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Gustavo Morínigo

Gustavo Morínigo

Paraguayan footballer and manager (born 1977)

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Morínigo and the second or maternal family name is Vázquez.

Gustavo Eliseo Morínigo Vázquez (born 23 January 1977) is a Paraguayan football manager and former player who played as a midfielder. He is the current head coach of Brazilian club Remo.

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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 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

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

Nacional Asunción

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

On 4 March 2024, Morínigo replaced Ricardo Catalá at the helm of Série C side Remo.[23]

Managerial statistics

As of 1 July 2023
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Honours

Player

Libertad
Nacional Asunción

Manager

Nacional Asunción
Coritiba

References

  1. [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. [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. [3]
    "WORLD CUP | Squad | Paraguay". BBC Sport. 10 April 2002. Retrieved 29 December 2021.
  4. [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. [5]
    "Morínigo, el DT del año" [Morínigo, the manager of the year] (in Spanish). D10. 19 December 2012. Retrieved 29 December 2021.
  6. [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. [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. [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. [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. [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. [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. [12]
    "FIFA World Cup 2018: Japan register comeback win over Paraguay in warm-up". Hindustrian Times. 12 June 2018. Retrieved 30 December 2021.
  13. [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. [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. [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. [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. [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. [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. [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. [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. [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. [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. [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. [24]
    "Saldo rojo" [Negative balance] (in Spanish). Tigo Sports. 15 July 2016. Archived from the original on 21 June 2017. Retrieved 29 December 2021.
  25. [25]
    "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.
  26. [26]
    "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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