Guti

Guti is a former professional football player from Spain. He played for Real Madrid and Besiktas.

Player Profile, Personal Life, and Youth Career

José María Gutiérrez Hernández, simply known as Guti, was born on October 31, 1976, in Torrejón de Ardoz, Spain. In 1999, he married Arancha de Benito. They have two kids together but divorced after nearly 10 years of marriage. Guti remarried in 2016 to Romina Belluscio.

He started his youth career in 1986 when he entered the Real Madrid youth system.

Professional Career

Guti turned pro in 1994 and started playing for Real Madrid C. The following season, he played for Real Madrid B. He appeared 26 times for the team before he was promoted to play for the main Real Madrid team in 1995.

He spent six years playing for Real Madrid from 1995 to 2010 and he made 387 appearances for the team. While with the team, they won five La Liga titles. In 2010, he left Real Madrid and moved to play for Besiktas. He retired in 2011.

In 2013, he began his management career. He coached Real Madrid youth from 2013 to 2018. From 2018-2019, he was an assistant coach for Besiktas. Then from 2019 to 2020, he played for Almeria.

Career Highlights:

Real Madrid

• La Liga - 1996–97, 2000–01, 2002–03,

2006–07, 2007–08

• Supercopa de España - 1997, 2001,

2003, 2008

• UEFA Champions League - 1997–98,

1999–2000, 2001–02

• UEFA Super Cup - 2002
• Intercontinental Cup - 1998, 2002

Beşiktaş

• Turkish Cup - 2010–11
• Spain U18
• UEFA European Under-18 Championship
• 1995

Spain U21

• UEFA European Under-21 Championship
• 1998

Individual

• Copa del Rey top scorer - 2001–02
• La Liga top assister - 2007–08

Team History:

National Career

• 1995 - Spain U18
• 1996–1998 - Spain U21
• 1999–2005 - Spain

Management Career

• 2013–2018 - Real Madrid (youth)
• 2018–2019 - Beşiktaş (Assistant)
• 2019–2020 - Almería