Gustavo Domingo Quinteros Desabato (born 15 February 1965) is a football

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and former professional player who played as a defender. He is the current manager of Chilean club

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. Born in Argentina, he played for the Bolivia national team.

Playing career

Club

His clubs as a player include The Strongest and

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in Bolivia. He also played for

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and Talleres de Remedios de Escalada in his native Argentina.

International

The defender played 26 international matches and scored once for the Bolivia national team, including two appearances in the

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. His only goal came in a

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against Honduras on January 29, 1993, when he opened the score in the 3–1 in the

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Managerial career

After retiring as a player, Quinteros became a manager at

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's youth academy. In 2003, he had a brief spell as first team manager. In 2005, he managed the Bolivian Club Blooming and they took a national title, his first Aerosur Cup. Due to his notorious success, he took on management of the Argentine San Martín de San Juan in the 2nd division. In 2007, he returned to Blooming, the institution where he built up his coaching reputation and became an idol. The following year he won the Aerosur Cup for the second time in his managerial career and guided the team back to the

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; however, they lost to

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on penalty kicks (3–4) after a draw during regulation time in a decisive third match played at Sucre's Estadio Patria. By January 2009 when his contract expired he decided to move on, and took over La Paz club Bolívar, where he won the Aerosur Cup and the Apertura title. Due to some disparities with the president, Quinteros left the club at the end of the year. By January 2010 he was in charge of Oriente Petrolero. During his stint at Oriente his success continued taking the team to an Aerosur Cup and the Clausura 2010 title. On November 5, 2010 Quinteros was named the new manager of the Bolivia national team. On July 3, 2012 he presented his letter of resignation and called a press conference to announce his imminent departure from the national team. On July 9, Quinteros was formally introduced as the new manager for Ecuadorian club Emelec.Emelec contrata a técnico Gustavo Quinteros
mediotiempo.com After a stint in the Middle East, and a lackluster season in Tijuana, he became manager of Colo Colo.

Managerial statistics

References

External links

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Gustavo Quinteros – Argentine Primera statistics
at Fútbol XXI {{DEFAULTSORT:Quinteros, Gustavo 1965 births Living people Footballers from Santa Fe, Argentina Bolivian footballers Bolivia international footballers Argentine footballers Bolivian people of Argentine descent Sportspeople of Argentine descent Argentine emigrants to Bolivia Naturalized citizens of Bolivia Association football defenders Newell's Old Boys footballers Talleres de Remedios de Escalada footballers Universitario de Sucre footballers The Strongest players Club San José players San Lorenzo de Almagro footballers Argentinos Juniors footballers Argentine Primera División players 1993 Copa América players 1995 Copa América players 1999 Copa América players 1994 FIFA World Cup players 1999 FIFA Confederations Cup players Bolivian football managers Argentine football managers Bolivian expatriate football managers Argentine expatriate football managers 2011 Copa América managers 2015 Copa América managers Copa América Centenario managers San Lorenzo de Almagro managers Club Blooming managers San Martín de San Juan managers Club Bolívar managers Oriente Petrolero managers Bolivia national football team managers C.S. Emelec managers Ecuador national football team managers Al Nassr FC managers Al-Wasl F.C. managers Club Deportivo Universidad Católica managers Club Tijuana managers Colo-Colo managers Argentine Primera División managers Bolivian Primera División managers Primera B Nacional managers Saudi Professional League managers UAE Pro League managers Chilean Primera División managers Liga MX managers Expatriate football managers in Argentina Expatriate football managers in Bolivia Expatriate football managers in Ecuador Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Ecuador Bolivian expatriate sportspeople in Ecuador Expatriate football managers in Saudi Arabia Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Saudi Arabia Bolivian expatriate sportspeople in Saudi Arabia Argentine expatriate sportspeople in the United Arab Emirates Expatriate football managers in Chile Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Chile Bolivian expatriate sportspeople in Chile