Gustavo Miguel Zapata (born 15 October 1967 in Saladillo) is a retired Argentine footballer who played as a midfielder. He played for the Argentina national team at the 1991 Copa América in Chile, the 1993 Copa América in Ecuador, and in 1998 FIFA World Cup qualification.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Gustavo Miguel Zapata | ||
| Date of birth | 15 October 1967 | ||
| Place of birth | Saladillo, Argentina | ||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Tigre (assistant) | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1986–1989 | CA Temperley | ||
| 1989–1993 | River Plate | 97 | (1) |
| 1993–1996 | Yokohama Marinos | 95 | (3) |
| 1996–2000 | San Lorenzo Almagro | 46 | (0) |
| 2000–2001 | Chacarita Juniors | 11 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 1991–1998 | Argentina | 27 | (0) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2002–2003 | Nueva Chicago (assistant) | ||
| 2004–2005 | Lanús (assistant) | ||
| 2006–2007 | Rosario Central (assistant) | ||
| 2007–2008 | Argentinos Juniors (assistant) | ||
| 2009 | River Plate (assistant) | ||
| 2011 | River Plate (assistant) | ||
| 2011–2012 | Independiente Rivadavia | ||
| 2012–2015 | River Plate II | ||
| 2014 | River Plate (caretaker) | ||
| 2015 | Racing Club II | ||
| 2015–2016 | Almería (assistant) | ||
| 2019– | Tigre (assistant) | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Coaching career
In the 2002/03 season, Zapata was the assistant manager of Néstor Gorosito at Nueva Chicago.[1] In December 2004, he followed Gorosito when he was appointed as manager of Club Atlético Lanús.[2]
In December 2008, the duo was appointed in River Plate.[3] In 2011, he was once again appointed as assistant manager of River Plate, this time under manager Matías Almeyda.[4] A half year later, he was appointed as the manager of Independiente Rivadavia.[5] He was fired on 25 February 2019, after the team conceded 10 goals in two games.[6]
In November 2012, Zapata took over the reserve team of River Plate.[7] From May 27 to May 30, Zapata was the caretaker manager of River Plate following the departure of Ramon Diaz.[8] On 11 February 2015, Zapata and his staff was surprisingly fired.[9]
In the summer 2015, Zapata was then appointed as the manager of Racing Club's reserve team.[10]
In December 2015, Néstor Gorosito was appointed as manager of Spanish club UD Almería and took Zapata with him as his assistant.[11] On 12 February 2019, Zapata was appointed as the assistant manager of Néstor Gorosito at Tigre.[12]
Career statistics
Club
| Club performance | League | Cup | League Cup | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Club | League | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Argentina | League | Cup | League Cup | Total | ||||||
| 1989–90 | River Plate | Primera División | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 1990–91 | 32 | 0 | 32 | 0 | ||||||
| 1991–92 | 28 | 1 | 28 | 1 | ||||||
| 1992–93 | 36 | 0 | 36 | 0 | ||||||
| 1993–94 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||||
| Japan | League | Emperor's Cup | J.League Cup | Total | ||||||
| 1993 | Yokohama Marinos | J1 League | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| 1994 | 20 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 26 | 2 | ||
| 1995 | 46 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - | 46 | 1 | |||
| 1996 | 26 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 38 | 2 | ||
| Argentina | League | Cup | League Cup | Total | ||||||
| 1996–97 | San Lorenzo Almagro | Primera División | 14 | 0 | 14 | 0 | ||||
| 1997–98 | 24 | 0 | 24 | 0 | ||||||
| 1998–99 | 8 | 0 | 8 | 0 | ||||||
| 1999–2000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 2000–01 | Chacarita Juniors | Primera División | 11 | 0 | 11 | 0 | ||||
| Country | Argentina | 154 | 1 | 154 | 1 | |||||
| Japan | 95 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 13 | 2 | 116 | 5 | ||
| Total | 249 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 13 | 2 | 270 | 6 | ||
International
| Argentina national team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Apps | Goals |
| 1991 | 4 | 0 |
| 1992 | 0 | 0 |
| 1993 | 14 | 0 |
| 1994 | 0 | 0 |
| 1995 | 0 | 0 |
| 1996 | 0 | 0 |
| 1997 | 7 | 0 |
| 1998 | 2 | 0 |
| Total | 27 | 0 |
Honours
International
- Argentina
- Copa América Champions : 1991, 1993
References
External links
- Gustavo Zapata at National-Football-Teams.com
- Gustavo Zapata at J.League (archive) (in Japanese)
