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{{Short description|Argentine footballer and manager}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2019}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Guillermo Barros Schelotto
| image = Guillermodandounacharla.jpg
| image_size = 250px
| caption = Guillermo during a master lecture in 2014.
| fullname = Guillermo Barros Schelotto
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1973|5|4}}
| birth_place = [[La Plata]], Argentina
| height = 1.71 m
| position = [[Forward (association football)|Forward]], [[Midfielder#Attacking midfielder|attacking midfielder]], [[Forward (association football)#Winger|winger]]
| currentclub = [[Club Atlético Vélez Sarsfield|Vélez Sarsfield]] (manager)
| youthyears1 = –1985
| youthclubs1 = For Ever La Plata<ref>https://www.elgrafico.com.ar/articulo/las-cronicas-de-el-grafico/2983/2010-guillermo-100-x-100</ref>
| years1 = 1991–1997
| clubs1 = [[Club de Gimnasia y Esgrima La Plata|Gimnasia La Plata]]
| caps1 = 184
| goals1 = 49
| years2 = 1997–2007
| clubs2 = [[Boca Juniors]]
| caps2 = 300
| goals2 = 86
| years3 = 2007–2010
<!------------------------------------------------------------------
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(e.g. Soccerbase and the Sky Sports (Rothmans) Football Yearbook, so they should not be included in this infobox)
-------------------------------------------------------------------->| clubs3 = [[Columbus Crew SC|Columbus Crew]]
| caps3 = 102
| goals3 = 33
| years4 = 2011
| clubs4 = [[Club de Gimnasia y Esgrima La Plata|Gimnasia La Plata]]
| caps4 = 20
| goals4 = 3
| totalcaps = 526
| totalgoals = 145
| nationalyears1 = 1995–1999
| nationalteam1 = [[Argentina national football team|Argentina]]
| nationalcaps1 = 10
| nationalgoals1 = 0
| manageryears1 = 2012–2015
| managerclubs1 = [[Club Atlético Lanús|Lanús]]
| manageryears2 = 2016
| managerclubs2 = [[U.S. Città di Palermo|Palermo]]
| manageryears3 = 2016–2018
| managerclubs3 = [[Boca Juniors]]
| manageryears4 = 2019–2020
| managerclubs4 = [[LA Galaxy]]
| manageryears5 = 2021–2023
| managerclubs5 = [[Paraguay national football team|Paraguay]]
| manageryears6 = 2025–
| managerclubs6 = [[Club Atlético Vélez Sarsfield|Vélez Sarsfield]]
| medaltemplates = {{MedalCountry|{{ARG}}}}
{{MedalSport|Men's [[Football (soccer)|football]]}}
{{MedalCompetition|[[Pan American Games]]}}
{{MedalGold|[[1995 Pan American Games|1995 Mar del Plata]]|[[Football at the 1995 Pan American Games|Team competition]]}}
| youthclubs2 = [[Club de Gimnasia y Esgrima La Plata|Gimnasia La Plata]]
| youthyears2 = 1985–1991
}}
'''Guillermo Barros Schelotto''' ({{IPA|es|ɡiˈʎeɾmo ˈβaros eskeˈloto}}; born 4 May 1973) is an Argentine [[Association football|football]] manager and former player who played as a [[Forward (association football)|forward]]. He is the current manager of [[Club Atlético Vélez Sarsfield|Vélez Sarsfield]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.ole.com.ar/futbol-internacional/america/barros-schelotto-seleccion-paraguay_0_G8NT8_7Il.html |title=Barros Schelotto, nuevo técnico de la selección de Paraguay |publisher=Olé |date=19 October 2021 |access-date=20 October 2021 |archive-date=20 December 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221220061847/https://www.ole.com.ar/futbol-internacional/america/barros-schelotto-seleccion-paraguay_0_G8NT8_7Il.html |url-status=live }}</ref>

Barros Schelotto played 16 years of his professional career in the [[Argentine Primera División]] (six with [[Club de Gimnasia y Esgrima La Plata|Gimnasia La Plata]] and 10 with [[Boca Juniors]]). With these two teams, he won a total 17 official titles (one with Gimnasia and 16 with Boca). In 2007, Barros Schelotto left Boca Juniors for [[Columbus Crew]] in [[Major League Soccer]], his first move outside his native country. The forward won one [[MLS Cup|league championship]] and two [[Supporters' Shield]]s with Columbus as well as two individual awards, before moving back to [[Club de Gimnasia y Esgrima La Plata|Gimnasia La Plata]] in 2011.

