Gustavo Lionel Siviero (born 13 September 1969) is an Argentine former professional

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who played as a

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, currently the

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RCD Mallorca B RCD Mallorca B, S.A.D. is a Spanish football team based in Palma, Majorca, in the Balearic Islands. Founded in 1967, it is the reserve team of RCD Mallorca and currently plays in Segunda Federación – Group 3, holding home matches at '' Est ...

. He made 98

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appearances, mainly for Mallorca but also

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, and began coaching in 2010, mainly in the Spanish lower levels.

Playing career

Club

Born in Laguna Paiva,

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, Siviero began playing professionally with

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, moving in 1991 to Colombia with América de Cali. After only one season, he returned to his country and joined

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. Siviero then spent two seasons apiece with

Newell's Old Boys Club Atlético Newell's Old Boys () is an Argentine sports club based in Rosario, Santa Fe. The club was founded on 3 November 1903, and is named after Isaac Newell of the English county of Kent, one of the pioneers of Argentine football. A ...

and

Club Atlético Lanús Club Atlético Lanús () is an Argentine sports club from the Lanús district of Greater Buenos Aires. Founded in 1915, the club's main sports are football and basketball. In both sports, Lanús plays in Argentina's top divisions: Primera Divis ...

, always in the Primera División. In summer 1998, he signed with

club RCD Mallorca alongside Lanús teammate

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(another Argentine,

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Carlos Roa, had done the same move the previous campaign); possessing an

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, he did not count as a non-

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player. In his

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, acting as replacement for Real Madrid-bound

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, he was an undisputed starter as the Balearic Islands side narrowly missed on

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group stage entry; his official debut came in the first leg of the Supercopa de España, a 2–1 away win against

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(eventual 2–2 aggregate win). In July 2002, aged 33, Siviero moved to

Albacete Balompié Albacete Balompié is a Spanish football team based in Albacete, in the autonomous community of Castile–La Mancha. Founded on 2 August 1940, it currently plays in Segunda División, the second tier of Spanish football, holding home matches ...

also in Spain, reuniting with Roa, with the pair being instrumental as the Castile-La Mancha team returned to the top division in their debut season after a seven-year absence. After totalling only games in his last two years – with relegation befalling in 2005 – he returned to his first professional club Colón, retiring shortly after.

International

In 1999, Siviero was summoned by Argentina national team manager

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for a friendly with the

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. He did not make his debut there, however, and was never selected again.

Coaching career

Siviero started coaching in Mallorca's youth academy. In October 2010 he replaced his former teammate

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(1992–95) at the helm of Segunda División B club CD Atlético Baleares, also in Mallorca. His team won their group in 2011–12, but were eliminated from the playoff semi-finals by CD Lugo. In July 2012, Siviero was appointed at

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on a one-year contract after turning down a new deal at Baleares. He was dismissed the following February with the team 16th in the Segunda División, far off their target of the play-offs. Siviero was back in the third division and Atlético Baleares in January 2015, on a contract that would extend itself by a year should they avoid the drop. He achieved this, but he and his staff were axed unexpectedly in November due to conflicts with the board. In 2016–17, Siviero managed

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. Following a poor start to the season that saw them in a relegation place, he took the

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to eighth place, enough for a

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berth but not for the playoffs; his deal was not renewed. Siviero joined Hércules CF of the third tier in July 2017, for one year. He was shown the door on 15 October after nine matches, split equally between wins, draws and losses. On 30 September 2019, after nearly two years out of the game, Siviero returned to the dugout with last-placed

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of the

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, his first job outside of Spain. He left the following January and was close to a return to Hércules weeks later, which abruptly collapsed due to a vote of confidence in caretaker manager Antonio Moreno. Remaining in the Province of Alicante, Siviero signed for

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club CF Intercity on 28 December 2020, for the rest of the season. The side won promotion to the new Segunda División RFEF with a 1–0

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final win over Elche Ilicitano. After winning promotion as group winners in the 2021–22 season, his contract was renewed. Siviero's Intercity reached the last 32 of the national cup in 2022–23, losing 4–3 at home to Barcelona

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. He was dismissed on 17 April with the team one point above the relegation zone with six games remaining; his final result was a 2–2 home draw with rivals

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after conceding twice in the final six minutes.

Managerial statistics

References

External links

Argentine League statistics
* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Siviero, Gustavo 1969 births Living people People from La Capital Department, Santa Fe Argentine people of Italian descent Footballers from Santa Fe Province Argentine men's footballers Men's association football defenders Argentine Primera División players Club Atlético Colón footballers San Lorenzo de Almagro footballers Newell's Old Boys footballers Club Atlético Lanús footballers Categoría Primera A players América de Cali footballers La Liga players Segunda División players RCD Mallorca players Albacete Balompié players Argentine expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Colombia Expatriate men's footballers in Spain Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Colombia Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Spain Argentine football managers Segunda División managers Segunda División B managers Tercera División managers Primera Federación managers Segunda Federación managers CD Atlético Baleares managers Real Murcia CF managers Lleida Esportiu managers Hércules CF managers CF Intercity managers Cypriot First Division managers Enosis Neon Paralimni FC managers Argentine expatriate football managers Expatriate football managers in Spain Expatriate football managers in Cyprus Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Cyprus