Raúl Gutierrez Sagredo is a retired Bolivia

Bolivia

Bolivia officially known as Plurinational State of Bolivia , is a landlocked country in central South America. It is the poorest country in South America...

n football midfielder

Midfielder

A midfielder is an association football position. Some midfielders play a more defensive role, while others blur the boundaries between midfielders and forwards. The number of midfielders a team uses during a match may vary, depending on the team's formation and each individual player's role...

. He currently works in Blooming's youth sector as one of the managers.

Club career

Nicknamed "Pelecho", Gutierrez began his career at a young age playing for second division club Libertad. In 1995, he transferred to Blooming

Club Blooming

Club Social, Cultural y Deportivo Blooming is a Bolivian football club from Santa Cruz de la Sierra, formed on May 1, 1946. Its home colours are sky blue, white and navy. They play at the Estadio Ramón Tahuichi Aguilera . Its main rival is Oriente Petrolero, also from Santa Cruz...

, where he spent the next nine years of his professional career including two national championships obtained in 1998 and 1999.

In 2005, Gutierrez was loaned to Cochabamba's club Aurora

Club Aurora

Club Aurora is a football club from Cochabamba, Bolivia.The club was founded May 27, 1935, and they play their home games at the Estadio Felix Capriles.-National Honours:...

, but returned to Blooming the following season. During 2007, he played for Destroyers

Club Destroyers

Club Destroyers is a football club from Santa Cruz, Bolivia currently playing in both the Nacional B second division and in Santa Cruz Primera A, one of the third division regional leagues....

, and despite having a favorable season, he got injured and could not finish the tournament. The next year, while playing at Blooming for the third time in his career, he announced his retirement from the sport because he suffered from a fear of flying

Fear of flying

A fear of flying is a fear of being on an airplane , or other flying vehicle, such as a helicopter, while in flight. It is also sometimes referred to as aerophobia, aviatophobia, aviophobia or pteromerhanophobia....

, a problem he was not able to overcome and got worse as the years went on.

Gutierrez holds the record for most appearances by a single player wearing club Blooming's jersey, with 307 games in first division football.

International career

He was also part of the Bolivian national team

Bolivia national football team

The Bolivia national football team is the national team of Bolivia and is controlled by the Federación Boliviana de Fútbol. After playing in the 1930 and 1950 World Cups, they qualified just once—in 1994...

 between 1999 and 2003. He capped for Bolivia in eight international matches.

Club titles

Season	Club	Title
1998	Blooming Club Blooming Club Social, Cultural y Deportivo Blooming is a Bolivian football club from Santa Cruz de la Sierra, formed on May 1, 1946. Its home colours are sky blue, white and navy. They play at the Estadio Ramón Tahuichi Aguilera . Its main rival is Oriente Petrolero, also from Santa Cruz...	Liga de Fútbol Profesional Boliviano Liga de Fútbol Profesional Boliviano -List of champions:*Torneo adecuacion was celebrate to adequate seasons to European style -Titles by team :-List of all-time topscorers:...
1999	Blooming Club Blooming Club Social, Cultural y Deportivo Blooming is a Bolivian football club from Santa Cruz de la Sierra, formed on May 1, 1946. Its home colours are sky blue, white and navy. They play at the Estadio Ramón Tahuichi Aguilera . Its main rival is Oriente Petrolero, also from Santa Cruz...	Liga de Fútbol Profesional Boliviano Liga de Fútbol Profesional Boliviano -List of champions:*Torneo adecuacion was celebrate to adequate seasons to European style -Titles by team :-List of all-time topscorers:...