==Playing career==
===Club===
====Argentina====
Born with a twin brother, [[Gustavo Barros Schelotto|Gustavo]], Barros Schelotto was hence nicknamed ''El Mellizo'' ("the twin"). He started playing professionally at the end of 1991 with his hometown team [[Gimnasia y Esgrima de La Plata]], where he scored 45 goals in 181 matches in five seasons and in 1993 won the [[Copa Centenario de la AFA|AFA Centenario Cup]]. On 14 September 1997 he transferred to ''[[Primera División Argentina]]'' powerhouse [[Boca Juniors]], for whom he played for almost 10 years. He was considered an idol by Boca fans and in his later years at the club showed his experience whenever he stepped on the pitch. Barros Schelotto remains one of Boca's top scorers in international matches with 25 goals, with just one goal behind former teammate [[Martín Palermo]].

In 1996, he was offered to play for [[Club Atlético River Plate|River Plate]], but after club icon [[Enzo Francescoli]] was not happy with the potential signing, the deal collapsed.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last=Gallwey |first=Michael |date=2021-02-18 |title=Guillermo y Gustavo: Boca Juniors's eternal Barros Schelotto twins |url=https://thesefootballtimes.co/2021/02/18/guillermo-y-gustavo-boca-juniorss-eternal-barros-schelotto-twins/ |access-date=2024-12-28 |website=These Football Times |language=en-GB}}</ref> In mid-1997, Boca Juniors showed interest for him and his brother [[Gustavo Barros Schelotto|Gustavo]]. It was like that that Barros Schelotto twins arrived to Boca teaming up to a former rival: [[Martín Palermo]], Gimnasia's archrival [[Estudiantes de La Plata]] former player. The three of them were repeatedly recommended to Boca by [[Diego Maradona]], who was playing his last season for the Buenos Aires team, retiring on October the same year. Once in Boca, he made his debut as a substitute for [[Claudio Caniggia]], scoring against Newell's Old Boys in a 2–1 victory.<ref name=":0" />

With [[Carlos Bianchi]] as Boca Juniors' coach, Barros Schelotto got his traditional 7 shirt and kept it until 2006–07 season. He and former rival Martin Palermo became a successful attacking duo, who highly contributed in the 1998–99 title-winning season. He missed the 2001 and 2003 clubs international achievements due to injuries. In 2003, he was a key piece in the winning [[Copa Libertadores]] side, with his peak performance at the Round of 16 match against Brazilian team Paysandú, where he scored a hat-trick and assisted [[Marcelo Delgado]]'s goal. In the second half of 2003 he again suffered from injuries and could only play for 46 minutes in the [[Copa Intercontinental]] winning match against [[AC Milan]], when he replaced [[Carlos Tevez]]. With [[Alfio Basile]] as Boca coach, his participation in the first team was gradually lowering. He even was out of some first team matches and had to play for the second team to maintain his performance level. He scored 87 goals in 302 games for Boca Juniors.

====United States====
[[File:Guillermo Barros Schelotto.jpg|thumb|180px|right|Barros Schelotto in 2007 at a [[Columbus Crew SC|Columbus Crew]] event]]
Close to the end of his contract with Boca in 2007, it was rumored that he would leave the club to join a team where he would get more playing time. On 19 April 2007 he announced he would sign a two-year contract with [[Major League Soccer]]'s [[Columbus Crew]].<ref>{{cite news | url=http://www.ole.clarin.com/notas/2007/04/19/um/01402926.html | title=Hasta pronto (See you soon) | publisher=[[Diario Olé]] | language=es | date=19 April 2007 | archive-date=1 May 2009 | access-date=19 April 2007 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090501130320/http://www.ole.clarin.com/notas/2007/04/19/um/01402926.html | url-status=live }}</ref>

