Sergio Gioino

Sergio Gioino
Personal information
Full name Sergio Alejandro Gioino Ponce
Date of birth (1974-03-27) 27 March 1974
Place of birth Buenos Aires, Argentina
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position Forward
Youth career
Atlético San Jorge
Newell's Old Boys
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1996 Atlético San Jorge – (–)
1997 Provincial Osorno 29 (12)
1998 Coquimbo Unido 18 (4)
1999 Deportes Iquique 34 (13)
2000–2002 Huachipato 81 (45)
2003 Universidad Católica 27 (10)
2004–2005 Universidad de Chile 44 (31)
2005–2006 Palmeiras 31 (7)
2006 Universidad de Chile 17 (2)
2007 Unión Española 19 (2)
2008 Gama 5 (0)
2009 Coquimbo Unido 0 (0)
Total 305 (126)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Sergio Alejandro Gioino Ponce (born 27 March 1974) is an Argentine-born Chilean former professional footballer who played as a forward.

He spent most of his career in Chile, notably representing Huachipato, Universidad Católica and Universidad de Chile,[1] and also played in Brazil for Palmeiras[2] and Gama.

Following his career, Gioino developed a career as a football agent. In June 2022, he assumed as president of Ñublense.[3][4]

Club career

Gioino began his career in Argentina with Atlético San Jorge and had spells in the youth system of Newell's Old Boys before moving to Chile. He made his professional debut with Provincial Osorno in 1997 and subsequently played for Coquimbo Unido and Deportes Iquique.

In 2000, Gioino joined Huachipato, where he established himself as a prolific goalscorer. He scored 16 league goals during the 2001 season, finishing among the leading scorers in the Chilean Primera División, and remained with the Talcahuano club until 2002.

Gioino signed for Universidad Católica in 2003. His spell ended in November of that year when manager Óscar Meneses removed him from the first-team squad following public comments made by the forward concerning the team's performances.[5]

He subsequently joined Universidad Católica's rivals Universidad de Chile for the 2004 season.

Universidad de Chile

Gioino made a notable competitive debut for the club on 8 February, scoring twice in a 4–0 Superclásico victory over Colo-Colo at the Estadio Nacional.[6]

Gioino became a regular goalscorer during Universidad de Chile's 2004 Apertura campaign. In the playoffs, he scored against Unión Española and then scored in both quarter-final matches against Universidad de Concepción. His goal in the second leg came in the 116th minute of extra time and qualified Universidad de Chile for the semi-finals under the tournament's golden-goal rule.[7] Universidad de Chile eventually defeated Cobreloa on penalties in the final to win the Apertura championship, with Gioino starting both legs.[7]

He remained an important attacking player during the first months of 2005. Gioino scored six goals in his first appearances of the domestic Apertura, including braces against Palestino and Unión Española.[8] He also featured in the 2005 Copa Libertadores, where he attracted attention in Brazil after scoring twice against São Paulo FC at the Morumbi.[9]

In April 2005, Palmeiras reached an agreement to sign Gioino for the Campeonato Brasileiro Série A.[9][10] The Brazilian club recruited him to strengthen its attack, although he was initially unable to represent Palmeiras in the Copa Libertadores because he had already appeared in the competition for Universidad de Chile.[9] He was officially presented by Palmeiras later that month.

Late career

Gioino returned to Universidad de Chile in 2006 following his spell in Brazil. He remained for one season before joining Unión Española in 2007.

In 2008, Gioino joined Brazilian Série B club Gama, but left before making his debut after the parties failed to finalize his contract.[11]

In 2009, Gioino returned to Chile and joined Coquimbo Unido, where he played in the Primera B during the final stage of his professional career. He subsequently retired from professional football.[12]

Honours

Universidad de Chile

References

  1. ↑ Soze, Keyser (9 May 2013). "Em Uma Lajota: Sergio Gioino". En Una Baldosa (in Spanish). Retrieved 7 January 2024.
  2. ↑ "Palmeiras presenta oficialmente a Sergio Gioino". Emol (in Spanish). El Mercurio. 25 April 2005. Retrieved 7 January 2024.
  3. ↑ Ramírez, Daniel (5 May 2022). "Sergio Gioino se convierte en el nuevo controlador de Ñublense y Patrick Kiblinsky dejará su cargo como director del club". ADN Radio (in Spanish). Retrieved 7 January 2024.
  4. ↑ "Sergio Gioino asumió como nuevo propietario de Ñublense". www.AlAireLibre.cl (in Spanish). Radio Cooperativa. Retrieved 7 January 2024.
  5. ↑ "Gioino fue separado del plantel de la UC". El Mercurio (in Spanish). 18 November 2003. Retrieved 25 August 2026.
  6. ↑ "Para Sergio Gioino, su estreno en Universidad de Chile fue "soñado"". Cooperativa.cl (in Spanish). 8 February 2004. Retrieved 25 August 2026.
  7. 1 2 "Universidad de Chile – Resultados Apertura 2004". Chuncho.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 25 August 2026.
  8. ↑ "Universidad de Chile – Resultados Apertura 2005". Chuncho.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 25 August 2026.
  9. 1 2 3 Lopes, Evandro César (15 April 2005). "Palmeiras confirma acerto com atacante argentino Gioino". Folha Online (in Portuguese). Retrieved 25 August 2026.
  10. ↑ "Palmeiras confirma fichaje de Sergio Gioino". Emol (in Spanish). 16 April 2005. Retrieved 25 August 2026.
  11. ↑ "Gama pronto para estréia na Série B". Correio Braziliense (in Portuguese). 8 May 2008. Retrieved 25 August 2026.
  12. ↑ "Primera B: Mercado de fichajes 2009". Emol (in Spanish). 8 January 2009. Retrieved 25 August 2026.
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