Gustavo Florentín

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Florentín and the second or maternal family name is Morínigo.
Gustavo Florentín
Personal information
Full name Gustavo Atilano Florentín Morínigo
Date of birth (1978-06-30) 30 June 1978 (age 46)
Place of birth San Antonio, Paraguay
Height 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s) Defender
Team information
Current team
 Atlético Bucaramanga (manager)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Sud America de Paraguarí
1996–1998 Cerro Porteño
1999–2000 12 de Octubre
2000–2001 Sportivo San Lorenzo
2001 Colegiales
2002 Recoleta
2002–2003 Sol de América
2003 Farul Constanța
2004 Sportivo Luqueño
2005–2006 Fernando de la Mora 11 (1)
2006–2007 Guaraní
2008 Tacuary
International career
1997 Paraguay U20
Managerial career
2009–2012 Cerro Porteño (youth)
2013–2015 Cerro Porteño (assistant)
2015 Cerro Porteño (interim)
2016–2017 Cerro Porteño
2017–2018 Deportivo Capiatá
2018 Sportivo Luqueño
2018 Guaraní
2019–2021 Huachipato
2021 Sol de América
2021 The Strongest
2021–2022 Sport Recife
2022 General Caballero JLM
2023 Sportivo Luqueño
2024 Deportivo Pasto
2025– Atlético Bucaramanga
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Gustavo Atilano Florentín Morínigo (born 30 June 1978) is a Paraguayan football manager and former player who played as a defender. He is the current manager of Colombian club Atlético Bucaramanga.

Playing career

Born in San Antonio,[1] Florentín started playing for Paraguarí-based side Sud América before joining Cerro Porteño in 1996. He rarely settled for a club during his career, representing local sides 12 de Octubre, Sportivo San Lorenzo, Colegiales, Recoleta, Sol de América, Sportivo Luqueño, Fernando de la Mora, Guaraní and Tacuary. He also spent a short time abroad in 2003, representing Romanian side Farul Constanța.

At the international level, Florentín played for the under-20 national team in the 1997 FIFA World Youth Championship in Malaysia.[1]

Managerial career

After retiring, Florentin began coaching in 2009 with Cerro Porteño, being in charge of their youth categories. In 2013, he became the main squad's assistant manager, and was also an interim manager in November 2015 after Roberto Torres left.[2]

Florentín returned to his previous duties after the appointment of César Farías, but was named manager in July 2016 after Gustavo Morínigo was sacked.[3] On 6 March of the following year, he was himself dismissed.[4]

On 11 September 2017, Florentín was appointed manager of Deportivo Capiatá also in the Primera División.[5] He resigned the following 27 May,[6] and took over fellow league team Sportivo Luqueño on 9 June.[7]

On 10 September 2018, Florentín left Luqueño to take over Guaraní.[8] He left the club on a mutual consent on 29 May of the following year,[9] and was appointed in charge of Chilean Primera División side Huachipato on 11 July.[10]

In December 2020, Florentín was hugely criticized after his post-match comments related to substituting off Antonio Castillo in the first-half of a 2–2 home draw against Colo Colo, where he stated that "if a footballer is not brave, he is not in the right occupation".[11][12] He was sacked by Huachipato on 6 January 2021.[13]

Florentín returned to his home country on 17 February 2021, to manage Sol de América.[14] He opted to leave the latter on 23 March 2021,[15] and was presented at the helm of The Strongest on 26 April.[16]

On 15 August 2021, Florentín resigned from the Tigre,[17] and switched teams and countries again eleven days later after taking over Campeonato Brasileiro Série A side Sport Recife.[18] Despite suffering relegation, he was kept as manager for the 2022 season, but was sacked nonetheless on 3 March of that year.[19]

On 8 August 2022, Florentín was presented as manager of General Caballero JLM in his home country,[20] but resigned on 16 September.[21] On 27 October, he took over Sportivo Luqueño, newly-promoted to the top tier,[22] but resigned on 30 May 2023.[23]

On 8 April 2024, he was appointed as manager of Deportivo Pasto, in the Colombian Categoría Primera A.[24]

