Carlos Julio Bustos (born 16 April 1966) is an Argentine professional football manager and former player who played as a defender.

[1] Bustos played as a central defender for the Argentinian teams Talleres, Deportivo Español, San Lorenzo, River Plate, Argentinos Juniors, Independiente, and Huracán.

In 1990, he was transferred to Deportivo Español during one of the most important periods of the institution's history, participating in the CONMEBOL cup and Liguilla Pre Libertadores.

At the end of 1993, Asociación Atlética Argentinos Juniors incorporated him and other international players, making a team that played the national tournaments and the Supercopa.

In 2005, Bustos was named head coach of his first professional team, Sportivo Belgrano de San Francisco, Argentina, where he competed in the Federal B tournament.

Bustos joined the Mexican football team Atlas de Guadalajara in 2007 as assistant coach to Tomás Boy.

In 2009, he was again requested by Tomás Boy to join his coaching staff, this time for Monarcas Morelia, a team they were a part of until the end of the 2012 tournament closure.

For the opening tournament in 2014, he joined Club Deportivo Guadalajara, one of the most important and historic teams of Mexican football, reaching the quarterfinals of the COPA MX.

[4] In late 2015, Dorados de Sinaloa made use of his services to lead the team in the ASCENSO MX tournament, in which he obtained the title of champion against Atlético San Luis playing as a visitor.

On 23 May, Bustos and Dorados de Sinaloa defeated Necaxa, playing as a visitor, returning the team to the first division of Mexican football after a nine-year absence.