Gustavo Matosas
Matosas in 2014
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| 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) | ||
| 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 | ||
| 2012–2014 | León | ||
| 2014–2015 | América | ||
| 2015 | Atlas | ||
| 2016 | Al-Hilal | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of November 2008. |
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Gustavo Cristian Matosas Paidón (born 25 May 1967) is an Argentine-born Uruguayan former professional footballer and manager.
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.
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.
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.
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