Gustavo Álvarez
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Álvarez with Huachipato in 2023 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Gustavo Álvarez | ||
| Date of birth | 27 October 1972 | ||
| Place of birth | Haedo, Argentina | ||
| Height | 1.69 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||
| Position | Left-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | San Lorenzo (manager) | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Racing Club | |||
| Lanús | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1992–1993 | Arsenal de Sarandí | ||
| 1993–1996 | Temperley | ||
| 1996–1997 | Barracas Central | 19 | (0) |
| 1997–1998 | Centro Español | 1 | (0) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2015–2016 | Temperley (reserves) | ||
| 2016 | Temperley (interim) | ||
| 2016–2017 | Temperley | ||
| 2017–2019 | Aldosivi | ||
| 2019–2020 | Patronato | ||
| 2021 | Sport Boys | ||
| 2022 | Atlético Grau | ||
| 2023 | Huachipato | ||
| 2024–2025 | Universidad de Chile | ||
| 2026– | San Lorenzo | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Gustavo Álvarez (born 27 October 1972) is an Argentine football manager and former player who played as a left back.[1] He is the current manager of San Lorenzo.
Playing career
After representing Racing Club and Lanús, Álvarez made his senior debut with Arsenal de Sarandí in 1992, in the Primera B Nacional. He moved to Temperley in the following year, and helped in their promotion to the second division in 1995.
In 1996, Álvarez joined Barracas Central. He signed for Centro Español in the following year, but featured in just one match before retiring.
Managerial career
After retiring, Álvarez worked as a youth coordinator at his former club Temperley, before becoming a manager of their reserve team in September 2015. On 4 May 2016, he was named interim manager of the side for the remainder of the season, replacing Iván Delfino.[2]
Back to the reserves after the appointment of Carlos Mayor, Álvarez again became an interim of the side on 8 November 2016, after Mayor was sacked.[3] Despite only one draw in four matches in charge, he was permanently named manager of the club on 28 December,[4] but resigned on 5 November 2017.[5]
On 21 November 2017, Álvarez was named manager of Aldosivi in the second division.[6] He led the club to a top tier promotion in his first season, but resigned on 28 September 2019.[7]
On 30 November 2019, Álvarez was appointed in charge of Patronato also in the top tier,[8] but was sacked on 15 December of the following year.[9] On 12 May 2021, he moved abroad for the first time in his career, taking over Peruvian side Sport Boys.[10]
After leaving the Boys by mutual consent on 1 September 2021,[11] Álvarez took over fellow league team Atlético Grau on 9 November.[12] After resigning from the latter on 11 November 2022,[13] he moved to Chile and was named Huachipato manager four days later.[14]
On 23 December 2023, Álvarez left Huachipato to take over Universidad de Chile.[15] Exactly two years later, he left the club by mutual consent.[16]
On 22 March 2026, Álvarez returned to his home country after being appointed at the helm of San Lorenzo.[17]
Managerial statistics
- As of match played 6 December 2025
| Team | Nat | From | To | Record | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | ||||
| Temperley (interim) | 4 May 2016 | 16 June 2016 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 | −3 | 25.00 | |
| Temperley | 8 November 2016 | 5 November 2017 | 31 | 10 | 6 | 15 | 32 | 46 | −14 | 32.26 | |
| Aldosivi | 21 November 2017 | 28 September 2019 | 55 | 20 | 14 | 21 | 53 | 55 | −2 | 36.36 | |
| Patronato | 2 December 2019 | 16 December 2020 | 17 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 14 | 27 | −13 | 11.76 | |
| Sport Boys | 12 May 2021 | 1 September 2021 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 13 | 10 | +3 | 45.45 | |
| Atlético Grau | 9 November 2021 | 11 November 2022 | 36 | 15 | 10 | 11 | 50 | 42 | +8 | 41.67 | |
| Huachipato | 1 January 2023 | 31 December 2023 | 32 | 18 | 7 | 7 | 54 | 34 | +20 | 56.25 | |
| Universidad de Chile | 1 January 2024 | 23 December 2025 | 93 | 53 | 20 | 20 | 174 | 82 | +92 | 56.99 | |
| San Lorenzo | 22 March 2026 | present | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0 | — | |
| Total | 279 | 124 | 68 | 87 | 393 | 305 | +88 | 44.44 | |||
Honours
Player
Temperley
- Primera C Metropolitana: 1994–95
Manager
Aldosivi
Huachipato
Universidad de Chile
Individual
- Chilean Primera División Best Manager: 2024[18]
References
- ^ "Argentina - G. Álvarez - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway". Us.soccerway.com. Retrieved 20 March 2019.
