Gustavo Morínigo


Gustavo Eliseo Morínigo Vázquez is a Paraguayan football manager and former player who played as a midfielder. He is the current manager of Rubio Ñu.

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, 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.

International career

After representing Paraguay at under-20 level in the 1997 FIFA World Youth Championship, Morínigo made his full international debut on 27 January 2001, starting and scoring his side's only in a 1–1 draw against South Korea, for the year's Lunar New Year Cup.
Morínigo was also included in the final squads for the 2001 Copa América and the 2002 FIFA World Cup.

Managerial career

Nacional Asunción

On 16 April 2012, Morínigo was named in charge of his former club Nacional, after Javier Torrente resigned. 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.
In the 2014 Copa Libertadores, Morínigo led the side to the Finals, but lost to San Lorenzo. On 29 March 2015, he resigned.

Paraguay under-20 national team

On 31 August 2015, Morínigo was named manager of the Paraguay under-20 team. He was in charge of the side for two friendlies against Uruguay in March 2016.

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.

Return to Paraguay national teams

On 2 August 2016, Morínigo returned to the Paraguayan Football Association, after being named manager of the under-17 national team. On 29 January 2018, he was appointed interim manager of the full side after Francisco Arce left, and managed the side on two friendlies before returning to his previous role.
Also a coordinator of the youth categories, Morínigo left the national sides on 18 August 2020.

Libertad

On 24 September 2020, Morínigo was appointed manager of club Libertad. He was sacked on 16 December, after the club's elimination in the 2020 Copa Libertadores.

Coritiba

On 4 January 2021, Morínigo signed with Brazilian club Coritiba. Despite suffering relegation, he was kept for the 2021 season and led the club back to the top tier.
On 30 November 2021, Morínigo renewed his contract with Coxa until the end of 2022. The following 14 August, he was sacked after entering the relegation zone.

Ceará

On 22 November 2022, Morínigo was named manager of Ceará, freshly relegated to the second level, for the upcoming campaign. After two consecutive losses in the Série B, he was sacked on 24 April 2023.

Avaí

On 15 May 2023, Morínigo was named head coach of Avaí also in the Brazilian second division. He was sacked on 2 July, after nine winless matches.

Remo

On 4 March 2024, Morínigo replaced Ricardo Catalá at the helm of Série C side Remo. He was dismissed on 20 May, after a poor start in the third division.

Sportivo Luqueño

On 3 February 2025, Morínigo returned to his home country to take over Sportivo Luqueño in the top tier. On 18 May, he was sacked.

Rubio Ñu

On 11 December 2025, Morínigo was announced as manager of Rubio Ñu, recently promoted to the top tier.

Honours

Player

;Libertad
;Nacional Asunción

Manager

;Nacional Asunción
;Coritiba