Managerial statistics

As of 8 December 2024
Managerial record by team and tenure
Team Nat. From To Record Ref
G W D L GF GA GD Win %
Cerro Porteño (interim) Paraguay 24 November 2015 15 December 2015 3 2 0 1 5 4 +1 066.67 [25]
Cerro Porteño Paraguay 16 July 2016 6 March 2017 35 16 11 8 65 38 +27 045.71 [25]
Deportivo Capiatá Paraguay 11 September 2017 27 May 2018 34 11 10 13 44 51 −7 032.35
Sportivo Luqueño Paraguay 9 June 2018 10 September 2018 10 4 2 4 17 14 +3 040.00 [8]
Guaraní Paraguay 10 September 2018 29 May 2019 42 18 13 11 67 49 +18 042.86 [26]
Huachipato Chile 11 July 2019 6 January 2021 41 15 11 15 48 51 −3 036.59 [27]
Sol de América Paraguay 17 February 2021 23 March 2021 6 1 2 3 8 9 −1 016.67 [28]
The Strongest Bolivia 26 April 2021 15 August 2021 15 9 0 6 21 22 −1 060.00 [29]
Sport Recife Brazil 26 August 2021 3 March 2022 29 9 8 12 26 31 −5 031.03
General Caballero (JLM) Paraguay 8 August 2022 16 September 2022 7 1 2 4 6 12 −6 014.29
Sportivo Luqueño Paraguay 27 October 2022 31 May 2023 20 5 8 7 23 26 −3 025.00
Deportivo Pasto Colombia 8 April 2024 13 December 2024 33 13 7 13 40 34 +6 039.39
Career total 275 104 74 97 370 341 +29 037.82 —

