Fabián Daniel Bustos Barbero (born 28 March 1969) is an Argentine football

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and former player who played as a forward. He is the manager of Ecuadorian club Barcelona SC. Bustos played for local sides during the major part of his career, amassing 32 appearances in the Primera División with

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and Belgrano. He also played in Uruguay with Nacional, in Bolivia with Jorge Wilstermann, and in Ecuador with

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, Macará,

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and Deportivo Saquisilí, but retired back in his home country with

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. After retiring, Bustos worked as an assistant manager before becoming a manager in 2009, with Manta. He continued to manage in Ecuador, winning two

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titles with Delfín and Barcelona SC before being named in charge of Brazilian club Santos in 2022.

Playing career

Born in Córdoba, Bustos began his senior career with local side in 1986. He moved to in 1989, before returning to his previous club in 1990, and moved to

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side Almirante Brown in the following year, after a short stint at Uruguayan side Nacional. In 1992, Bustos signed for

in the Primera División, but featured sparingly before moving to fellow league team Belgrano in 1994. He went on to play for second division sides in the following five seasons, representing

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and

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, before moving abroad in 2000 with Bolivian side Jorge Wilsterman. Bustos moved to Ecuador in 2000, and signed for

. He then played for

, Macará and Deportivo Saquisilí in the country, before returning to Argentina in 2004 with El Porvenir. In 2005, Bustos joined

, and retired with the club in the following year, aged 36.

Managerial career

Early career

After being an assistant manager at Sarmiento, El Porvenir and

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, Bustos was named manager of former side Manta on 15 July 2009. He opted to leave the club on a mutual agreement on 8 December 2010, and was named manager of another club he represented as a player, Deportivo Quito, thirteen days later. Bustos was sacked by Quito on 1 May 2011, and was presented as manager of fellow

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team Imbabura on 30 June. He resigned on 25 August, and took over Técnico Universitario for the ensuing season on 16 December. Dismissed by Técnico Universitario on 14 April 2012, Bustos was later named manager of Macará on 9 July. He resigned from the latter on 28 April 2013, and subsequently returned to Manta on 1 July. After leaving Manta at the end of his contract in December 2013, Bustos was later named manager of

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side LDU Portoviejo. He left the club the following 21 August.

Delfín

Bustos was named in charge of fellow second division side Delfín on 3 January 2015. He led Delfín back to the top tier after 15 years, but was dismissed by the club on 30 April 2016. Bustos returned to the club in December 2016, now as a sporting director, but was named manager again in April 2018, after the departure of Guillermo Sanguinetti. He was also in charge of Delfín in their first-ever Serie A title in 2019, but left the club on 15 December of that year.

Barcelona SC

Immediately after leaving Delfín, Bustos took over Barcelona SC. In his first season, he won a second consecutive Serie A title, and led the club to the semifinals of the

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. On 25 February 2022, Barcelona announced Bustos' departure through a press conference, with his last match in charge of the club occurring the following day.

Santos

On 25 February 2022, Santos announced the signing of Bustos as manager, with his contract to be signed in the following days. On 7 July, after just one win in 13 matches, he was sacked.

Return to Barcelona SC

On 5 September 2022, Bustos returned to his former club Barcelona in the place of departing Jorge Célico.

Personal life

Bustos' older brother Carlos is also a manager and former footballer. A defender, he began his career at Talleres and had the most of his managerial career in Peru and Mexico.

Managerial statistics

Honours

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