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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Gustavo Domingo Quinteros Desábato | ||
| Date of birth | (1965-02-15)15 February 1965 (age 60) | ||
| Place of birth | Cafferata, Argentina | ||
| Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Position | Centre-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Independiente (head coach) | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1978 | Newell's Old Boys | ||
| 1982–1985 | Newell's Old Boys | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1986–1987 | Central Córdoba (R) | 21 | (2) |
| 1987–1988 | Talleres (RdE) | 17 | (1) |
| 1988 | Universitario de Sucre | 26 | (8) |
| 1989–1991 | The Strongest | 71 | (9) |
| 1992 | San José | 31 | (7) |
| 1993–1994 | The Strongest | 38 | (4) |
| 1994–1997 | San Lorenzo | 15 | (1) |
| 1997–1998 | Argentinos Juniors | 19 | (0) |
| 1999 | Jorge Wilstermann | 5 | (0) |
| Total | 243 | (31) | |
| International career | |||
| 1993–1999 | Bolivia | 26 | (1) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 1999–2005 | Argentinos Juniors (youth) | ||
| 2003 | Argentinos Juniors (caretaker) | ||
| 2005–2006 | Blooming | ||
| 2006–2007 | San Martín de San Juan | ||
| 2007–2008 | Blooming | ||
| 2009 | Bolívar | ||
| 2010 | Oriente Petrolero | ||
| 2011–2012 | Bolivia | ||
| 2012–2015 | Emelec | ||
| 2015–2017 | Ecuador | ||
| 2017–2018 | Al-Nassr | ||
| 2018 | Al Wasl | ||
| 2019 | Universidad Católica | ||
| 2020 | Tijuana | ||
| 2020–2023 | Colo-Colo | ||
| 2024 | Vélez Sarsfield | ||
| 2025 | Grêmio | ||
| 2025– | Independiente | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Gustavo Domingo Quinteros Desábato (born 15 February 1965) is afootballmanager and former professional player who played mainly as acentre-back.[1] He is the manager ofIndependiente.
Born in Argentina, Quinteros played for theBolivia national team, representing the nation in the1994 FIFA World Cup. After retiring, he became a manager, taking over clubs in his native Argentina, Bolivia, Ecuador (as well as both national teams), Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, Chile and Mexico.
Quinteros was born inCafferata, a small town in theSanta Fe Province. Amidfielder, he joined the youth sides ofNewell's Old Boys at the age of 13, but only spent a year at the club before leaving. He returned to the side at the age of 17, while studyingbiochemistry andpharmacy at theNational University of Rosario.[2]
Quinteros was unable to make a breakthrough at Newell's,[3] only featuring as an unusedsubstitute in a reserve team match in July 1985. Six months later, he joinedCentral Córdoba de Rosario, where he would make his senior debut.[4]
In 1987, Quinteros signed forTalleres de Remedios de Escalada, being a part of the squad which won the 1987–88Primera B Metropolitana.[5] In the following year, after a failed move to aPrimera B Nacional side, he moved to Bolivia and joinedUniversitario de Sucre.[6]
After scoring eight goals for Universitario de Sucre, Quinteros moved toThe Strongest for the 1989 season. At the latter club, he was converted into acentre-back,[2] and established himself as a starter in that position. He later spent a one-season spell atSan José, before returning to Strongest in 1994.
After the 1994 World Cup, Quinteros returned to his birth nation, signing a contract withSan Lorenzo after the club paid aUS$ 170,000 fee. He would never establish himself as a starter at the club, only making hisArgentine Primera División debut on 6 May 1995, in a 2–1 away win overDeportivo Mandiyú.[7]
Quinteros signed forArgentinos Juniors in 1997, before moving back to Bolivia in 1999 withJorge Wilstermann. He retired with the latter club at the end of the season, aged 34.
Quinteros initially obtained Bolivian nationality to "free up foreign quota",[2] but was later called up to theBolivia national team in 1993. He made his full international debut on 29 January of that year, starting and scoring the opener in a 3–1friendly win overHonduras at theEstadio Félix Capriles inCochabamba.[8]
Quinteros also played in the1993,1995 and1999 editions of theCopa América, aside from the1994 FIFA World Cup and the1999 FIFA Confederations Cup. He represented the nation on 26 occasions.[9]
Shortly after retiring, Quinteros returned to Argentinos Juniors to work as their youth manager. In July 2003, he was named in charge of the first team, replacingRicardo Gareca,[10][11] but was himself replaced bySergio Batista in December of that year.
On 1 June 2005, Quinteros moved back to Bolivia and took overBlooming after the departure ofVíctor Hugo Antelo.[12] He led the club to the2005 Apertura title, but resigned in June 2006, after a mid-table finish in the Clausura.[13]
Shortly after leaving Blooming, Quinteros was named manager ofSan Martín de San Juan on 27 June 2006.[14] On 6 February of the following year, however, he was sacked.[15]
20 days after leaving San Martín, Quinteros returned to Blooming.[16]
On 25 December 2008, after previously agreeing to a new one-year contract at Blooming,[17] Quinteros was appointed manager ofBolívar.[18] On 10 November 2009, he left the latter club.[19]
On 7 January 2010, Quinteros was presented as manager ofOriente Petrolero.[20] He won the season's Torneo de Invierno, before being announced as manager of theBolivia national team on 5 November;[21] Oriente still managed to retain Quinteros as manager until the Clausura tournament, also won by the club.[22]
Quinteros officially took over the Bolivia national team on 29 November 2010. Under his guidance, Bolivia failed to win a single match during the entire 2011, but still managed to achieve a draw againstArgentina in the2014 FIFA World Cup qualifiers. On 3 July 2012, he presented his letter of resignation and called a press conference to announce his imminent departure from the national team.[23][24]
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On 9 July 2012, Quinteros was appointed as manager of Ecuadorian clubEmelec.[25] He led the club to two consecutiveSerie A titles, winning both the Apertura and Clausura in2013 and defeatingBarcelona SC in the finals in2014.
