Gustavo Eliseo Morínigo Vázquez (born 23 January 1977) is a Paraguayan football manager and former player who played as a midfielder.
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.
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]
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]
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]
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]
^"Duele decir adiós" [It hurts to say goodbye] (in Spanish). Teledeportes. 16 April 2012. Archived from the original on 18 April 2012. Retrieved 29 December 2021.
^"Morínigo, el DT del año" [Morínigo, the manager of the year] (in Spanish). D10. 19 December 2012. Retrieved 29 December 2021.