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Gustavo Morínigo

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In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Morínigo and the second or maternal family name is Vázquez.
Gustavo Morínigo
Morínigo in 2018
Personal information
Full name Gustavo Eliseo Morínigo Vázquez
Date of birth (1977-01-23) 23 January 1977 (age 47)
Place of birth Coronel Oviedo, Paraguay
Position(s) Midfielder
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1996–1998 Libertad 30 (2)
1999–2000 Guaraní 42 (3)
2001–2004 Libertad 103 (31)
2004–2005 Argentinos Juniors 12 (4)
2005 Libertad 11 (1)
2006 Deportivo Cali 11 (2)
2007 Cerro Porteño 13 (1)
2007–2011 Nacional Asunción 85 (13)
International career
1997 Paraguay U20
2001–2005 Paraguay 18 (3)
Managerial career
2012–2015 Nacional Asunción
2015–2016 Paraguay U20
2016 Cerro Porteño
2017–2020 Paraguay U17
2018 Paraguay (interim)
2020 Paraguay U20
2020 Libertad
2021–2022 Coritiba
2023 Ceará
2023 Avaí
2024 Remo
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Gustavo Eliseo Morínigo Vázquez (born 23 January 1977) is a Paraguayan football manager and former player who played as a midfielder.

Club career

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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 Deportivo Cali,[1] but returned to his home country in the following year with Cerro Porteño. He subsequently signed for Nacional Asunción in 2007, and featured regularly until his retirement in 2011, aged 34.

International career

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After representing Paraguay at under-20 level in the 1997 FIFA World Youth Championship, 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 Lunar New Year Cup.

Morínigo was also included in the final squads for the 2001 Copa América[2] and the 2002 FIFA World Cup.[3]

Managerial career

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Nacional Asunción

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On 16 April 2012, Morínigo was named in charge of his former club Nacional, after Javier Torrente resigned.[4] 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.[5]

In the 2014 Copa Libertadores, Morínigo led the side to the Finals, but lost to San Lorenzo. On 29 March 2015, he resigned.[6]

Paraguay under-20 national team

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On 31 August 2015, Morínigo was named manager of the Paraguay under-20 team.[7] He was in charge of the side for two friendlies against Uruguay in March 2016 (4–3 win and 2–2 draw).

Cerro Porteño

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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.[8]

Return to Paraguay national teams

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On 2 August 2016, Morínigo returned to the Paraguayan Football Association, after being named manager of the under-17 national team.[9] On 29 January 2018, he was appointed interim manager of the full side after Francisco Arce left,[10] and managed the side on two friendlies (0–1 against United States[11] and 2–4 against Japan)[12] before returning to his previous role.

Also a coordinator of the youth categories, Morínigo left the national sides on 18 August 2020.[13]

Libertad

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On 24 September 2020, Morínigo was appointed manager of club Libertad.[14] He was sacked on 16 December, after the club's elimination in the 2020 Copa Libertadores.[15]

Coritiba

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On 4 January 2021, Morínigo signed with Brazilian club Coritiba.[16] 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.[17] The following 14 August, he was sacked after entering the relegation zone.[18]

Ceará

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On 22 November 2022, Morínigo was named manager of Ceará, freshly relegated to the second level, for the upcoming campaign.[19] After two consecutive losses in the Série B, he was sacked on 24 April 2023.[20]

Avaí

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On 15 May 2023, Morínigo was named head coach of Avaí also in the Brazilian second division.[21] He was sacked on 2 July, after nine winless matches.[22]

Remo

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On 4 March 2024, Morínigo replaced Ricardo Catalá at the helm of Série C side Remo.[23] He was dismissed on 20 May, after a poor start in the third division.[24]

Managerial statistics

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As of 1 July 2023
Managerial record by team and tenure
Team Nat. From To Record Ref
G W D L GF GA GD Win %
Nacional Asunción Paraguay 16 April 2012 29 March 2015 108 55 21 32 148 107 +41 050.93
Paraguay U20 Paraguay 31 August 2015 15 April 2016 2 1 1 0 6 5 +1 050.00
Cerro Porteño Paraguay 15 April 2016 15 July 2016 13 3 3 7 21 24 −3 023.08 [25]
Paraguay U17 Paraguay 2 August 2016 18 August 2020 27 13 9 5 52 40 +12 048.15
Paraguay (interim) Paraguay 29 January 2018 3 September 2018 2 0 0 2 2 5 −3 000.00
Libertad Paraguay 24 September 2020 16 December 2020 18 7 6 5 52 30 +22 038.89 [26]
Coritiba Brazil 4 January 2021 14 August 2022 99 43 22 34 130 112 +18 043.43 [27]
Ceará Brazil 22 November 2022 24 April 2023 24 14 5 5 48 29 +19 058.33
Avaí Brazil 16 May 2023 3 July 2023 9 0 5 4 5 11 −6 000.00
Career total 302 136 72 94 464 363 +101 045.03 —

