Gustavo Morínigo
Paraguayan footballer and manager (born 1977)
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Gustavo Eliseo Morínigo Vázquez (born 23 January 1977) is a Paraguayan football manager and former player who played as a midfielder.
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Morínigo in 2018 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Gustavo Eliseo Morínigo Vázquez | ||
| Date of birth | 23 January 1977 | ||
| 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 | ||
| 2026 | Rubio Ñu | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Club career
Born in Coronel Oviedo, Morínigo was a Libertad youth graduate. He made his first team debut in 1996, but left the club ahead of the 1999 season after signing for Guaraní.
Morínigo returned to Libertad for the 2001 campaign, and moved abroad in 2004 after agreeing to a contract with Argentinos Juniors. After featuring sparingly, he rejoined Libertad for a third spell in the following year.
On 25 January 2006, Morínigo moved to Deportivo Cali,[1] but returned to his home country in the following year with Cerro Porteño. He subsequently signed for Nacional Asunción in 2007, and featured regularly until his retirement in 2011, aged 34.
International career
After representing Paraguay at under-20 level in the 1997 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 against South Korea, for the year's Lunar New Year Cup.
Morínigo was also included in the final squads for the 2001 Copa América[2] and the 2002 FIFA World Cup.[3]
Managerial career
Nacional Asunción
On 16 April 2012, Morínigo was named in charge of his former club Nacional, after Javier 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 the 2014 Copa Libertadores, Morínigo led the side to the Finals, but lost to San Lorenzo. On 29 March 2015, he resigned.[6]
Paraguay under-20 national team
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 against Uruguay in March 2016 (4–3 win and 2–2 draw).
Cerro Porteño
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]
Return to Paraguay national teams
On 2 August 2016, Morínigo returned to the Paraguayan Football Association, after being named manager of the under-17 national team.[9] On 29 January 2018, he was appointed interim manager of the full side after Francisco Arce left,[10] and managed the side on two friendlies (0–1 against United States[11] and 2–4 against Japan)[12] before returning to his previous role.
Also a coordinator of the youth categories, Morínigo left the national sides on 18 August 2020.[13]
Libertad
On 24 September 2020, Morínigo was appointed manager of club Libertad.[14] He was sacked on 16 December, after the club's elimination in the 2020 Copa Libertadores.[15]
Coritiba
On 4 January 2021, Morínigo signed with Brazilian club Coritiba.[16] Despite suffering relegation, he was kept for the 2021 season and led the club back to the top tier.
On 30 November 2021, Morínigo renewed his contract with Coxa until the end of 2022.[17] The following 14 August, he was sacked after entering the relegation zone.[18]
Ceará
On 22 November 2022, Morínigo was named manager of Ceará, freshly relegated to the second level, for the upcoming campaign.[19] After two consecutive losses in the Série B, he was sacked on 24 April 2023.[20]
Avaí
On 15 May 2023, Morínigo was named head coach of Avaí also in the Brazilian second division.[21] He was sacked on 2 July, after nine winless matches.[22]
Remo
On 4 March 2024, Morínigo replaced Ricardo Catalá at the helm of Série C side Remo.[23] He was dismissed on 20 May, after a poor start in the third division.[24]
Sportivo Luqueño
On 3 February 2025, Morínigo returned to his home country to take over Sportivo Luqueño in the top tier.[25] On 18 May, he was sacked.[26]
Rubio Ñu
On 11 December 2025, Morínigo was announced as manager of Rubio Ñu, recently promoted to the top tier.[27] The following 7 April, he was sacked.[28]
Managerial statistics
- As of 1 July 2023
| 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 | 50.93 | |
| Paraguay U20 | |
31 August 2015 | 15 April 2016 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 5 | +1 | 50.00 | |
| Cerro Porteño | |
15 April 2016 | 15 July 2016 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 21 | 24 | −3 | 23.08 | [29] |
| Paraguay U17 | |
2 August 2016 | 18 August 2020 | 27 | 13 | 9 | 5 | 52 | 40 | +12 | 48.15 | |
| Paraguay (interim) | |
29 January 2018 | 3 September 2018 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | −3 | 0.00 | |
| Libertad | |
24 September 2020 | 16 December 2020 | 18 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 52 | 30 | +22 | 38.89 | [30] |
| Coritiba |  |
4 January 2021 | 14 August 2022 | 99 | 43 | 22 | 34 | 130 | 112 | +18 | 43.43 | [31] |
| Ceará | |
22 November 2022 | 24 April 2023 | 24 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 48 | 29 | +19 | 58.33 | |
| Avaí | |
16 May 2023 | 3 July 2023 | 9 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 11 | −6 | 0.00 | |
| Career total | 302 | 136 | 72 | 94 | 464 | 363 | +101 | 45.03 | — | |||
Honours
Player
- Libertad
- Paraguayan Primera División: 2002, 2003
- Nacional Asunción
Manager
- Nacional Asunción
- Coritiba
- Campeonato Paranaense: Champion 2022