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{{short description|Chilean footballer (born 1983)}}
{{family name hatnote|Fierro|Caniullán|lang=Spanish}}
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{{Infobox football biography
| name            = Gonzalo Fierro
| image           = NDEPENDIENTE vs COLO COLO (7).jpg
| image_size      = 250px
| caption         = Fierro with [[Colo-Colo]] in 2016
| fullname        = Gonzalo Antonio Fierro Caniullán
| birth_date      = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1983|3|21}}
| birth_place     = [[Santiago de Chile|Santiago]], Chile
| height          = {{Height|m=1.71}}
| position        = [[Defender (association football)|Defender]]
| currentclub     = 
| clubnumber      = 
| youthyears1     =
| youthclubs1     = [[Colo-Colo]]
| years1          = 2002–2008 | clubs1 = [[Colo-Colo]]                              | caps1 = 213 | goals1 = 61
| years2          = 2008–2011 | clubs2 = [[CR Flamengo|Flamengo]]  | caps2 =  47 | goals2 =  1
| years3          = 2012      | clubs3 = [[Colo-Colo B]]                            | caps3 =   1 | goals3 =  0
| years4          = 2012–2018 | clubs4 = [[Colo-Colo]]                              | caps4 = 158 | goals4 = 27
| years5          = 2019      | clubs5 = [[C.D. Antofagasta|Deportes Antofagasta]]  | caps5 =  10 | goals5 =  0
| years6          = 2020–2021 | clubs6 = [[Deportes Colina]]                        | caps6 =  20 | goals6 =  5
| totalcaps       = 449 | totalgoals     = 94
| nationalyears1  = 2006–2015
| nationalteam1   = [[Chile national football team|Chile]]
| nationalcaps1   = 21
| nationalgoals1  = 2
| pcupdate        = 
| ntupdate        = 
}}
'''Gonzalo Antonio Fierro Caniullán''' (born 21 March 1983) is a [[Chile]]an former [[Association football|footballer]] who played as a [[Defender (association football)|defender]] or [[midfielder]].

==Club career==
[[File:Gonzalo Fierro.jpg|thumb|250px|Fierro during the final of [[2006 Torneo Clausura (Chile)|Clausura 2006]] against [[Audax Italiano]].]]

Fierro began his career at Chilean giants [[Colo-Colo]], being promoted to first-adult team in 2002. Along the seasons, he break into the first team and then he became an undisputed player with [[Claudio Borghi (football manager)|Claudio Borghi]] with whom won four league titles and reached a [[2006 Copa Sudamericana]] runner-up, all of active way.

On 26 August 2008, Fierro joined Brazilian powerhouse [[CR Flamengo|Flamengo]] becoming the first Chilean player on join the club.<ref name="flamengo">{{cite web | title = Flamengo contrata atacante chileno Fierro | url=http://www1.folha.uol.com.br/folha/esporte/ult92u438205.shtml | access-date = 26 August 2008 | date=26 August 2008 | publisher=[[Folha de S.Paulo|Folha Online]] |language = pt }}</ref><ref>[http://www.flamengo.com.br/flapedia/Estrangeiros Estrangeiros do Flamengo] (in Portuguese). ''Flapédia''</ref> Nevertheless, he only completed eight league games in his debut season. In 2009, Fierro had a more active role in the team after being chosen to replace [[Ibson]] who left the club on loan,<ref>{{cite web | title = Motivado por telefonema especial, Fierro teme comparação com Ibson | url=http://globoesporte.globo.com/Esportes/Noticias/Times/Flamengo/0,,MUL1226091-9865,00.html | access-date = 5 December 2015 | publisher=Globoesporte.com |language = pt }}</ref> playing 24 games and scoring one goal against [[Campeonato Brasileiro Série A 2008|2008 Série A]] defending champions [[São Paulo FC|São Paulo]] in a 1–1 away draw.<ref>{{cite web | title = Fla-Flu decidido no fim garante novo confronto entre os rivais nas semifinais | url=http://globoesporte.globo.com/Esportes/Noticias/Futebol/Campeonato_Carioca/0,,MUL1074107-9835,00.html | access-date = 5 March 2009 | date=5 March 2009 | publisher=Globoesporte.com |language = pt }}</ref><ref>[http://espnbrasil.terra.com.br/flamengo/noticia/61158_CUCA+APOSTA+NO+CHILENO+FIERRO+NO+FLAMENGO+CONTRA+O+SAO+PAULO Cuca aposta no chileno Fierro no Flamengo contra o São Paulo] (in Portuguese) ''espn.com.br''.</ref><ref>[http://globoesporte.globo.com/Esportes/Noticias/Futebol/Brasileirao/Serie_A/0,,MUL1227113-9827,00.html Na volta do Imperador ao Morumbi, São Paulo reage e empata com o Flamengo] (in Portuguese). ''Globoesporte.com''.</ref> That season he helped Flamengo to win the [[Campeonato Brasileiro Série A 2009|Brasileirão]].