Barros Schelotto made his debut in the [[United States of America|United States]] on 5 May, as a 75th-minute replacement, as the Crew lost the match against [[Kansas City Wizards]] 1–0. On 12 May 2007 he made his home debut in a game against [[Chivas USA]]. The game was tied 1–1, and Schelotto had the assist for the Crew goal. Barros Schelotto quickly became a team leader and fan favorite in Columbus, helping to turn their season around. In the 2007 season he played as an attacking midfielder and led the team with 11 assists, also adding 5 goals, in 22 games.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Mazur |first=Martín |date=2008-11-28 |title=SE USA SER CAMPEON |url=https://www.elgrafico.com.ar/articulo/(sin-categoria)/1162/se-usa-ser-campeon |access-date=2024-12-28 |website=El Gráfico |language=es}}</ref>

Barros Schelotto had a strong [[2008 Major League Soccer season|MLS season in 2008]], being chosen ''Player of the week'' four times, ''Player of the month'' once, and recording 19 assists and 7 goals during the regular season. He was awarded the [[Major League Soccer MVP]] on 20 November 2008.<ref>[http://msn.foxsports.com/fsi/fsla/story/futbol/usa/mls?contentId=8822970 Barros Schelotto es el nuevo MVP de la MLS] {{dead link|date=October 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> Barros Schelotto capped off his 2008 MLS campaign with an MVP performance in the [[2008 MLS Cup]] which Columbus won 3–1 against [[New York Red Bulls]] at the [[Home Depot Center]] on 23 November 2008, behind Barros Schelotto's 3 assists.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |last=Sirk |first=Steve |date=May 13, 2014 |title=Circle of Honor 2014 candidate spotlight: Guillermo Barros Schelotto |url=https://www.columbuscrew.com/news/circle-honor-2014-candidate-spotlight-guillermo-barros-schelotto |access-date=2024-12-28 |website=ColumbusCrew.com |language=en}}</ref> For his performance in the 2008 MLS season in which he displayed his leadership, vision, passing, scoring and positioning; Barros Schelotto was named [[Sports Illustrated]] Latino's Sportsman of the Year<ref>{{cite news| url=http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2008/magazine/specials/sportsman/2008/11/20/latino.sportsman/index.html | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100928011443/http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2008/magazine/specials/sportsman/2008/11/20/latino.sportsman/index.html | url-status=dead | archive-date=28 September 2010 | work=CNN | title=Guillermo Barros Schelotto is SI Latino's Sportsman of the Year - 2008 Sportsman of the Year - SI.com | date=20 November 2008 | access-date=4 May 2010}}</ref> He became the Crew's first ever [[Designated Player Rule|Designated Player]] on 2 December 2008.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.soccerbyives.net/soccer_by_ives/2008/12/schelotto-returning-to-crew-in-2009.html|title=Schelotto returning to Crew in 2009|publisher=SBI|date=2 December 2008|access-date=4 December 2017|archive-date=18 July 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110718192652/http://www.soccerbyives.net/soccer_by_ives/2008/12/schelotto-returning-to-crew-in-2009.html|url-status=dead}}</ref>

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| quote = “The world seemingly slows down for him and he sees the ball that nobody was looking for. In tight spaces, people tend to rush, but Guillermo slowed down. Everything became clearer for him, whereas for everyone else it would become more hectic. That's the difference between superstars and the rest of us.”
| source = —[[Alejandro Moreno]], Columbus Crew teammate<ref>https://www.columbuscrew.com/news/circle-honor-2014-candidate-spotlight-guillermo-barros-schelotto</ref>
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During the 2009 season, Barros Schelotto transitioned to a more advanced role as a [[second striker]]—scoring 12 goals while assisting just three times in 24 games.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Mitchell |first=Shawn |date=2009-05-07 |title=Columbus feeling like home for Crew's Schelotto |url=https://www.dispatch.com/story/sports/mls/columbus-crew/2009/05/27/columbus-feeling-like-home-for/24096466007/ |access-date=2024-12-28 |website=The Columbus Dispatch |language=en-US}}</ref>

