Gustavo Quinteros

Gustavo Domingo Quinteros Desábato (born 15 February 1965) is a football manager and former professional player who played mainly as a centre-back.

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.

[2] Quinteros was unable to make a breakthrough at Newell's,[3] only featuring as an unused substitute in a reserve team match in July 1985.

After the 1994 World Cup, Quinteros returned to his birth nation, signing a contract with San Lorenzo after the club paid a US$ 170,000 fee.

He made his full international debut on 29 January of that year, starting and scoring the opener in a 3–1 friendly win over Honduras at the Estadio Félix Capriles in Cochabamba.

Under his guidance, Bolivia failed to win a single match during the entire 2011, but still managed to achieve a draw against Argentina in the 2014 FIFA World Cup qualifiers.

On 30 January 2015, Quinteros was announced by the Ecuadorian Football Federation as manager of the national team,[26] but only left Emelec on 15 March.

[27] Quinteros failed to qualify Ecuador to the 2018 FIFA World Cup after a 2–1 loss to Peru on 5 September 2017, and was sacked seven days later.

[39] Quinteros was absent in the 2024 Trofeo de Campeones after attending the wedding of his daughter, being replaced by his assistant Leandro Desábato.

[42] Talleres (RdE) The Strongest San Lorenzo Blooming Bolívar Oriente Petrolero Emelec Universidad Católica Colo-Colo Vélez Sarsfield

Quinteros with Emelec in 2014
Quinteros managing the Ecuador national team in 2017
Quinteros in charge of Universidad Católica in 2019