Honours

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Player

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Libertad
Nacional Asunción

Manager

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Nacional Asunción
Coritiba

References

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  1. ^ "Paraguayo Morínigo aportará su experiencia al campeón Cali" [Paraguayan Morínigo will bring his experience to the champion Cali] (in Spanish). La Nación. 25 January 2006. Retrieved 29 December 2021.
  2. ^ "Paraguai divulga lista de convocados para Copa América" [Paraguay release list of called up for the Copa América] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Diário do Grande ABC. 6 July 2001. Retrieved 29 December 2021.
  3. ^ "WORLD CUP | Squad | Paraguay". BBC Sport. 10 April 2002. Retrieved 29 December 2021.
  4. ^ "Duele decir adiós" [It hurts to say goodbye] (in Spanish). Teledeportes. 16 April 2012. Archived from the original on 18 April 2012. Retrieved 29 December 2021.
  5. ^ "Morínigo, el DT del año" [Morínigo, the manager of the year] (in Spanish). D10. 19 December 2012. Retrieved 29 December 2021.
  6. ^ "Nacional: Morínigo renuncia y Daniel Raschle lo sustituye" [Nacional: Morínigo resigns and Daniel Raschle replaces him] (in Spanish). D10. 29 March 2015. Retrieved 29 December 2021.
  7. ^ "Morínigo, nuevo DT de la Albirroja Sub 20" [Morínigo, new manager of the Albirroja under-20s] (in Spanish). Hoy. 31 May 2015. Retrieved 29 December 2021.
  8. ^ "Gustavo Morínigo nuevo técnico del Ciclón" [Gustavo Morínigo new manager of the Ciclón] (in Spanish). Cerro Porteño. 15 April 2016. Retrieved 29 December 2021.
  9. ^ "Gustavo Morínigo vuelve a la selección" [Gustavo Moríniro returns to the national team] (in Spanish). Hoy. 2 August 2016. Retrieved 30 December 2021.
  10. ^ "Morínigo interina la selección" [Morínigo is an interim in the national team] (in Spanish). ABC Color. 29 January 2018. Retrieved 30 December 2021.
  11. ^ "Para Morínigo, el amistoso fue "positivo"" [To Morínigo, the friendly was "positive"] (in Spanish). La Nación. 29 March 2018. Retrieved 30 December 2021.
  12. ^ "FIFA World Cup 2018: Japan register comeback win over Paraguay in warm-up". Hindustrian Times. 12 June 2018. Retrieved 30 December 2021.
  13. ^ "Gustavo Morínigo deja de ser coordinador de las juveniles" [Gustavo Morínigo left as being a coordinator of the youth sides] (in Spanish). D10. 18 August 2020. Retrieved 30 December 2021.
  14. ^ "Gustavo Morínigo es nuevo director técnico de Libertad" [Gustavo Morínigo is the new manager of Libertad] (in Spanish). Versus. 24 September 2020. Retrieved 30 December 2021.
  15. ^ "Gustavo Morínigo ya no es técnico de Libertad" [Gustavo Morínigo is no longer manager of Libertad] (in Spanish). D10. 16 December 2020. Retrieved 30 December 2021.
  16. ^ "Coritiba e Morínigo chegam a acordo; treinador assina contrato e é aguardado na quarta" [Coritiba and Morínigo reach an agreement; manager signs contract and is awaited on Wednesday] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Globoesporte.com. 4 January 2021. Retrieved 20 August 2021.
  17. ^ "Morínigo e comissão seguem até dezembro de 2022" [Morínigo and staff remain until December 2022] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Coritiba FBC. 30 November 2021. Retrieved 30 December 2021.
  18. ^ "Coritiba demite o técnico Gustavo Morínigo após derrota para o Atlético-MG e entrar na ZR do Brasileiro" [Coritiba sack manager Gustavo Morínigo after defeat to Atlético-MG and entering the Brasileiro's relegation zone] (in Brazilian Portuguese). ge. 14 August 2022. Retrieved 14 August 2022.
  19. ^ "Gustavo Morínigo é o novo treinador do Ceará" [Gustavo Morínigo is the new head coach of Ceará] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Ceará SC. 22 November 2022. Retrieved 22 November 2022.
  20. ^ "Gustavo Morínigo não é mais treinador do Ceará" [Gustavo Morínigo is no longer head coach of Ceará] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Ceará SC. 24 April 2023. Retrieved 25 April 2023.
  21. ^ "Gustavo Morínigo é o novo técnico do Avaí" [Gustavo Morínigo is the new head coach of Avaí] (in Brazilian Portuguese). ge. 15 May 2023. Retrieved 16 May 2023.
  22. ^ "Eduardo Barroca está de volta como técnico do Avaí" [Eduardo Barroca is back as head coach of Avaí] (in Brazilian Portuguese). ge. 3 July 2023. Retrieved 4 July 2023.
  23. ^ "Remo anuncia Gustavo Morínigo como novo treinador da equipe" [Remo announce Gustavo Morínigo as new head coach of the team] (in Brazilian Portuguese). ge. 4 March 2024. Retrieved 4 March 2024.
  24. ^ "Adiós! Remo confirma saída do técnico Gustavo Morínigo" [Adiós! Remo confirm the departure of head coach Gustavo Morínigo] (in Brazilian Portuguese). ge. 20 May 2024. Retrieved 22 May 2024.
  25. ^ "Saldo rojo" [Negative balance] (in Spanish). Tigo Sports. 15 July 2016. Archived from the original on 21 June 2017. Retrieved 29 December 2021.
  26. ^ "Morínigo se fue y todo apunta a la llegada del DT pentacampeón" [Morínigo left and everything points to the arrival of the manager five times champion] (in Spanish). Versus. 16 December 2020. Retrieved 30 December 2021.
  27. ^ "Acesso, crise e quase 100 jogos: a passagem de Morínigo no Coritiba" [Promotion, crisis and nearly 100 matches: the stint of Morínigo at Coritiba] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Um Dois Esportes. 14 August 2022. Retrieved 22 November 2022.
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