On 16 November 2010, Barros Schelotto's option was not picked up by the team, along with several other veterans of the club, effectively ending his career in Columbus.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thecrew.com/news/2010/11/crew-announces-roster-moves|title=Crew Announces Roster Moves|publisher=MLS|date=16 November 2010|access-date=4 December 2017|archive-date=16 July 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110716225634/http://www.thecrew.com/news/2010/11/crew-announces-roster-moves|url-status=dead}}</ref> Barros Schelotto elected to participate in the [[2010 MLS Re-Entry Draft]] and became a free agent in [[Major League Soccer]] when he was not selected in the Re-Entry draft, while leaving Columbus as a club legend.<ref>{{Cite web |last=French |first=Scott |date=2018-05-29 |title=Crew SC legend Schelotto: I would love to coach in MLS in the future |url=https://www.mlssoccer.com/news/crew-sc-legend-schelotto-i-would-love-coach-mls-future |access-date=2024-12-28 |website=mlssoccer |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Davis |first=Jason |date=2017-11-27 |title=Cup could put Higuain alongside Schelotto |url=https://www.espn.com/soccer/story/_/id/37487169/mls-cup-win-put-higuain-firmly-alongside-schelotto-crew-lore |access-date=2024-12-28 |website=ESPN.com |language=en}}</ref>

====Return to Argentina====
[[File:Guillermo-BS-2011.JPG|thumb|right|170px|Barros Schelotto playing for [[Gimnasia y Esgrima La Plata|Gimnasia y Esgrima]] in 2011]]
Barros Schelotto had decided to retire but on 13 January 2011, he went back on that decision and decided to see out his career with his childhood club [[Gimnasia y Esgrima La Plata]]. He returned 14 years after leaving the club in 1997 to join [[Boca Juniors]]. Barros Schelotto declined to accept a wage from the club and as such he was contracted unpaid, "''ad honorem''".
 
Barros Schelotto's spell at the club lasted 6 months. In that time he played 17 matches, primarily as a winger, and scored 3 goals. His last goal came against Boca Juniors, this was not only his last goal for Gimnasia but also his 110th goal in the Primera Division. As a result of his contributions to the club and his playing abilities, Barros Schelotto is revered by the fans as an idol.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Venancio |first=Rafael Duarte Oliveira |date=2011-01-15 |title=Guillermo Barros Schelotto é do Gimnasia La Plata |url=https://www.futebolportenho.com.br/guillermo-barros-schelotto-e-do-gimnasia-la-plata/ |access-date=2024-12-28 |website=Futebol Portenho |language=pt-BR}}</ref>

===International===
Barros Schelotto obtained ten senior caps for the [[Argentina national football team]] between 1995 and 1999, and also won the [[gold medal]] in the [[Argentina national under-23 football team|under-23]] Panamerican Games in 1995.

==Coaching career==
Following his retirement in 2011, he and fellow Argentine, [[Gino Padula]], established SP Soccer Academy in [[Westerville, Ohio]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.columbusalive.com/content/stories/2011/06/16/crew-schelotto--padula-soccer-academy.html|title=Crew: Schelotto & Padula Soccer Academy|publisher=GateHouse, LLC|date=16 June 2011|access-date=4 December 2017|archive-date=25 October 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171025022009/http://www.columbusalive.com/content/stories/2011/06/16/crew-schelotto--padula-soccer-academy.html|url-status=live}}</ref>

===Lanús===
In July 2012, Barros Schelotto took his first job as a manager, taking charge of [[Club Atlético Lanús]] replacing former manager [[Gabriel Schürrer]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Conferencia de Prensa: Presentación Guillermo Barros Schelotto |trans-title=Press Conference: Presentation (of) Guillermo Barros Schelotto |url=http://www.clublanus.com/futbol/profesional/noticia/id/3832 |language=es |publisher=[[Club Atlético Lanús]] |date=7 July 2012 |access-date=3 October 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140512224531/http://www.clublanus.com/futbol/profesional/noticia/id/3832 |archive-date=12 May 2014 }}</ref>

