Gustavo Matosas
 Matosas in 2014 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Gustavo Cristian Matosas Paidón | ||
| Date of birth | 25 May 1965 | ||
| Place of birth | Buenos Aires, Argentina | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder, Central Defender | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1985–1988 | Peñarol | ||
| 1989–1990 | Málaga | 45 | (4) |
| 1991–1992 | San Lorenzo | 40 | (3) |
| 1992 | Racing Club | 12 | (1) |
| 1993–1994 | São Paulo | 5 | (2) |
| 1993–1994 | Lleida | 17 | (2) |
| 1994–1995 | Valladolid | 15 | (1) |
| 1996 | Atlético Paranaense | ||
| 1997 | Goiás | 14 | (0) |
| 1999–2000 | Tianjin Teda | 49 | (2) |
| 2001 | El Tanque Sisley | ||
| 2001 | Querétaro | 6 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 1987–1992 | Uruguay | 7 | (0) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2002–2003 | Villa Española | ||
| 2004 | Plaza Colonia | ||
| 2005 | Rampla Juniors | ||
| 2006–2007 | Danubio | ||
| 2007–2008 | Peñarol | ||
| 2008–2009 | Bella Vista | ||
| 2009–2010 | U. de San Martín | ||
| 2010–2011 | Danubio | ||
| 2012–2014 | León | ||
| 2014–2015 | América | ||
| 2015 | Atlas | ||
| 2016 | Al-Hilal | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of November 2008 | |||
Gustavo Cristian Matosas Paidón (born 25 May 1967) is an Argentine-born Uruguayan former professional footballer and manager. Gano la bota de oro en el mundial de Estados Unidos 94 y se coronó campeón en la misma con la selección de Uruguay.
Playing career
Club
The son of former footballer Roberto Matosas, Gustavo was born in Buenos Aires, Argentina in 1967, as his father was playing for River Plate at the time. Matosas made his debut in 1985 playing for Peñarol in Uruguay, with whom he won the Copa Libertadores in 1987, as well as two league titles, and went on to play for Málaga in Spain, San Lorenzo in Argentina, São Paulo in Brazil, Tianjin Teda in China, as well as having brief stints with other clubs in Argentina, Brazil, and Spain before retiring in 2001, last playing for Querétaro of the Mexican Primera División.
International
An Uruguayan international, Matosas gained his first cap in 1987. That year, he won the Copa América title with Uruguay after defeating Chile 1–0 in the Final. Matosas was capped seven times in his career.
Managerial career
In 2012 Matosas managed Club Leon He won back to back Liga Championships before leaving In December 2014 it was announced that Matosas would be named manager of Club América. He would go on to win the concacaf champions league 2014-2015. In 2015 it was announced he would be the manager of Atlas liga mx team. On June 12, 2016 Matosas signed a one-year contract with the Saudi Arabian team Al Hilal FC. Con León llego a ser el mejor entrenador dentro de la Liga MX en el 2014 y 2015. Después pasó a la Club América haciendo un buen trabajo pero siendo despedido al final por un asunto extra cancha. (Estar saliendo con la aún esposa de Ricardo Pelaez, el Presidente de tal club)
Managerial statistics
Managerial statistics
- As of 22 September 2016
| Team | Nat | From | To | Record | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G | W | D | L | Win % | ||||
| Leon | 
|
1 January 2012 | 3 December 2014 | 118 | 49 | 33 | 36 | 41.53 |
| América |
|
18 December 2014 | 20 May 2015 | 25 | 12 | 6 | 7 | 48.00 |
| Atlas |
|
1 July 2015 | 2 November 2015 | 22 | 10 | 3 | 9 | 45.45 |
| Al-Hilal | 
|
12 June 2016 | 23 September 2016 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 60.00 |
| Total | 170 | 74 | 43 | 53 | 43.53 | |||
Honours
As a player
- Peñarol
- Primera División: 1985, 1986
- Copa Libertadores: 1987
- Uruguay
As a manager
- Danubio FC
- Campeonato Uruguayo: #Torneo Clausura 2007.
- León
- Liga de Ascenso: Clausura 2012
- Liga MX: Apertura 2013, Clausura 2014
- Club America
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- Use dmy dates from July 2013
- 1967 births
- Living people
- Sportspeople from Buenos Aires
- Argentine footballers
- Uruguayan footballers
- Uruguayan expatriate footballers
- Uruguay international footballers
- 1987 Copa América players
- Goiás Esporte Clube players
- Peñarol players
- Argentine Primera División players
- Racing Club de Avellaneda footballers
- San Lorenzo footballers
- São Paulo FC players
- La Liga players
- CD Málaga footballers
- UE Lleida players
- Real Valladolid footballers
- Expatriate football managers in Mexico
- Expatriate footballers in Argentina
- Expatriate footballers in Uruguay
- Expatriate footballers in Brazil
- Expatriate footballers in Mexico
- Expatriate footballers in Spain
- Expatriate footballers in China
- Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Mexico
- Uruguayan expatriate sportspeople in Mexico
- Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Brazil
- Uruguayan expatriates in Brazil
- Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Spain
- Uruguayan expatriates in Spain
- Argentine expatriates in Uruguay
- Uruguayan expatriates in Argentina
- Argentine expatriates in China
- Uruguayan expatriates in China
- Argentine football managers
- Uruguayan football managers
- Danubio F.C. managers
- Peñarol managers
- Tianjin Teda F.C. players
- Querétaro F.C. footballers
- Querétaro F.C. managers
- Club León managers
- Club América managers
- Club Atlas managers
- Al-Hilal FC managers
- Argentine emigrants to Uruguay
- Copa América-winning players
- Expatriate football managers in Saudi Arabia
- Uruguayan expatriates in Saudi Arabia