| Gustavo Quinteros | |
| Height: | 1.81 m |
| Birth Date: | 1965 2, df=yes |
| Birth Place: | Santa Fe, Argentina |
| Position: | Defender |
| Currentclub: | Vélez Sarsfield (head coach) |
| Youthclubs1: | Talleres |
| Years1: | 1987–1988 |
| Years2: | 1988 |
| Years3: | 1989–1991 |
| Years4: | 1992 |
| Years5: | 1993–1994 |
| Years6: | 1994–1997 |
| Years7: | 1997–1998 |
| Years8: | 1999 |
| Clubs1: | Talleres (RdE) |
| Clubs2: | Universitario de Sucre |
| Clubs3: | The Strongest |
| Clubs4: | San José |
| Clubs5: | The Strongest |
| Clubs6: | San Lorenzo |
| Clubs7: | Argentinos Juniors |
| Clubs8: | Jorge Wilstermann |
| Caps1: | 17 |
| Caps2: | 26 |
| Caps3: | 71 |
| Caps4: | 31 |
| Caps5: | 38 |
| Caps6: | 15 |
| Caps7: | 19 |
| Caps8: | 5 |
| Goals1: | 1 |
| Goals2: | 8 |
| Goals3: | 9 |
| Goals4: | 7 |
| Goals5: | 4 |
| Goals6: | 1 |
| Goals7: | 0 |
| Goals8: | 0 |
| Totalcaps: | 222 |
| Totalgoals: | 30 |
| Nationalyears1: | 1993–1999 |
| Nationalteam1: | Bolivia |
| Nationalcaps1: | 26 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 1 |
| Manageryears1: | 2003 |
| Manageryears2: | 2005–2006 |
| Manageryears3: | 2006–2007 |
| Manageryears4: | 2007–2008 |
| Manageryears5: | 2009 |
| Manageryears6: | 2010 |
| Manageryears7: | 2010–2012 |
| Manageryears8: | 2012–2015 |
| Manageryears9: | 2015–2017 |
| Manageryears10: | 2017–2018 |
| Manageryears11: | 2018 |
| Manageryears12: | 2019 |
| Manageryears13: | 2020 |
| Manageryears14: | 2020–2023 |
| Manageryears15: | 2023– |
| Managerclubs1: | San Lorenzo |
| Managerclubs2: | Blooming |
| Managerclubs3: | San Martín de San Juan |
| Managerclubs4: | Blooming |
| Managerclubs5: | Bolívar |
| Managerclubs6: | Oriente Petrolero |
| Managerclubs7: | Bolivia |
| Managerclubs8: | Emelec |
| Managerclubs9: | Ecuador |
| Managerclubs10: | Al-Nassr |
| Managerclubs14: | Colo-Colo |
| Managerclubs15: | Vélez Sarsfield |
Gustavo Domingo Quinteros Desábato (born 15 February 1965) is a football manager and former professional player who played as a defender.[1] He is the manager of Argentine club Vélez Sarsfield. Born in Argentina, he played for the Bolivia national team.
His clubs as a player include The Strongest and San José in Bolivia. He also played for San Lorenzo de Almagro, Argentinos Juniors and Talleres de Remedios de Escalada in his native Argentina.
The defender played 26 international matches and scored once for the Bolivia national team,[2] including two appearances in the 1994 FIFA World Cup. His only goal came in a friendly match against Honduras on January 29, 1993, when he opened the score in the 3–1 win in the Estadio Felix Capriles, Cochabamba.
After retiring as a player, Quinteros became a manager at San Lorenzo's youth academy. In 2003, he had a brief spell as first team manager. In 2005, he managed the Bolivian Club Blooming and they took a national title, his first Aerosur Cup. Due to his notorious success, he took on management of the Argentine San Martín de San Juan in the Primera B Nacional.
In 2007, Quinteros returned to Blooming, the institution where he built up his coaching reputation and became an idol. The following year he won the Aerosur Cup for the second time in his managerial career and guided the team back to the championship finals; however, they lost to Aurora on penalty kicks (3–4) after a draw during regulation time in a decisive third match played at Sucre's Estadio Patria.
By January 2009 when his contract expired Quinteros decided to move on, and took over La Paz club Bolívar, where he won the Aerosur Cup and the Apertura title. Due to some disparities with the president, Quinteros left the club at the end of the year. By January 2010 he was in charge of Oriente Petrolero. During his stint at Oriente his success continued taking the team to an Aerosur Cup and the Clausura 2010 title.
On 5 November 2010, Quinteros was named the new manager of the Bolivia national team. On 3 July 2012, he presented his letter of resignation and called a press conference to announce his imminent departure from the national team.[3] [4]
On 9 July 2012, Quinteros was formally introduced as the new manager for Ecuadorian club Emelec.[5] After a stint in the Middle East, and a lacklustre season in Tijuana, he became manager of Colo Colo.
| Team | Nat | From | To | Record | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blooming | 15 January 2005 | 30 June 2006 | |||||||||
| San Martín de San Juan |  | 1 July 2006 | 30 June 2007 | ||||||||
| Blooming | 1 July 2007 | 31 December 2008 | |||||||||
| Bolívar | 1 January 2009 | 31 December 2009 | |||||||||
| Oriente Petrolero | 1 January 2010 | 31 December 2010 | |||||||||
| Bolivia | 1 January 2011 | 3 July 2012 | |||||||||
| Emelec |  | 8 July 2012 | 15 March 2015 | ||||||||
| Ecuador | 16 March 2015 | 12 September 2017 | |||||||||
| Al-Nassr | 2 October 2017 | 31 January 2018 | |||||||||
| Al-Wasl |  | 1 July 2018 | 19 October 2018 | ||||||||
| Universidad Católica |  | 1 January 2019 | 31 December 2019 | ||||||||
| Tijuana |  | 1 January 2020 | 12 June 2020 | ||||||||
| Colo-Colo | | 6 October 2020 | 15 December 2023 | ||||||||
| Vélez Sarsfield | | 23 December 2023 | present | ||||||||
| Total | |||||||||||