Gustavo Eliseo Morínigo Vázquez (born 23 January 1977) is a Paraguayan

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manager and former player who played as a midfielder. He is the current manager of

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Club career

Born in Coronel Oviedo, Morínigo was a Libertad youth graduate. He made his first team debut in 1996, but left the club ahead of the 1999 season after signing for Guaraní. Morínigo returned to Libertad for the 2001 campaign, and moved abroad in 2004 after agreeing to a contract with Argentinos Juniors. After featuring sparingly, he rejoined Libertad for a third spell in the following year. On 25 January 2006, Morínigo moved to

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, but returned to his home country in the following year with Cerro Porteño. He subsequently signed for

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in 2007, and featured regularly until his retirement in 2011, aged 34.

International career

After representing Paraguay at under-20 level in the

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, Morínigo made his full international debut on 27 January 2001, starting and scoring his side's only in a 1–1 draw against South Korea, for the year's

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. Morínigo was also included in the final squads for the

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and the

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Managerial career

Nacional Asunción

On 16 April 2012, Morínigo was named in charge of his former club Nacional, after

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resigned. Initially an interim, he was subsequently named manager on a permanent basis, and was chosen as the division's best coach in his first year. In the

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, Morínigo led the side to the Finals, but lost to

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. On 29 March 2015, he resigned.

Paraguay under-20 national team

On 31 August 2015, Morínigo was named manager of the Paraguay under-20 team. He was in charge of the side for two friendlies against Uruguay in March 2016 (4–3 win and 2–2 draw).

Cerro Porteño

On 15 April 2016, Morínigo returned to club duties after being appointed at the helm of another club he represented as a player, Cerro Porteño.

Return to Paraguay national teams

On 2 August 2016, Morínigo returned to the Paraguayan Football Association, after being named manager of the under-17 national team. On 29 January 2018, he was appointed interim manager of the full side after Francisco Arce left, and managed the side on two friendlies (0–1 against United States and 2–4 against

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) before returning to his previous role. Also a coordinator of the youth categories, Morínigo left the national sides on 18 August 2020.

Libertad

On 24 September 2020, Morínigo was appointed manager of his first senior club Libertad. He was sacked on 16 December, after the club's elimination in the

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Coritiba

On 4 January 2021, Morínigo signed with Brazilian club Coritiba. Despite suffering relegation, he was kept for the 2021 season and led the club back to the top tier. On 30 November 2021, Morínigo renewed his contract with ''Coxa'' until the end of 2022. The following 14 August, he was sacked after entering the relegation zone.

Ceará

On 22 November 2022, Morínigo was named manager of

, freshly relegated to the second level.

Managerial statistics

Honours

Player

;Libertad * Paraguayan Primera División: 2002, 2003 ;Nacional Asunción * Paraguayan Primera División: 2009 Clausura, 2011 Apertura

Manager

;Nacional Asunción * Paraguayan Primera División: 2013 Apertura ;Coritiba *

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: Champion 2022

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