 Morínigo in 2018 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Gustavo Eliseo Morínigo Vázquez | ||
| Date of birth | (1977-01-23)23 January 1977 (age 48) | ||
| Place of birth | Coronel Oviedo, Paraguay | ||
| Position | 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 | ||
| 2025 | Sportivo Luqueño | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Gustavo Eliseo Morínigo Vázquez (born 23 January 1977) is a Paraguayanfootball manager and former player who played as amidfielder.
Born inCoronel Oviedo, Morínigo was aLibertad youth graduate. He made his first team debut in 1996, but left the club ahead of the 1999 season after signing forGuaraní.
Morínigo returned to Libertad for the 2001 campaign, and moved abroad in 2004 after agreeing to a contract withArgentinos Juniors. After featuring sparingly, he rejoined Libertad for a third spell in the following year.
On 25 January 2006, Morínigo moved toDeportivo Cali,[1] but returned to his home country in the following year withCerro Porteño. He subsequently signed forNacional Asunción in 2007, and featured regularly until his retirement in 2011, aged 34.
After representingParaguay atunder-20 level in the1997 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 againstSouth Korea, forthe year'sLunar New Year Cup.
Morínigo was also included in the final squads for the2001 Copa América[2] and the2002 FIFA World Cup.[3]
On 16 April 2012, Morínigo was named in charge of his former club Nacional, afterJavier 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 the2014 Copa Libertadores, Morínigo led the side tothe Finals, but lost toSan Lorenzo. On 29 March 2015, he resigned.[6]
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 againstUruguay in March 2016 (4–3 win and 2–2 draw).
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]
On 2 August 2016, Morínigo returned to theParaguayan Football Association, after being named manager of theunder-17 national team.[9] On 29 January 2018, he was appointed interim manager of the full side afterFrancisco Arce left,[10] and managed the side on two friendlies (0–1 againstUnited States[11] and 2–4 againstJapan)[12] before returning to his previous role.
Also a coordinator of the youth categories, Morínigo left the national sides on 18 August 2020.[13]
On 24 September 2020, Morínigo was appointed manager of club Libertad.[14] He was sacked on 16 December, after the club's elimination in the2020 Copa Libertadores.[15]
On 4 January 2021, Morínigo signed with Brazilian clubCoritiba.[16] Despitesuffering relegation, he was kept for the 2021 season andled the club back to the top tier.
On 30 November 2021, Morínigo renewed his contract withCoxa until the end of 2022.[17] The following 14 August, he was sacked after entering the relegation zone.[18]
On 22 November 2022, Morínigo was named manager ofCeará,freshly relegated to the second level, for the upcoming campaign.[19] After two consecutive losses in theSérie B, he was sacked on 24 April 2023.[20]
On 15 May 2023, Morínigo was named head coach ofAvaí also in the Brazilian second division.[21] He was sacked on 2 July, after nine winless matches.[22]
On 4 March 2024, Morínigo replacedRicardo Catalá at the helm ofSérie C sideRemo.[23] He was dismissed on 20 May, after a poor start in the third division.[24]
On 3 February 2025, Morínigo returned to his home country to take overSportivo Luqueño in the top tier.[25] On 18 May, he was sacked.[26]
| Team | Nat. | From | To | Record | Ref | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | |||||
| Nacional Asunción |  | 16 April 2012 | 29 March 2015 | 108 | 55 | 21 | 32 | 148 | 107 | +41 | 050.93 | |
| Paraguay U20 | | 31 August 2015 | 15 April 2016 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 5 | +1 | 050.00 | |
| Cerro Porteño | | 15 April 2016 | 15 July 2016 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 21 | 24 | −3 | 023.08 | [27] |
| Paraguay U17 | | 2 August 2016 | 18 August 2020 | 27 | 13 | 9 | 5 | 52 | 40 | +12 | 048.15 | |
| Paraguay (interim) | | 29 January 2018 | 3 September 2018 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | −3 | 000.00 | |
| Libertad | | 24 September 2020 | 16 December 2020 | 18 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 52 | 30 | +22 | 038.89 | [28] |
| Coritiba |  | 4 January 2021 | 14 August 2022 | 99 | 43 | 22 | 34 | 130 | 112 | +18 | 043.43 | [29] |
| Ceará | | 22 November 2022 | 24 April 2023 | 24 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 48 | 29 | +19 | 058.33 | |
| Avaí | | 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 | — | |||
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