Gustavo Miguel Zapata (born 15 October 1967 in Saladillo) is a retired Argentine footballer who played as a midfielder. He played for the Argentina national team at the 1991 Copa América in Chile, the 1993 Copa América in Ecuador, and in 1998 FIFA World Cup qualification.

In the 2002/03 season, Zapata was the assistant manager of Néstor Gorosito at Nueva Chicago.^[1] In December 2004, he followed Gorosito when he was appointed as manager of Club Atlético Lanús.^[2]

In December 2008, the duo was appointed in River Plate.^[3] In 2011, he was once again appointed as assistant manager of River Plate, this time under manager Matías Almeyda.^[4] A half year later, he was appointed as the manager of Independiente Rivadavia.^[5] He was fired on 25 February 2019, after the team conceded 10 goals in two games.^[6]

In November 2012, Zapata took over the reserve team of River Plate.^[7] From May 27 to May 30, Zapata was the caretaker manager of River Plate following the departure of Ramon Diaz.^[8] On 11 February 2015, Zapata and his staff was surprisingly fired.^[9]

In the summer 2015, Zapata was then appointed as the manager of Racing Club's reserve team.^[10]

In December 2015, Néstor Gorosito was appointed as manager of Spanish club UD Almería and took Zapata with him as his assistant.^[11] On 12 February 2019, Zapata was appointed as the assistant manager of Néstor Gorosito at Tigre.^[12]