Gustavo Javier Biscayzacú Perea (born 5 October 1978, in Montevideo, Uruguay), nicknamed Grillito (little cricket), is a Uruguayan retired footballer and current manager of Racing Club de Montevideo.
Career His début came on 14 September 1997, with the Uruguay club Defensor Sporting and his team won 3–2 against Club Atlético Peñarol. He then spent time in Australia, Spain, and Chile. In 2003 with Chilean club Unión Española, Biscayzacú was named by IFFHS as the fourth leading goal scorer in the world for the year with 31 goals. He has spent time with nine different clubs, most recently with Nacional of Uruguay, where he has the record of being the second player to score a hat-trick in a game versus archrivals Peñarol. On 6 January 2010, he signed with Associação Portuguesa de Desportos of Brazil.
After a short period in a Brazilian club, he signed with Uruguayan club River Plate, and then moved to Colombia to play for Deportivo Cali.
Coaching career On 20 January 2020, Biscayzacú was appointed manager of Uruguayan Primera División club Racing Club de Montevideo.Gustavo Biscayzacú dirigirá a Racing de Montevideo, cdf.cl, 20 January 2020
Personal life Gustavo's son, Xavier Biscayzacú is also a professional footballer and is a youth international for Mexico.
Honours Club Colo-Colo Primera División de Chile (1): 2007 Clausura
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