On 15 July 2010, was reported that Fierro joined [[Boca Juniors]] in an alleged request of [[Claudio Borghi (football manager)|Claudio Borghi]] to the club board.<ref>{{cite web | title = Gonzalo Fierro, la sexta incorporación de Boca | url=http://canchallena.lanacion.com.ar/1285063-gonzalo-fierro-la-sexta-incorporacion-de-boca | date=15 July 2010 | access-date = 5 December 2015 | publisher=[[La Nación (Argentina)]] |language = es }}</ref> However a serious injury stopped his incorporation and on 17 August it was confirmed that he left the club for return to [[Rio de Janeiro]] with Flamengo and start his recuperation.<ref>{{cite web | title = Definitivamente Gonzalo Fierro no será jugador de Boca Juniors | url=http://www.cooperativa.cl/noticias/deportes/futbol/futbolistas-chilenos/definitivamente-gonzalo-fierro-no-sera-jugador-de-boca-juniors/2010-08-17/123349.html | date=17 August 2010 | access-date = 5 December 2015 | work=Emol.com |language = es }}</ref>

In 2012, Fierro returned to Colo-Colo. Following [[Pablo Contreras]] departure, he became the club's captain and in 2014 he was part of the [[2014 Torneo Clausura (Chile)|Torneo Clausura]] team champion, where he was an undisputed player.

In July 2021, he announced his retirement from the football activity at the age of 38.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Echagüe |first1=Patricio |title=El final de una era: Gonzalo Fierro anuncia su retiro del fútbol profesional a los 38 años: "Uno sabe hasta cuándo puede estar" |url=https://dalealbo.cl/colocolo/Colo-Colo-Gonzalo-Fierro-anuncia-su-retiro-del-futbol-profesional-a-los-38-anos-20210729-0001.html |website=Dale Albo |access-date=5 August 2021 |language=es |date=29 July 2021}}</ref>

==International career==
In 2006, he received his first international cap and debuted against [[Colombia national football team|Colombia]] on 16 August. The following year he was included in Chile's squad for the [[2007 Copa América]]. On 30 January 2008, he scored his first international goal during a game against [[South Korea national football team|South Korea]] where scored the only one goal of the game in a 1–0 win over the Asians.

Frequently called up by [[Marcelo Bielsa]] for the [[2010 FIFA World Cup qualification (CONMEBOL)|2010 World Cup qualification]], he was chosen into [[2010 FIFA World Cup squads|Chile's list of 23 to face South Africa's World Cup]]. On 9 June, prior [[2010 FIFA World Cup Group H|Group H opening game]] against [[Honduras national football team|Honduras]], Chile played an unofficial friendly against [[New Zealand national football team|New Zealand]] where Fierro scored the second goal of his country's 2–0 victory.

==Personal life==
Both Fierro, whose second last name is Caniullán, and his wife are of [[Mapuche]] descent. Due to this, as the [[Colo-Colo]] team captain he used to wear an armband with Mapuche motif.<ref>{{cite web |title=Gonzalo Fierro: "Me siento orgulloso por mi origen mapuche y por ser de Colo Colo" |url=https://www.alairelibre.cl/noticias/deportes/futbol/colo-colo/gonzalo-fierro-me-siento-orgulloso-por-mi-origen-mapuche-y-por-ser-de/2013-11-20/154435.html |website=alairelibre.cl |publisher=[[Radio Cooperativa]] |access-date=8 July 2022 |language=es |date=20 November 2013}}</ref>

