Fernando Andrés Gamboa (born 28 October 1970 in

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and former player who played as a defender.

Playing career

Gamboa started his playing career in 1988 with

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where he won two league championships. In 1991, he was part of the Argentina squad that won the

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He joined River Plate in 1993, and after 12 league games in the 1993–94 season he moved to

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. Between 1996 and 1999 Gamboa played for

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in Spain, before returning for a second spell with

. Towards the end of his career he played for

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and

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in Argentina,

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in Chile and Grasshoppers Zurich of

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Coaching career

Gamboa started his managerial career coaching

. In 2009 replaced

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signing until June 2010 and assisted

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. However, they were sacked before the end of their contract. In May 2010 he signed for

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of the Mexican second division. In September 2010 Gamboa agreed to replace

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as head coach of Colón. The board of directors of Colon sacked him soon after the club lost 2–0 against Olimpo in a league match on 9 April 2011. On 18 April 2018, Gamboa was appointed as the manager of

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. He left the club one month later. On 6 November 2018, he was then appointed as the manager of Paraguayan club

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. After the elimination in the first phase of the Copa Libertadores of 2019, he was fired on 31 January 2019.Fernando Gamboa sale del Nacional paraguayo tras su eliminación de la Libertadores
efe.com, 31 January 2019

Honours

Club

;

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: 1990–91, Clausura 1992 ; River Plate *

: Clausura 1993 ; Grasshoppers Zurich *

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: 2002–03

International

;

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References

External links

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Managerial statistics in the Argentine Primera
{{DEFAULTSORT:Gamboa, Fernando 1970 births Living people Sportspeople from Córdoba Province, Argentina Argentine footballers Argentine expatriate footballers Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Spain Argentina international footballers Argentina under-20 international footballers Argentina youth international footballers Association football defenders Newell's Old Boys footballers Club Atlético River Plate footballers Boca Juniors footballers Chacarita Juniors footballers Argentinos Juniors footballers Grasshopper Club Zürich players Real Oviedo players Colo-Colo footballers Expatriate footballers in Chile Expatriate footballers in Spain Expatriate footballers in Switzerland Expatriate football managers in Chile Chilean Primera División players Argentine Primera División players La Liga players Swiss Super League players 1991 Copa América players Argentine football managers Newell's Old Boys managers Chacarita Juniors managers Club Agropecuario Argentino managers Club Atlético Colón managers Copa América-winning players Club Nacional managers