Néstor Raúl Gorosito (born 14 May 1964) is an Argentine

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and former player who played as a

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. He is the current manager of

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Playing career

Néstor ''Pipo'' Gorosito began his playing career at River Plate, and subsequently had 3 spells at

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where he scored 72 goals in 241 appearances. His other main club was Chile's Universidad Católica, where he contributed with 149 appearances and retired with the side in 2000. Gorosito had a spell playing for Swarovski Tirol in Austria between 1989 and 1991, and in Japan with

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in 1996. He also made 19 appearances for Argentina national team between 1989 and 1997.

Managerial history

Gorosito started his managerial career at Nueva Chicago in 2003, avoiding relegation with the side in the play-offs. He was subsequently appointed at

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, but was sacked in 2004 after a poor run of results. In 2005 Gorosito was named

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manager, but his reign only lasted two months. He was appointed at the helm of

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in the following year, being relieved from his duties in March 2007. In 2008 Gorosito guided

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to a qualification for that year's

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, the club's first international tournament since

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. Appointed by River Plate on 8 December 2008, he resigned on 4 October 2009 after underachieving in both

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and Primera División. On 19 January 2010, Gorosito was named

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manager, with the side being dead last in

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. Despite suffering relegation, he achieved seven wins out of 19 matches, but left the club in July after failing to agree a new deal. In September 2011 Gorosito returned to Argentinos Juniors, but resigned on 28 February of the following year, after suffering intestinal damage and a fractured vertebra in a car crash hours before his team lost against San Lorenzo. On 23 October 2012 he was appointed manager of Tigre. Gorosito took Tigre to the final of

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, but stepped down from his role on 6 July 2013 after having altercations with the club's board. In October 2014 he returned to Argentinos, taking the club back to the first division at first attempt. On 23 December 2015 Gorosito was appointed manager of

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, ranked last in

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. On 16 May of the following year, he was sacked after his side was still in the relegation zone.

Personal life

Gorosito has also worked in TV, as a consultant manager during 2005, on

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Latin America.

Career statistics

Club

National team

Managerial statistics

Honours

Player

;River Plate *

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: 1985–86 *

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* Intercontinental Cup:

;Swarovski Tirol *

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: 1989–90, 1990–91 ;Universidad Católica *

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: 1994 *

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;Argentina *

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Manager

;Tigre *

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;Olimpia *

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Individual

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Top scorer: 1988–89

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* * * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Gorosito, Raul 1964 births Living people People from San Fernando de la Buena Vista Argentine footballers Association football midfielders Argentine Primera División players Club Atlético River Plate footballers San Lorenzo de Almagro footballers Austrian Football Bundesliga players J1 League players Yokohama F. Marinos players Club Deportivo Universidad Católica footballers 1989 Copa América players 1993 Copa América players Copa América-winning players Argentina international footballers Argentine expatriate footballers Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Austria Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Japan Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Chile Expatriate footballers in Austria Expatriate footballers in Japan Expatriate footballers in Chile Argentine football managers Club Atlético Lanús managers Nueva Chicago managers San Lorenzo de Almagro managers Rosario Central managers Argentinos Juniors managers Club Atlético River Plate managers Club Atlético Tigre managers La Liga managers Segunda División managers Xerez CD managers UD Almería managers Club Olimpia managers Club de Gimnasia y Esgrima La Plata managers Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Spain Expatriate football managers in Spain Sportspeople from Buenos Aires Province