Marcelo Goux
Marcelo Jesús Goux (born 21 September 1975 in Lanús) is a former Argentine football defender who plays for Gimnasia La Plata.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Marcelo Jesús Goux | ||
| Date of birth | September 21, 1975 | ||
| Place of birth | Lanús, Argentina | ||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Playing position(s) | Centre back | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1996 | Huracán | 2 | (0) |
| 1996–1997 | Nacional | ||
| 1997–1999 | Colón | 24 | (1) |
| 2000–2001 | Belgrano | 29 | (3) |
| 2002–2006 | Gimnasia La Plata | 162 | (7) |
| 2007–2011 | Colón | 102 | (6) |
| 2011–2012 | Gimnasia La Plata | 30 | (2) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 22:08, 6 August 2011 (UTC) | |||
Career
Goux started his professional playing career with Huracán on 11 August 1996 in a 2-1 defeat to Ferro Carril Oeste. After a brief stint with Club Nacional de Football of Uruguay he returned to Argentina to play for Colón de Santa Fe.
In 2000, he joined Belgrano de Córdoba and in 2002 he joined Gimnasia La Plata where he played 167 league games, he left the club after claims that some Gimnasia fans had made death threats against their own players in order to make them lose a game in order to damage the title chances of local rival Estudiantes de La Plata. He rejoined Colón de Santa Fe in 2007. He retired from active football soccer in June 30, 2012.
Personal
His younger brother, Luciano Goux is also a football player.[1]
External links
- Guardian statistics
- (in Spanish) BDFA profile
- (in Spanish) Argentine Primera statistics