- ^ "Temperley: Gustavo Alvarez se hará cargo del primer equipo" [Temperley: Gustavo Alvarez will be in charge of the first team] (in Spanish). Conclusión. 4 May 2016. Retrieved 29 December 2025.
- ^ "Temperley echó a Mayor: lo reemplaza el técnico de la reserva" [Temperley sacked Mayor: the manager of the reserves replace him] (in Spanish). Brown Online. 8 November 2016. Retrieved 29 December 2025.
- ^ "Gustavo Álvarez seguirá siendo en DT de Temperley" [Gustavo Álvarez will continue being manager of Temperley] (in Spanish). Brown Online. 28 December 2016. Retrieved 29 December 2025.
- ^ "Gustavo Álvarez dejó de ser el DT de Temperley" [Gustavo Álvarez ceased to be the manager of Temperley] (in Spanish). AUNO. 5 November 2017. Retrieved 29 December 2025.
- ^ "Gustavo Álvarez se convirtió en técnico de Aldosivi" [Gustavo Álvarez became the manager of Aldosivi] (in Spanish). TyC Sports. 21 November 2017. Retrieved 29 December 2025.
- ^ "Aldosivi se quedó sin entrenador: Gustavo Álvarez renunció a su cargo" [Aldosivi end up without a manager: Gustavo Álvarez resigned to his role] (in Spanish). Infobae. 28 September 2019. Retrieved 29 December 2025.
- ^ "Gustavo Álvarez, nuevo entrenador de Patronato" [Gustavo Álvarez, new manager of Patronato] (in Spanish). TyC Sports. 30 November 2019. Retrieved 29 December 2025.
- ^ "Patronato le puso fin al ciclo de Gustavo Álvarez" [Patronato put and end to Gustavo Álvarez's cycle] (in Spanish). TyC Sports. 15 December 2020. Retrieved 29 December 2025.
- ^ "Argentino Gustavo Álvarez es nuevo técnico de Sport Boys" [Argentine Gustavo Álvarez is the new manager of Sport Boys] (in Spanish). Ovación. 12 May 2021.
- ^ "No seguirá al frente del club chalaco: Gustavo Álvarez dejó de ser técnico de Sport Boys" [He will not continue ahead of the chalaco club: Gustavo Álvarez ceased to be the manager of Sport Boys] (in Spanish). Depor. 1 September 2021. Retrieved 6 September 2021.
- ^ "Gustavo Álvarez dirigirá al Atlético Grau" [Gustavo Álvarez will manage Atlético Grau] (in Spanish). Ovación. 9 November 2021. Retrieved 4 December 2021.
- ^ "¡Para decir adiós! Gustavo Álvarez se despidió con emotiva carta de Atlético Grau" [To say goodbye! Gustavo Álvarez bidded farewell to Atlético Grau with emotional letter] (in Spanish). Ovación. 11 November 2022. Retrieved 12 November 2022.
- ^ "Gustavo Álvarez, el nuevo técnico de Huachipato: "Busco un equipo ambicioso a partir de manejar la pelota y atacar"" [Gustavo Álvarez, the new manager of Huachipato: "I seek an ambitious team from controlling the ball and attacking"] (in Spanish). La Tercera. 15 November 2022. Retrieved 18 November 2022.
- ^ "Universidad de Chile tiene nuevo DT: directorio de Azul Azul confirma de forma unánime a Gustavo Álvarez" [Universidad de Chile have a new manager: Azul Azul's board unanimously confirms Gustavo Álvarez] (in Spanish). RedGol. 23 December 2023. Retrieved 23 December 2023.
- ^ "Universidad de Chile oficializó la salida de su entrenador Gustavo Álvarez" [Universidad de Chile made official the exit of their coach Gustavo Álvarez] (in Spanish). ESPN. 23 December 2025. Retrieved 25 December 2025.
- ^ "Gustavo Álvarez se convirtió en el nuevo DT de San Lorenzo" [Gustavo Álvarez became the manager of San Lorenzo] (in Spanish). TyC Sports. 22 March 2026.
- ^ "La Gala Crack eligió a los mejores de la temporada 2024". Campeonato Chileno (in Spanish). ANFA. 11 November 2024. Retrieved 9 December 2025.
External links
- Gustavo Álvarez at BDFA (in Spanish)