This is an accepted version of this page Jonás Manuel Gutiérrez (pronounced [xoˈnas ɣuˈtjeres]; born 5 July 1983) is an Argentine former professional footballer who played as a midfielder.

He was considered a key part of the national side by coach Diego Maradona, who stated that his team was "Mascherano, Messi, Jonás, and eight more".

On 1 July 2008, Gutiérrez unilaterally rescinded his contract with the club after invoking FIFA Article 17 (commonly known as the Webster ruling).

With the arrival of Hatem Ben Arfa to the club and the Frenchman's impressive displays, Gutiérrez was dropped to the bench for Newcastle's clashes with Everton and Stoke City.

He contributed with a last-gasp goal in the 95th minute (injury time) to defeat Blackburn Rovers 2–1 in the third round of the FA Cup on 7 January 2012.

On 13 January 2014, he secured a loan move to fellow Premier League team Norwich City under the management of his former boss at Newcastle, Chris Hughton, for the rest of the season.

[25] He made his official return as a substitute on 4 March 2015 against Manchester United,[26] and was passed the captains' armband by teammate Fabricio Coloccini on entering the field.

[27] On the final day of the season, Gutiérrez assisted the first and scored the second goal to ensure Newcastle stayed in the Premier League in a 2–0 win at home to West Ham United.

[28] He was let go at the end of the season, being made aware of this news by interim manager John Carver's phonecall to teammate Ryan Taylor,[29] which caused him to "think they don't care about anything.

However, due to the presence of other wingers such as Lionel Messi, Maxi Rodríguez and Ángel Di María, and the absence of Javier Zanetti in the squad for the 2010 FIFA World Cup, Gutiérrez often played at right back for his country.

[42] Following inflammation of the area in September and several misdiagnoses, he went for an ultrasound scan where a tumour was discovered; he chose to have surgery to remove his left testicle in his native Argentina in October 2013.

[41][42] He returned to Newcastle a month later but was deemed surplus to squad requirements and was loaned out to Norwich City in January 2014 for the rest of the season.

[41][43] Until his interview in September 2014, Gutiérrez chose to keep his treatment mostly private, and only a few close friends in Gabriel Heinze, Martín Demichelis, Ezequiel Lavezzi and Newcastle teammate Fabricio Coloccini knew of his condition.

[42][43] When his friend Steve Harper heard about Jonás's testicular cancer diagnosis, he was inspired to raise awareness around the issue through the creation of the clothing brand Oddballs (company).

[48] On 14 April 2016, Gutiérrez won a disability discrimination lawsuit against Newcastle, on the basis that by not being selected for the team due to his diagnosis he was unable to get an appearances-related bonus.