Gustavo Jorge Campagnuolo (born June 27, 1973) is an

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former

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who played mostly for Racing Club.

Career

Born in

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, Campagnuolo started his playing career in 1994 for

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. During the 1997-98 season he played for

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but returned to Argentina after only making 2 league appearances for the club. His spell at Valencia was unsuccessful, and he is remembered for being the team's goalkeeper in a 6-0 defeat to

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at El Helmántico. Between 1998 and 2001, Campagnuolo played for

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where he was part of the team that won the Clausura 2001 tournament. After this success he joined Racing Club where he was part of the team that won the Apertura 2001, which was the first league title for Racing in 35 years. Between 2003 and 2005 he played in

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for Tigres before returning to Racing Club. In 2009, he returned to

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 ...

, where he played until his retirement in 2010.

Coaching career

After retiring at the end of the 2009-10 season, Campagnuolo started working as a goalkeeper coach for Banfield. In 2012 he returned to his former club

, still as a goalkeeper coach. In 2016 he worked under manager

Edgardo Bauza Edgardo Bauza (born 26 January 1958) is an Argentine football manager and former player who played as a defender. Before taking up management, he played over 300 games for Rosario Central. He also played for Independiente in Argentina, Atlé ...

for the

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as goalkeeper coach until April 2017 where Bauza was sacked. He then moved to Huracán where he served for a few months. Ahead of the 2019-20 season, he returned to

as a goalkeeper coach under the staff of Juan Antonio Pizzi. Pizzi and his staff, including Campagnuolo, was fired on 31 October 2019. On 17 April 2020, Campagnuolo was appointed goalkeeper coach of Vélez Sarsfield under manager

Mauricio Pellegrino Mauricio Andrés Pellegrino Luna (; born 5 October 1971) is an Argentine former professional footballer who played as a centre-back, currently the manager of Chilean club Universidad de Chile. After nearly one decade with Vélez Sarsfield, ...

. Pellegrino and his staff, including Campagnuolo, was fired in March 2022.Mauricio Pellegrino renunció como técnico de Vélez
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