Gustavo Matosas

This name uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Matosas and the second or maternal family name is Paidón.
Gustavo Matosas

Matosas in 2014
Personal information
Full name Gustavo Cristian Matosas Paidón
Date of birth (1965-05-25) 25 May 1965
Place of birth Buenos Aires, Argentina
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Playing position 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)
National team
1987–1992 Uruguay 7 (0)
Teams managed
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
2011 Querétaro
2012–2014 León
2015 América
2015 Atlas

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of November 2008.

† Appearances (goals)

Gustavo Cristian Matosas Paidón' (born 25 May 1967) is a former Argentine-born Uruguayan professional footballer and manager.

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

Honours

As a player

Peñarol
Uruguay

As a manager

Danubio FC
León
Club America

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