===Palermo===
On 11 January 2016, Barros Schelotto was named as new coach of Italian side [[U.S. Città di Palermo|Palermo]] after his contract with Lanús had ended.<ref>[http://www.ole.com.ar/futbol-internacional/italia/Mellizo-italiana_0_1502249927.html "Guillermo y Palermo"]</ref> Due to bureaucratic issues related to his appointment as head coach, however, Palermo was forced a few days later to hire [[Giovanni Tedesco]], who already had the required coaching badges, as new "official" head coach, with Schelotto working alongside him and sitting on the bench during league games as "team manager".<ref>{{cite news |url=http://palermocalcio.it/it/1516/news/scheda.php?id=32436 |publisher=US Città di Palermo |language=it |access-date=3 February 2016 |date=25 January 2016 |title=COMUNICATO DELLA SOCIETA' |archive-date=2 May 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160502191050/http://palermocalcio.it/it/1516/news/scheda.php?id=32436 |url-status=dead }}</ref> On 10 February 2016, Palermo confirmed Schelotto's resignation from his role at the club after UEFA refused to hand him a coaching badge.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://palermocalcio.it/it/1516/news/scheda.php?id=32502 |publisher=US Città di Palermo |language=it |date=10 February 2016 |access-date=10 February 2016 |title=COMUNICATO DELLA SOCIETA' |archive-date=15 February 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160215223304/http://palermocalcio.it/it/1516/news/scheda.php?id=32502 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

===Boca Juniors===
On 1 March 2016, Barros Schelotto signed with his former club [[Boca Juniors]].

With Barros Schelotto at the helm, Boca reached the semi-finals of the [[2016 Copa Libertadores]], and won the [[2016–17 Argentine Primera División]] despite many issues, including club legend [[Carlos Tevez]]'s exit with a multi-million-dollar deal to [[Shanghai Shenhua F.C.|Shanghai Shenhua]]. Barros Schelotto's Boca also won the [[2017–18 Argentine Primera División]].

Despite the back-to-back league titles, the club lost the [[2018 Copa Libertadores finals]] against rivals [[Club Atlético River Plate|River Plate]], and a few days later Boca Juniors president [[Daniel Angelici]] decided not to extend his contract.<ref>{{Cite web|date=14 December 2018|title=Boca, Scheletto part ways after Copa Lib loss |url=https://www.espn.com/soccer/boca-juniors/story/3727848/boca-juniors-and-guillermo-barros-schelotto-parts-ways-after-copa-libertadores-loss|access-date=13 November 2021|website=ESPN.com}}</ref>

===LA Galaxy===
On 2 January 2019, [[MLS]] side [[LA Galaxy]] named Barros Schelotto as their new head coach.<ref>{{cite web| url = https://www.mlssoccer.com/post/2019/01/02/official-la-galaxy-name-guillermo-barros-schelotto-new-head-coach| title = LA Galaxy name Guillermo Barros Schelotto new head coach {{!}} MLSSoccer.com| access-date = 3 January 2019| archive-date = 22 September 2020| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20200922082546/https://www.mlssoccer.com/post/2019/01/02/official-la-galaxy-name-guillermo-barros-schelotto-new-head-coach| url-status = live}}</ref> On 29 October 2020, Barros Schelotto was relieved of his duties as head coach.<ref>{{cite news |title=LA Galaxy relieve Guillermo Barros Schelotto of duties as head coach |url=https://www.lagalaxy.com/post/2020/10/29/la-galaxy-relieve-guillermo-barros-schelotto-duties-head-coach |access-date=29 October 2020 |work=LA Galaxy |date=29 October 2020 |archive-date=22 April 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210422111129/https://www.lagalaxy.com/post/2020/10/29/la-galaxy-relieve-guillermo-barros-schelotto-duties-head-coach |url-status=live }}</ref>

===Paraguay national team===
On 20 October 2021, Paraguayan Football Association named Barros Schelotto as their new manager of the [[Paraguay national football team]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.abc.com.py/deportes/futbol/seleccion-paraguaya/2021/10/20/barros-schelotto-asumen-el-desafio-albirrojo/ |title=Barros Schelotto, asumen el desafío albirrojo |date=20 October 2021 |language=es |publisher=ABC Color |access-date=20 October 2021 |archive-date=21 October 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211021021215/https://www.abc.com.py/deportes/futbol/seleccion-paraguaya/2021/10/20/barros-schelotto-asumen-el-desafio-albirrojo/ |url-status=live }}</ref> On 16 September 2023, Barros Schelotto was relieved of his duties as manager, four days after a 1–0 loss in a South America's World Cup qualifying match against Venezuela.<ref>{{Cite web |date=16 September 2023 |title=Paraguay remove Barros Schelotto after poor start to World Cup qualifiers |url=https://www.reuters.com/sports/soccer/paraguay-remove-barros-schelotto-after-poor-start-world-cup-qualifiers-2023-09-17/ |access-date=22 September 2023 |publisher=Reuters |archive-date=17 September 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230917045521/https://www.reuters.com/sports/soccer/paraguay-remove-barros-schelotto-after-poor-start-world-cup-qualifiers-2023-09-17/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