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On 30 January 2015, Quinteros was announced by theEcuadorian Football Federation as manager ofthe national team,[26] but only left Emelec on 15 March.[27]
Quinteros failed to qualify Ecuador to the2018 FIFA World Cup after a 2–1 loss toPeru on 5 September 2017, and was sacked seven days later.[28]
On 3 October, Quinteros was announced as manager ofAl-Nassr in Saudi Arabia,[29] but was dismissed the following 31 January.[30] On 11 May 2018, he switched teams and countries again, after being appointedAl-Wasl manager,[31] being sacked on 19 October.
On 21 December 2018, Quinteros moved to Chile after being named at the helm ofUniversidad Católica on 21 December.[32] He left theCruzados on 4 December 2019.[33]
Quinteros was appointed manager of Mexican sideTijuana on 6 December 2019.[34] He resigned from Xolos on 25 June 2020.[35]
Quinteros returned to Chile on 3 October 2020, after being namedColo-Colo manager.[36] He won twoCopa Chile titles with the club, aside from the2022 Supercopa de Chile, but left by mutual consent on 15 December 2023.[37]
On 23 December 2023, Quinteros returned to Argentina after taking overVélez Sarsfield.[38] He led the club to the2024 Copa de la Liga Profesional and the2024 Copa Argentina finals, losing both, but won the2024 Primera División title; his spell at the club attracted interest from Brazilian clubsSantos andGrêmio.[39]
Quinteros was absent in the2024 Trofeo de Campeones after attending the wedding of his daughter, being replaced by his assistantLeandro Desábato.[40] On 25 December 2024, he left the club after failing to agree new terms over a new contract.[41]
On 28 December 2024, Quinteros was announced as head coach of Grêmio on a one-year contract.[42] He oversaw the club lose aCampeonato Gaúcho after seven consecutive titles, and was sacked on 16 April 2025, shortly after a 4–1 loss toMirassol.[43]
On 19 September 2025, Quinteros returned to Argentina after taking overIndependiente.[44]
| Team | Nat | From | To | Record | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | ||||
| Blooming |  | 1 June 2005 | June 2006 | 66 | 35 | 10 | 21 | 114 | 101 | +13 | 053.03 |
| San Martín de San Juan |  | 27 June 2006 | 6 February 2007 | 40 | 19 | 15 | 6 | 54 | 32 | +22 | 047.50 |
| Blooming | | 26 February 2007 | 25 December 2008 | 65 | 30 | 14 | 21 | 107 | 89 | +18 | 046.15 |
| Bolívar | 25 December 2008 | 10 November 2009 | 40 | 20 | 14 | 6 | 67 | 40 | +27 | 050.00 | |
| Oriente Petrolero | 7 January 2010 | 28 November 2010 | 57 | 32 | 9 | 16 | 97 | 59 | +38 | 056.14 | |
| Bolivia | 1 January 2011 | 3 July 2012 | 16 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 13 | 26 | −13 | 006.25 | |
| Emelec |  | 8 July 2012 | 15 March 2015 | 156 | 86 | 31 | 39 | 236 | 146 | +90 | 055.13 |
| Ecuador | 16 March 2015 | 12 September 2017 | 33 | 13 | 6 | 14 | 53 | 42 | +11 | 039.39 | |
| Al-Nassr |  | 2 October 2017 | 31 January 2018 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 25 | 17 | +8 | 042.86 |
| Al-Wasl |  | 11 May 2018 | 19 October 2018 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 16 | −7 | 022.22 |
| Universidad Católica |  | 21 December 2018 | 4 December 2019 | 39 | 24 | 6 | 9 | 69 | 37 | +32 | 061.54 |
| Tijuana |  | 6 December 2019 | 12 June 2020 | 16 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 22 | 20 | +2 | 043.75 |
| Colo-Colo | | 3 October 2020 | 15 December 2023 | 154 | 79 | 42 | 33 | 237 | 148 | +89 | 051.30 |
| Vélez Sarsfield | | 23 December 2023 | 25 December 2024 | 51 | 27 | 15 | 9 | 67 | 41 | +26 | 052.94 |
| Grêmio |  | 28 December 2024 | 16 April 2025 | 18 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 33 | 21 | +12 | 044.44 |
| Independiente | | 19 September 2025 | present | 12 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 13 | 7 | +6 | 041.67 |
| Total | 786 | 394 | 187 | 205 | 1,216 | 842 | +374 | 050.13 | |||
Talleres (RdE)
The Strongest
San Lorenzo
Blooming
Bolívar
Oriente Petrolero
Emelec
Universidad Católica
Colo-Colo
Vélez Sarsfield
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