Honours

Manager

Guaraní

References

  1. ^ a b "Trajetória, números, polêmicas: conheça o paraguaio Gustavo Florentín, novo técnico do Sport" [Career, numbers, controversies: meet the Paraguayan Gustavo Florentín, new manager of Sport] (in Brazilian Portuguese). ge. 26 August 2021. Retrieved 27 August 2021.
  2. ^ "Cerro, sin DT: Tiburón renuncia al cargo" [Cerro, managerless: Tiburón resigns] (in Spanish). Diario Hoy. 24 November 2015. Retrieved 27 August 2021.
  3. ^ "Llegó para quedarse" [Here to stay] (in Spanish). Tigo Sports. 16 July 2016. Retrieved 27 August 2021.
  4. ^ "Gustavo Florentín dejó de ser entrenador de Cerro Porteño" [Gustavo Florentín left as manager of Cerro Porteño] (in Spanish). D10. 6 March 2017. Retrieved 27 August 2021.
  5. ^ "Florentín, nuevo técnico del Deportivo Capiatá" [Florentín, new manager of Deportivo Capiatá] (in Spanish). ABC Color. 10 September 2017. Retrieved 27 August 2021.
  6. ^ "Gustavo Florentín se fue de Capiatá" [Gustavo Florentín left Capiatá] (in Spanish). D10. 27 May 2018. Retrieved 27 August 2021.
  7. ^ "Florentín es nuevo técnico de Sportivo Luqueño" [Florentín is the new manager of Sportivo Luqueño] (in Spanish). ABC Color. 9 June 2018. Retrieved 27 August 2021.
  8. ^ a b "Florentín, por un año y medio" [Florentín, for one-and-a-half year] (in Spanish). ABC Color. 10 September 2018. Retrieved 27 August 2021.
  9. ^ "Guaraní se queda sin técnico" [Guaraní is managerless] (in Spanish). D10. 29 May 2019. Retrieved 27 August 2021.
  10. ^ "Gustavo Florentín es el nuevo técnico de Huachipato" [Gustavo Florentín is the new manager of Huachipato] (in Spanish). RedGol. 11 July 2019. Retrieved 27 August 2021.
  11. ^ "Florentín y su llamativa explicación del cambio de Castillo" [Florentín and his eye-catching explanation of the substitution of Castillo] (in Spanish). TNT Sports. 6 December 2020. Retrieved 27 August 2021.
  12. ^ "Sifup exigió disculpas públicas del DT de Huachipato al jugador Antonio Castillo por "atacarlo" tras el duelo ante Colo Colo" [Sifup demanded public apologies from the manager of Huachipato to the player Antonio Castillo for "attacking him" after the match against Colo Colo] (in Spanish). ADN Radio Chile. 6 December 2020. Retrieved 27 August 2021.
  13. ^ "Se acabó la 'era Florentín' en Huachipato" [The 'Florentín era' ended at Huachipato] (in Spanish). Radio Bío-Bío. 6 January 2021. Retrieved 27 August 2021.
  14. ^ "Sol tiene nuevo técnico" [Sol have a new manager] (in Spanish). D10. 17 February 2021. Retrieved 27 August 2021.
  15. ^ "Gustavo Florentín renuncia a Sol de América" [Gustavo Florentín resigns at Sol de América] (in Spanish). D10. 23 March 2021. Retrieved 27 August 2021.
  16. ^ "Gustavo Florentín fue presentado como nuevo DT de The Strongest" [Gustavo Florentín was presented as new manager of The Strongest] (in Spanish). El Deber. 26 April 2021. Retrieved 27 August 2021.
  17. ^ "Gustavo Florentín renunció como DT de The Strongest" [Gustavo Florentín resigned as manager of The Strongest] (in Spanish). El Deber. 15 August 2021. Retrieved 27 August 2021.
  18. ^ "Gustavo Floretín é o novo técnico do Leão" [Gustavo Florentín is the new manager of the Leão] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Sport Club do Recife. 26 August 2021. Retrieved 27 August 2021.
  19. ^ "Clube anuncia saída do treinador e sua comissão técnica" [Club announce the departure of manager and his technical staff] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Sport Club do Recife. 3 March 2022. Retrieved 3 March 2022.
  20. ^ "Gustavo Florentín fue presentado como nuevo entrenador de General Caballero" [Gustavo Florentín was presented as new manager of General Caballero] (in Spanish). Versus. 8 August 2022. Retrieved 26 August 2022.
  21. ^ "Gustavo Florentín renunció y General Caballero ya tiene nuevo DT" [Gustavo Florentín resigned and General Caballero JLM already have a new manager] (in Spanish). Versus. 17 September 2022. Retrieved 19 September 2022.
  22. ^ "Gustavo Florentín es nuevo entrenador del Sportivo Luqueño" [Gustavo Florentín is the new manager of Sportivo Luqueño] (in Spanish). ABC Color. 27 October 2022. Retrieved 16 November 2022.
  23. ^ "Gustavo Florentín renuncia a la dirección técnica de Luqueño" [Gustavo Florentín resigns from Luqueño's technical direction] (in Spanish). D10. 31 May 2023. Retrieved 31 May 2023.
  24. ^ "Pasto confirmó a su nuevo DT: larga trayectoria en el exterior" [Pasto confirmed their new manager: long career abroad] (in Spanish). Futbolred. 8 April 2024. Retrieved 8 April 2024.
  25. ^ a b "Los números de Gustavo Florentín" [The numbers of Gustavo Florentín] (in Spanish). ABC Color. 7 March 2017. Retrieved 27 August 2021.
  26. ^ "Gustavo Florentín confirmó que está fuera de Guaraní" [Gustavo Florentín confirmed that he is out of Guarani] (in Spanish). Tigo Sports. 30 May 2021. Retrieved 27 August 2021.
  27. ^ "Gustavo Florentín deja de ser el DT de Huachipato" [Gustavo Florentín left as manager of Huachipato] (in Spanish). La Tercera. 6 January 2021. Retrieved 27 August 2021.
  28. ^ "Gustavo Florentín renuncia a la dirección técnica de Sol de América" [Gustavo Florentín resigns as manager of Sol de América] (in Spanish). La Nación. 23 March 2021. Retrieved 27 August 2021.
  29. ^ "El DT Gustavo Florentín renuncia al Tigre tras 15 partidos al frente" [Manager Gustavo Florentín resigns from the Tigre after 15 matches at the helm] (in Spanish). La Razón. 15 August 2021. Retrieved 27 August 2021.