Gustavo Domingo Quinteros Desabato (born 15 February 1965) is a
football manager
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Management includes the activities ...
and former professional player who played as a
defender. He is the current manager of Chilean club
Colo-Colo
Club Social y Deportivo Colo-Colo () is a Chilean professional football club based in Macul, Santiago. Founded in 1925 by David Arellano they play in the Chilean Primera División, from which they have never been relegated. The team has pla ...
. Born in Argentina, he played for the
Bolivia national team.
Playing career
Club
His clubs as a player include
The Strongest and
San José in Bolivia. He also played for
San Lorenzo de Almagro
Club Atlético San Lorenzo de Almagro, commonly known as San Lorenzo de Almagro or simply San Lorenzo (in English: ''Saint Lawrence''), is a sports club of Argentina in the Boedo district of Buenos Aires. It is best known for its football team ...
,
Argentinos Juniors
Asociación Atlética Argentinos Juniors is an Argentine sports club based in La Paternal, Buenos Aires. The club is mostly known for its football team, which currently plays in the Argentine Primera División, and was recognized as one of the ...
and
Talleres de Remedios de Escalada
Club Atlético Talleres, usually called Talleres de Remedios de Escalada, is an Argentine sports club sited in the Remedios de Escalada district of Lanús Partido, Greater Buenos Aires. The club is mostly known for its football team, which curren ...
in his native Argentina.
International
The
defender played 26 international matches and scored once for the
Bolivia national team, including two appearances in the
1994 FIFA World Cup
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. His only goal came in a
friendly match
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against
Honduras on January 29, 1993, when he opened the score in the 3–1 in the
Estadio Felix Capriles,
Cochabamba
Cochabamba ( ay, Quchapampa; qu, Quchapampa) is a city and municipality in central Bolivia in a valley in the Andes mountain range. It is the capital of the Cochabamba Department and the fourth largest city in Bolivia, with a population of 630 ...
.
Managerial career
After retiring as a player, Quinteros became a manager at
San Lorenzo's youth academy. In 2003, he had a brief spell as first team manager. In 2005, he managed the Bolivian
Club Blooming
Club Social, Cultural y Deportivo de Blooming, commonly known as Blooming, is a Bolivian professional football club from Santa Cruz de la Sierra that currently plays in the Bolivian Primera División.
Founded in 1946, its home colours are sky bl ...
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
Club Atlético San Martín, mostly known as San Martín de San Juan, is an Argentine football club from the city of San Juan. The team currently plays in the Argentine Primera B Nacional, the second division of the Argentine football league sy ...
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
championship finals; however, they lost to
Aurora
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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
Club Deportivo Oriente Petrolero () is a Bolivian football club based in Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Bolivia. They play at the 38,000-capacity Estadio Tahuichi Aguilera. Oriente have been Bolivian champions five times, Copa Aerosur winners two ti ...
. 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
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After a stint in the Middle East, and a lackluster season in Tijuana, he became manager of Colo Colo
Club Social y Deportivo Colo-Colo () is a Chilean professional Association football, football club based in Macul, Santiago. Founded in 1925 by David Arellano they play in the Chilean Primera División, from which they have List of unrelegated a ...
.
Managerial statistics
References
External links
*
Gustavo Quinteros – Argentine Primera statistics
at Fútbol XXI
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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