==Personal life==
Barros Schelotto's [[twin]] brother, [[Gustavo Barros Schelotto|Gustavo]], was a teammate of his at [[Club de Gimnasia y Esgrima La Plata|Gimnasia La Plata]], and also briefly at Boca Juniors. Since 2012, they work together with Guillermo as head coach and Gustavo as assistant coach. Barros Schelotto and his wife, Matilde, have three young sons, Máximo, Nicolás, and Santiago.<ref>[http://columbus.crew.mlsnet.com/players/bio.jsp?team=t102&player=barrosschelotto_g&playerId=bar597951&statType=current Columbus Crew profile] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081028224238/http://columbus.crew.mlsnet.com/players/bio.jsp?team=t102&player=barrosschelotto_g&playerId=bar597951&statType=current |date=28 October 2008 }}</ref> His nephews [[Juan Cataldi|Juan]], Salvador, and Tomás Cataldi and [[Bautista Barros Schelotto]] are footballers. His father, Hugo Barros Schelotto, was one of Gimnasia y Esgrima's presidents in the 1980s.<ref name="Diario Hoy">{{cite news|title=En Gimnasia se juega con el corazón|url=https://diariohoy.net/el-clasico/en-gimnasia-se-juega-con-el-corazon-114122|access-date=13 October 2018|work=Diario Hoy|date=12 January 2018|archive-date=13 October 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181013172547/https://diariohoy.net/el-clasico/en-gimnasia-se-juega-con-el-corazon-114122|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="0221com">{{cite news|title=El sobrino de los mellizos continúa con la dinastía Barros Schelotto en el Lobo|url=https://www.0221.com.ar/nota/2018-7-17-17-30-0-juan-cataldi-sobrino-de-los-mellizos-barros-schelotto-debutaria-este-sabado-en-gimnasia|access-date=13 October 2018|work=0221|date=17 July 2018|archive-date=31 March 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190331181621/https://www.0221.com.ar/nota/2018-7-17-17-30-0-juan-cataldi-sobrino-de-los-mellizos-barros-schelotto-debutaria-este-sabado-en-gimnasia|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="Inferiores Platenses">{{cite news|title=Cataldi: pasado, presente y futuro albiazul|url=http://www.inferioresplatenses.com.ar/noticia/cataldi-pasado-presente-y-futuro-albiazul|access-date=13 October 2018|work=Inferiores Platenses|date=17 July 2018|archive-date=13 October 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181013172507/http://www.inferioresplatenses.com.ar/noticia/cataldi-pasado-presente-y-futuro-albiazul|url-status=dead}}</ref>

On July 7, 2013, he was immortalized with a statue located in the {{ill|Museo de la Pasión Boquense|es}}, a venue that also features statues of figures such as [[Diego Maradona]], [[Juan Román Riquelme]], and [[Martín Palermo]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Boca inauguró estatua del Chapa Suñé |url=https://www.elgrafico.com.ar/articulo/primera-division/17894/boca-inauguro-estatua-del-chapa-sunie |access-date=2024-12-28 |website=El Gráfico |language=es}}</ref>

