Gustavo Augusto Poyet Domínguez (born November 15, 1967 in Montevideo, Uruguay) is a former footballer. His teams included Real Zaragoza, Chelsea and Tottenham Hotspur. He is currently the assistant manager at Swindon Town.

A powerful and prolific goalscoring midfielder, Poyet moved to Zaragoza in 1990. His team won the Copa del Rey in 1994 and the Cup Winners' Cup a year later, beating Arsenal in the final. He captained the team in that final and became Zaragoza's longest-serving foreign player. He scored an impressive 60 goals in 240 games for the club. Poyet joined Chelsea on a free transfer in June 1997.

Not long into his first season at Chelsea, he suffered cruciate ligament damage but recovered to play in the team's successful Cup Winners' Cup final against VfB Stuttgart. The following year he contributed 14 goals - making him the club's 2nd highest scorer - to help Chelsea finish 3rd in the Premiership, including a crucial headed goal in 1-0 win against Leeds United. In 1999-00, he scored 18 goals (which again made him Chelsea's 2nd highest scorer), with a scissors-kick volley against and a long range strike against SS Lazio among the most memorable, as the team won the FA Cup and reached the Champions League quarter-finals.

With the arrival of new manager Claudio Ranieri in September 2000, Chelsea was a team in transition. With Ranieri seeking to reduce the average age of the squad, Poyet became surplus to requirements and requested a transfer. He joined Tottenham Hotspur in May 2001 for around £2.2m and - in an action that tarnished his reputation among some Chelsea fans due to the fierce rivalry between the clubs - he kissed the Tottenham badge in front of the Chelsea fans after scoring during a League Cup semi-final at White Hart Lane. In 145 appearances for Chelsea, Poyet scored 49 goals.

Poyet scored 14 goals in his debut season for Spurs and helped his team reach the League Cup final, but they lost 2-1 to Blackburn Rovers. His time at the club was blighted by injuries and he again sustained cruciate ligament damage in August 2002 but still managed 23 goals in 98 games. He planned to retire in 2005, although he signed a three year deal at Swindon Town in May 2006 to become Assistant Manager/Player. ^*.

He was also a Uruguay international and helped his country win the Copa América in 1995 (and in doing so was voted player of the tournament). He won 23 caps.

Honours

• 1994 Spanish Copa del Rey - Real Zaragoza
• 1995 European Cup-Winners' Cup - Real Zaragoza
• 1995 South American Copa América - Uruguay
• 1998 European Cup Winners' Cup - Chelsea
• 1998 European Super Cup
• 2000 English F.A. Cup - Chelsea

1967 births | Living people | Uruguayan footballers | Chelsea F.C. players | Football (soccer) midfielders | FA Premier League players | Montevideans | La Liga footballers | Real Zaragoza footballers | Tottenham Hotspur F.C. players | Swindon Town F.C. players