==Career statistics==
===Club statistics===
{{updated|match played on 26 February 2019.}}<ref>{{cite web |title=G. Fierro |url=https://int.soccerway.com/players/gonzalo-antonio-fierro-caniullan/10614/ |website=Soccerway |publisher=Perform Group |access-date=26 February 2019}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
|-
!rowspan="2"|Club!!rowspan="2"|Season!!colspan="2"|League!!colspan="2"|Cup!!colspan="2"|Continental!!colspan="2"|Other!!colspan="2"|Total
|-
!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals
|-
|rowspan="8"|[[Colo-Colo]]
|2002
|16||2||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||16||2
|-
|2003
|37||5||colspan="2"|—||4||0||colspan="2"|—||42||5
|-
|2004
|30||6||colspan="2"|—||6||0||colspan="2"|—||36||6
|-
|2005
|28||13||colspan="2"|—||0||0||colspan="2"|—||28||13
|-
|2006
|38||12||colspan="2"|—||10||2||colspan="2"|—||48||13
|-
|[[2007 Campeonato Nacional season|2007]]
|37||17||colspan="2"|—||12||4||colspan="2"|—||49||24
|-
|[[2008 Campeonato Nacional season|2008]]
|27||6||colspan="2"|—||6||1||colspan="2"|—||33||7
|-
!Total
!213!!61!!colspan="2"|—!!38!!7!!colspan="2"|—!!238!!68
|-
|rowspan="5"|[[CR Flamengo|Flamengo]]
|[[2008 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A|2008]]
|8||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||8||0
|-
|[[2009 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A|2009]]
|24||1||0||0||1||0||5||0||30||1
|-
|[[2010 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A|2010]]
|4||0||0||0||6||0||12||1||22||1
|-
|[[2011 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A|2011]]
|11||0||0||0||2||0||12||0||25||0
|-
!Total
!47!!1!!0!!0!!9!!0!!29!!1!!85!!2
|-
|rowspan="9"|Colo-Colo
|[[2012 Chilean Primera División season|2012]]
|26||7||3||1||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||29||8
|-
|[[2013 Torneo Transición (Chile)|2013]]
|14||4||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||14||4
|-
|[[2013–14 Chilean Primera División season|2013–14]]
|28||7||6||4||4||0||colspan="2"|—||38||11
|-
|[[2014–15 Chilean Primera División season|2014–15]]
|30||3||5||1||6||0||colspan="2"|—||41||4
|-
|[[2015–16 Chilean Primera División season|2015–16]]
|26||6||12||3||6||0||colspan="2"|—||44||9
|-
|[[2016–17 Chilean Primera División season|2016–17]]
|20||0||9||0||6||0||colspan="2"|—||35||0
|-
|[[2017 Chilean Primera División|2017]]
|1||0||2||1||2||0||colspan="2"|—||5||1
|-
|[[2018 Chilean Primera División|2018]]
|14||0||2||1||5||0||0||0||21||1
|-
!Total
!159!!27!!39!!11!!29!!0!!0!!0!!227!!38
|-
|[[C.D. Antofagasta|Deportes Antofagasta]]
|[[2019 Chilean Primera División|2019]]
|1||0||0||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||1||0
|-
!colspan="2"|Career totals
!420!!89!!39!!11!!76!!7!!29!!1!!564!!108
|}

===International goals===
{| class="wikitable" style=font-size:85%
|-
!Goal
!Date!!Venue!!Opponent!!Score!!Result!!Competition
|-
| 1 || 30 January 2008 || [[Seoul World Cup Stadium]], [[Seoul]], [[South Korea]] || align=left| {{fb|KOR}} || 0–'''1''' || 0–1 || [[Exhibition game|Friendly]]
|-
| 2 || 9 June 2010 || [[Kanyamazane Stadium]], [[Mpumalanga]], South Africa || align=left| {{fb|NZ}} || 0–'''1''' || 0–2 || Friendly
|}

==Post retirement==
In 2022, he joined [[TNT Sports (Chile)|TNT Sports Chile]] as a [[Sports commentator|commentator and analyst]] of the [[Primera B de Chile]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Gonzalo Fierro será nuevo comentarista de TNT Sports |url=https://www.alairelibre.cl/noticias/deportes/futbol/tnt-sports/gonzalo-fierro-sera-nuevo-comentarista-de-tnt-sports/2022-02-11/175015.html |website=alairelibre.cl |publisher=[[Radio Cooperativa]] |access-date=8 July 2022 |language=es |date=11 February 2022}}</ref>

==Honours==

===Club===
;Colo-Colo
* [[Primera División de Chile]] (8): [[2002 Torneo Clausura (Chile)|2002–C]], [[2006 Torneo Apertura (Chile)|2006–A]], [[2006 Torneo Clausura (Chile)|2006–C]], [[2007 Torneo Apertura (Chile)|2007–A]], [[2007 Torneo Clausura (Chile)|2007–C]], [[2014 Torneo Clausura (Chile)|2014–C]], [[2015 Torneo Apertura (Chile)|2015–A]], [[2017 Torneo Transición (Chile)|2017 Transición]]
* [[Copa Sudamericana]]: Runner-up [[2006 Copa Sudamericana|2006]]
* [[Copa Chile]]: [[2016 Copa Chile|2016]]
* [[Supercopa de Chile]] (2): [[2017 Supercopa de Chile|2017]], [[2018 Supercopa de Chile|2018]]

;Flamengo
* [[Campeonato Carioca]]: [[Campeonato Carioca 2009|2009]], [[2011 Campeonato Carioca|2011]]
* [[Campeonato Brasileiro Série A]]: [[Campeonato Brasileiro Série A 2009|2009]]

===Individual===
*[[Primera División de Chile|Primera División de Chile Top Scorer]]: [[2005 Torneo Clausura (Chile)|2005–C]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
*[http://www.flamengo.com.br/flapedia/Fierro Player Profile] @ Flamengo.com.br {{in lang|pt}}
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20100825024737/http://www.ogol.com.br/jogador/gonzalo_fierro/2008_2009/ficha/138/default/6635 ogol.com.br] {{in lang|pt}}

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