==Career statistics==

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|+ Managerial record by team and tenure	
|-
!rowspan="2"|Team
!rowspan="2"|{{Tooltip|Nat|Club nationality}}
!rowspan="2"|From
!rowspan="2"|To
!colspan="8"|Record
|-
!{{Tooltip|G|Games managed}}
!{{Tooltip|W|Games won}}
!{{Tooltip|D|Games drawn}}
!{{Tooltip|L|Games lost}}
!{{Tooltip|GF|Goals for}}
!{{Tooltip|GA|Goals against}}
!{{Tooltip|GD|Goal difference}}
!{{Tooltip|Win %|Winning percentage}}
|-
|[[Club Atlético Lanús|Lanús]]
|{{Flagicon|Argentina}}
|10 July 2012
|10 December 2015
{{WDL|167|75|51|41|for=221|against=149|diff=yes}}
|-
|[[Palermo F.C.|Palermo]]
|{{Flagicon|Italia}}
|11 January 2016
|10 February 2016
{{WDL|4|1|2|1|for=7|against=6|diff=yes}}
|-
|[[Club Atlético Boca Juniors|Boca Juniors]]
|{{Flagicon|Argentina}}
|1 March 2016
|31 December 2018
{{WDL|117|63|31|23|for=204|against=98|diff=yes}}
|-
|[[LA Galaxy]]
|{{Flagicon|USA}}
|2 January 2019
|29 October 2020
{{WDL|62|23|8|31|for=97|against=123|diff=yes}}
|-
|[[Paraguay national football team|Paraguay]]
|{{Flagicon|PAR}}
|20 October 2021
|16 September 2023
{{WDL|17|4|4|9|for=12|against=22|diff=yes}}
|-
|[[Club Atlético Vélez Sarsfield|Vélez Sarsfield]]
|{{Flagicon|ARG}}
|18 March 2025
|present
{{WDL|36|15|8|13|for=40|against=30|diff=yes}}
|-
!colspan="4"|Total
{{WDLtot|403|181|104|118|for=581|against=428|diff=yes}}
|}

==Honours==
===Player===
'''Argentina'''
*[[Pan American Games]]: [[1995 Pan American Games|1995]]

'''Gimnasia y Esgrima La Plata'''
*[[Copa Centenario de la AFA]]: 1993

'''Boca Juniors'''
*[[Copa Libertadores]] (4): [[Copa Libertadores 2000|2000]], [[Copa Libertadores 2001|2001]], [[Copa Libertadores 2003|2003]], [[Copa Libertadores 2007|2007]]
*[[Copa Sudamericana]] (2): [[Copa Sudamericana 2004|2004]], [[Copa Sudamericana 2005|2005]]
*[[Recopa Sudamericana]] (2): [[Recopa Sudamericana 2005|2005]], [[Recopa Sudamericana 2006|2006]]
*[[Argentine Primera División|Primera División]] (6): [[1998–99 Argentine Primera División|1998 Apertura, 1999 Clausura]], [[2000–01 Argentine Primera División|2000 Apertura]], [[2003–04 Argentine Primera División|2003 Apertura]], [[2005–06 Argentine Primera División|2005 Apertura, 2006 Clausura]]
*[[Intercontinental Cup (1960–2004)|Intercontinental Cup]] (2): [[2000 Intercontinental Cup|2000]], [[2003 Intercontinental Cup|2003]]

'''Columbus Crew'''
*[[MLS Cup]]: [[2008 Major League Soccer season|2008]]
*[[MLS Supporters' Shield|Supporters' Shield]] (2): [[2008 Major League Soccer season|2008]], [[2009 Major League Soccer season|2009]]

'''Individual'''
*[[MLS Player of the Month]]: July 2007, August 2008, June 2009
*[[Major League Soccer MVP Award|Major League Soccer MVP]]: 2008
*[[MLS Best XI]]: 2007, 2008
*[[Major League Soccer|MLS]] top assist provider: [[2008 Major League Soccer season|2008]]
*[[MLS Cup]] MVP: 2008
*MLS All-Star (4):2007, 2008, 2009, 2010<ref name=":1" />

===Manager===
'''Lanús'''
*[[Copa Sudamericana]]: [[2013 Copa Sudamericana|2013]]

'''Boca Juniors'''
*[[Argentine Primera División|Primera División]] (2): [[2016–17 Argentine Primera División|2016–17]], [[2017–18 Argentine Primera División|2017–18]]

'''Vélez Sarsfield'''

*[[Supercopa Argentina]]: [[2024 Supercopa Argentina|2024]]

*[[Supercopa Internacional]]: [[2024 Supercopa Internacional|2024]]

==References==
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==External links==
{{Commons category}}
*{{MLS player|guillermo-barros-schelotto}}
*[http://www.footballdatabase.com/site/players/index.php?dumpPlayer=978 Footballdatabase profile and statistics]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20110530015458/http://www.schelottopadulasoccer.com/ Schelotto & Padula Soccer Academy Official Website]

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