Guillermo Burdisso

Guillermo Burdisso

Personal information
Full name	Guillermo Enio Burdisso
Date of birth	(1988-09-26) September 26, 1988
Place of birth	Altos de Chipión, Córdoba, Argentina
Height	1.87 m (6 ft 1+1⁄2 in)
Position(s)	Centre back
Team information
Current team	Boca Juniors
Number	6
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2006	El Porvenir	3	(2)
2009–2012	Rosario Central	46	(4)
2010–2011	→ Roma (loan)	4	(0)
2011–2012	→ Arsenal de Sarandí (loan)	33	(6)
2012–	Boca Juniors	11	(3)
International career
2010–	Argentina	1	(1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22 July 2012

Guillermo Enio Burdisso (born 26 September 1988 in Altos de Chipion, Argentina) is an Argentine football defender who plays for Boca Juniors. Guillermo is the younger brother of A.S. Roma defender Nicolás Burdisso.

Career

Club career

In 2006, he played for Club El Porvenir, then of the Argentine Primera B Nacional. In the summer of 2008, he joined Rosario Central. He made his professional debut on 27 February 2009, in a 3-1 defeat to Banfield. He scored his first goal in this appearance.

Burdisso impressed after breaking into the Rosario Central first team in 2009, but he could not avoid the Canallas dropping into the Primera B at the end of the 2010 Clausura. He then joined his brother, Nicolas, at Roma for €500,000 (net of VAT) with option to buy for €4.7 million (net of VAT).

Burdisso joined Arsenal de Sarandí in 2011. In 2012 Boca Juniors bought 25% economic rights each from Rosario Central and third parties HAZ Sports Agency respectively, for Argentine peso 3,975,000 and 3,781,875 respectively.

International career

Burdisso made his debut for the Argentina national team on 26 January 2010 in a 3-2 win over Costa Rica. He scored Argentina's second goal in the match.

International goals

No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition	Ref.
1.	26 January 2010	San Juan, Argentina	Costa Rica	2 – 1	3 – 2	Friendly

Honours

Arsenal

• Argentine Primera División (1): 2012 Clausura