 0-0 Primera Liga 16
11 Jan 2003 Celta Vigo v Real Madrid D 0-0 Primera Liga 17
18 Jan 2003 Real Sociedad v Celta Vigo D 0-0 Primera Liga 18
26 Jan 2003 Celta Vigo v Barcelona D 0-0 Primera Liga 19
02 Feb 2003 Celta Vigo v Sevilla D 0-0 Primera Liga 20
09 Feb 2003 Real Mallorca v Celta Vigo D 0-0 Primera Liga 21
16 Feb 2003 Celta Vigo v Recreativo de Huelva D 0-0 Primera Liga 22
23 Feb 2003 Malaga v Celta Vigo D 0-0 Primera Liga 23
09 Mar 2003 Rayo Vallecano v Celta Vigo D 0-0 Primera Liga 25
16 Mar 2003 Atlético Madrid v Celta Vigo D 0-0 Primera Liga 26
23 Mar 2003 Celta Vigo v Athletic Bilbao D 0-0 Primera Liga 27
05 Apr 2003 Español v Celta Vigo D 0-0 Primera Liga 28
13 Apr 2003 Celta Vigo v Real Betis D 0-0 Primera Liga 29
20 Apr 2003 Osasuna v Celta Vigo D 0-0 Primera Liga 30
27 Apr 2003 Celta Vigo v Valladolid D 0-0 Primera Liga 31
04 May 2003 Alavés v Celta Vigo D 0-0 Primera Liga 32
11 May 2003 Celta Vigo v Racing Santander D 0-0 Primera Liga 33
18 May 2003 Villarreal v Celta Vigo D 0-0 Primera Liga 34
24 May 2003 Celta Vigo v Deportivo La Coruña D 0-0 Primera Liga 35
31 May 2003 Real Madrid v Celta Vigo D 0-0 Primera Liga 36
15 Jun 2003 Celta Vigo v Real Sociedad D 0-0 Primera Liga 37
22 Jun 2003 Barcelona v Celta Vigo D 0-0 Primera Liga 38
27 Aug 2003 Slavia Praha v Celta Vigo D 0-0
Agg: 0-3
UEFA Champions League 3rd qualifying round 2nd leg
13 Sep 2003 Celta Vigo v Real Betis D 0-0 Primera Liga 3
16 Sep 2003 Club Brugge v Celta Vigo D 0-0 UEFA Champions League Group H
21 Sep 2003 Villarreal v Celta Vigo D 0-0 Primera Liga 4
27 Sep 2003 Celta Vigo v Valladolid D 0-0 Primera Liga 5
01 Oct 2003 Celta Vigo v AC Milan D 0-0 UEFA Champions League Group H
05 Oct 2003 Malaga v Celta Vigo D 0-0 Primera Liga 6
18 Oct 2003 Celta Vigo v Real Madrid D 0-0 Primera Liga 7
01 Nov 2003 Celta Vigo v Racing Santander D 0-0 Primera Liga 10
04 Nov 2003 Celta Vigo v Ajax D 0-0 UEFA Champions League Group H
08 Nov 2003 Real Zaragoza v Celta Vigo D 0-0 Primera Liga 11
23 Nov 2003 Celta Vigo v Athletic Bilbao D 0-0 Primera Liga 12
26 Nov 2003 Celta Vigo v Club Brugge D 0-0 UEFA Champions League Group H
30 Nov 2003 Sevilla v Celta Vigo D 0-0 Primera Liga 13
03 Dec 2003 Celta Vigo v Albacete Balompié D 0-0 Primera Liga 14
06 Dec 2003 Osasuna v Celta Vigo D 0-0 Primera Liga 15
09 Dec 2003 AC Milan v Celta Vigo D 0-0 UEFA Champions League Group H
13 Dec 2003 Celta Vigo v Atlético Madrid D 0-0 Primera Liga 16
21 Dec 2003 Barcelona v Celta Vigo D 0-0 Primera Liga 17
03 Jan 2004 Celta Vigo v Deportivo La Coruña D 0-0 Primera Liga 18
10 Jan 2004 Real Mallorca v Celta Vigo D 0-0 Primera Liga 19
25 Jan 2004 Celta Vigo v Real Sociedad D 0-0 Primera Liga 21
31 Jan 2004 Real Betis v Celta Vigo D 0-0 Primera Liga 22
29 Feb 2004 Real Madrid v Celta Vigo D 0-0 Primera Liga 26
06 Mar 2004 Celta Vigo v Español D 0-0 Primera Liga 27
14 Mar 2004 Celta Vigo v Valencia D 0-0 Primera Liga 28
21 Mar 2004 Racing Santander v Celta Vigo D 0-0 Primera Liga 29
28 Mar 2004 Celta Vigo v Real Zaragoza D 0-0 Primera Liga 30
04 Apr 2004 Athletic Bilbao v Celta Vigo D 0-0 Primera Liga 31
10 Apr 2004 Celta Vigo v Sevilla D 0-0 Primera Liga 32
18 Apr 2004 Albacete Balompié v Celta Vigo D 0-0 Primera Liga 33
25 Apr 2004 Celta Vigo v Osasuna D 0-0 Primera Liga 34
01 May 2004 Atlético Madrid v Celta Vigo D 0-0 Primera Liga 35
08 May 2004 Celta Vigo v Barcelona D 0-0 Primera Liga 36
15 May 2004 Deportivo La Coruña v Celta Vigo D 0-0 Primera Liga 37
23 May 2004 Celta Vigo v Real Mallorca D 0-0 Primera Liga 38
23 Nov 2006 Newcastle United v Celta Vigo L 2-1 UEFA Cup Group H


Please note: Match history is complete for the Premier and Football Leagues and (in most cases all) internationals.

