Versatile, fleet-footed and with a killer's eye for goal, Gonzalo Fierro can play in any position on Chile’s right flank, from wingback to winger, although it is in a right midfield role that he has enjoyed his most successful seasons. Regarded as a legend with his first club Colo Colo, and currently plying his trade with Flamengo in Brazil, Fierro has not always been a regular at international level, but he has performed proficiently every time Chile coach Marcelo Bielsa has called on his services.<\/P>
The ‘young sniper’, so-named by his country’s enthusiastic media for his impressive goal-scoring record, possesses an exceptional right foot that has helped bring about a total of seven league titles in both Chile and Brazil, where he has played his football since 2008.<\/P>
Fierro was one of the key components of Claudio Borghi’s all-conquering Colo Colo side of the mid-to-late 2000s, where he shared a star-studded dressing room with Matias Fernandez, Humberto Suazo, Alexis Sanchez and Arturo Vidal, all of whom have since continued to impress for La Roja when selected.<\/P>
Fierro received his first cap for Chile in 2006 in a friendly against Colombia. He has appeared in regular FIFA World Cup™ qualifying squads under Bielsa, and although he failed to actually make it out onto the pitch throughout 2008, he has recently regained the confidence of the national coach, a timely boost ahead of South Africa 2010.<\/P>","2278C81F60D7F1ECF170F6DDE4B76865":"Colo Colo","e_index":5};