Gustavo Matosas
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Christian Gustavo Matosas Paidon (born in Buenos Aires
Buenos Aires
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, Argentina
Argentina
Argentina , officially the Argentine Republic , is the second largest country in South America by land area, after Brazil. It is constituted as a federation of 23 provinces and an autonomous city, Buenos Aires...

, ion 25 May 1967) is a former Argentine
Argentina
Argentina , officially the Argentine Republic , is the second largest country in South America by land area, after Brazil. It is constituted as a federation of 23 provinces and an autonomous city, Buenos Aires...

-Uruguay
Uruguay
Uruguay ,officially the Oriental Republic of Uruguay,sometimes the Eastern Republic of Uruguay; ) is a country in the southeastern part of South America. It is home to some 3.5 million people, of whom 1.8 million live in the capital Montevideo and its metropolitan area...

an footballer, currently coaching Mexico's Querétaro F.C.. He played for Peñarol of Uruguay
Uruguay
Uruguay ,officially the Oriental Republic of Uruguay,sometimes the Eastern Republic of Uruguay; ) is a country in the southeastern part of South America. It is home to some 3.5 million people, of whom 1.8 million live in the capital Montevideo and its metropolitan area...

, San Lorenzo de Almagro of Argentina, São Paulo of Brazil
Brazil
Brazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is the largest country in South America. It is the world's fifth largest country, both by geographical area and by population with over 192 million people...

 and Tianjin Teda of China
China
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. He is renowned for being one of the most successful foreign players for Tianjin Teda, playing defense in the seasons of 99-00 and 00-01.

Matosas won a number of major titles during his career. In 1987, he won the Copa América
Copa América
The Copa América —previously known as South American Championship—is an international football competition contested between the men's national teams of CONMEBOL, the sport's continental governing body...

 with Uruguay
Uruguay national football team
The Uruguayan national football team represents Uruguay in international association football and is controlled by the Uruguayan Football Association, the governing body for football in Uruguay. The current head coach is Óscar Tabárez...

 and the Copa Libertadores with Peñarol. In 1993 he won the Copa Libertadores a second time with São Paulo of Brazil
Brazil
Brazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is the largest country in South America. It is the world's fifth largest country, both by geographical area and by population with over 192 million people...

.

Titles

Uruguay
  • Copa América
    Copa América
    The Copa América —previously known as South American Championship—is an international football competition contested between the men's national teams of CONMEBOL, the sport's continental governing body...

    : 1987
    Copa América 1987
    The 1987 Copa América was 33rd edition of the Copa América, CONMEBOL's national team competition. It was the first Copa América under the new rotational hosting system. Argentina, as the first country alphabetically, hosted the tournament between June 27 to July 12, 1987...



Peñarol
  • Primera División Uruguaya
    Primera División Uruguaya
    The Liga Profesional de Primera División , also known as the Primera División Uruguaya or Primera División de Uruguay , is a professional football league in Uruguay at the top of the country's football league system. It is organized by the Uruguayan Football Association and is contested by 16 teams...

    : 1985, 1986
  • Copa Libertadores: 1987


São Paulo
  • Copa Libertadores: 1993

External links

Profile at Tenfield
Tenfield
Tenfield is a broadcasting corporation which holds the commercial rights to broadcast the Uruguayan football and basketball. It also owns Spanish-language soccer network GOL TV, which it purchased on April 2007....

 Argentine Primera statistics
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