International stats

Season Team Competition Apps Subs Goals Y R
1994-95 Argentina FIFA Confederations Cup
2
1994-95 Argentina International Friendly 1
3
1995-96 Argentina International Friendly 2
1
2
1996-97 Argentina Copa America 1
1996-97 Argentina FIFA World Cup
2
1996-97 Argentina Olympics 3
2
1998-99 Argentina Copa America 1
2
1998-99 Argentina International Friendly 3
1
1
1999-00 Argentina FIFA World Cup
4
1
1999-00 Argentina International Friendly
2
2000-01 Argentina FIFA World Cup 2
4
2000-01 Argentina International Friendly
1
2001-02 Argentina International Friendly 1
2002-03 Argentina International Friendly 1


Please note: Career stats are based on performances in the Premier and Football Leagues and (in most cases all) internationals.

International matches

Date Match Result Competition Round
23 Dec 1994 Argentina v Romania W 1-0 International Friendly
27 Dec 1994 Argentina v Yugoslavia W 1-0 International Friendly
08 Jan 1995 Argentina v Japan W 5-1 FIFA Confederations Cup Group B
13 Jan 1995 Argentina v Denmark L 0-2 FIFA Confederations Cup Final
13 May 1995 South Africa v Argentina D 1-1 International Friendly
31 May 1995 Argentina v Peru W 1-0 International Friendly
08 Nov 1995 Argentina v Brazil L 0-1 International Friendly
21 Dec 1995 Argentina v Venezuela W 6-0 International Friendly
20 Jun 1996 Argentina v Poland W 2-0 International Friendly
07 Jul 1996 Peru v Argentina D 0-0 FIFA World Cup CONMEBOL South American qualifier
20 Jul 1996 USA v Argentina W 1-3 Olympics Finals Group A
22 Jul 1996 Argentina v Portugal D 1-1 Olympics Finals Group A
24 Jul 1996 Argentina v Tunisia D 1-1 Olympics Finals Group A
27 Jul 1996 Argentina v Spain W 4-0 Olympics Quarter-final
30 Jul 1996 Argentina v Portugal W 2-0 Olympics Semi-final
15 Dec 1996 Argentina v Chile D 1-1 FIFA World Cup CONMEBOL South American qualifier
11 Jun 1997 Ecuador v Argentina D 0-0 Copa America Group A
31 Mar 1999 Netherlands v Argentina D 1-1 International Friendly
09 Jun 1999 Mexico v Argentina D 2-2 International Friendly
13 Jun 1999 USA v Argentina L 1-0 International Friendly
20 Jun 1999 Argentina v Lithuania D 0-0 International Friendly
01 Jul 1999 Argentina v Ecuador W 3-1 Copa America Group C
07 Jul 1999 Argentina v Uruguay W 2-0 Copa America Group C
11 Jul 1999 Brazil v Argentina L 2-1 Copa America Quarter-final
17 Nov 1999 Spain v Argentina W 0-2 International Friendly
23 Feb 2000 England v Argentina D 0-0 International Friendly
29 Mar 2000 Argentina v Chile W 4-1 FIFA World Cup CONMEBOL South American qualifier
26 Apr 2000 Venezuela v Argentina W 0-4 FIFA World Cup CONMEBOL South American qualifier
04 Jun 2000 Argentina v Bolivia W 1-0 FIFA World Cup CONMEBOL South American qualifier
29 Jun 2000 Colombia v Argentina W 1-3 FIFA World Cup CONMEBOL South American qualifier
26 Jul 2000 Brazil v Argentina L 3-1 FIFA World Cup CONMEBOL South American qualifier
16 Aug 2000 Argentina v Paraguay D 1-1 FIFA World Cup CONMEBOL South American qualifier
03 Sep 2000 Peru v Argentina W 1-2 FIFA World Cup CONMEBOL South American qualifier
08 Oct 2000 Argentina v Uruguay W 2-1 FIFA World Cup CONMEBOL South American qualifier
28 Feb 2001 Italy v Argentina W 1-2 International Friendly
28 Mar 2001 Argentina v Venezuela W 5-0 FIFA World Cup CONMEBOL South American qualifier
25 Apr 2001 Bolivia v Argentina D 3-3 FIFA World Cup CONMEBOL South American qualifier
17 Apr 2002 Germany v Argentina W 0-1 International Friendly
12 Feb 2003 Netherlands v Argentina L 1-0 International Friendly


Please note: Match history is complete for the Premier and Football Leagues and (in most cases all) internationals.