Gustavo Lionel Siviero (born 13 September 1969) is an Argentine former professional
footballer
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who played as a
central defender, currently the
manager
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of
RCD Mallorca B.
He made 98
La Liga
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appearances, mainly for
Mallorca
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The capital of the island, Palma, Majorca, Palma, i ...
but also
Albacete, and began coaching in 2010, mainly in the Spanish lower levels.
Playing career
Club
Born in Laguna Paiva,
Santa Fe Province
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, Siviero began playing professionally with
Club Atlético Colón, moving in 1991 to Colombia with
América de Cali. After only one season, he returned to his country and joined
San Lorenzo de Almagro
Club Atlético San Lorenzo de Almagro is an Argentine professional sports club based in the Boedo neighborhood of Buenos Aires. It is best known for its football team, which plays in the Primera División, the first tier of the Argentine foot ...
.
Siviero then spent two seasons apiece with
Newell's Old Boys
Club Atlético Newell's Old Boys () is an Argentine sports club based in Rosario, Santa Fe. The club was founded on 3 November 1903, and is named after Isaac Newell of the English county of Kent, one of the pioneers of Argentine football.
A ...
and
Club Atlético Lanús
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, always in the
Primera División. In summer 1998, he signed with
La Liga
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club
RCD Mallorca
Real Club Deportivo Mallorca, Sociedad Anónima Deportiva, S.A.D. (, , ''Royal Sporting Club Mallorca''), commonly known as Real Mallorca or RCD Mallorca, is a Spanish professional association football, football club based in Palma de Mallorca, ...
alongside Lanús teammate
Ariel Ibagaza
Ariel Miguel Santiago Ibagaza (born 27 October 1976) is an Argentine professional Association football, football Manager (association football), manager and former player.
Nicknamed ''El Caño'', his usual position was attacking midfielder, and h ...
(another Argentine,
goalkeeper
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Carlos Roa, had done the same move
the previous campaign); possessing an
Italian passport, he did not count as a non-
European Union
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player. In his
first year, acting as replacement for
Real Madrid
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-bound
Iván Campo, he was an undisputed starter as the
Balearic Islands
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side narrowly missed on
UEFA Champions League
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group stage entry; his official debut came in
the first leg of the
Supercopa de España
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, a 2–1 away win against
FC Barcelona
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(eventual 2–2 aggregate win).
In July 2002, aged 33, Siviero moved to
Albacete Balompié
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also in Spain, reuniting with Roa, with the pair being instrumental as the
Castile-La Mancha team
returned to the top division in their debut season after a seven-year absence. After totalling only games in his last two years – with relegation befalling in
2005
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– he returned to his first professional club Colón, retiring shortly after.
International
In 1999, Siviero was summoned by
Argentina national team manager
Marcelo Bielsa
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for a
friendly with the
Netherlands
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in
Amsterdam
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. He did not make his debut there, however, and was never selected again.
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Coaching career
Siviero started coaching in Mallorca's youth academy.[ In October 2010 he replaced his former teammate Goran Milojević (1992–95) at the helm of ]Segunda División B
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club CD Atlético Baleares, also in Mallorca
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The capital of the island, Palma, Majorca, Palma, i ...
. His team won their group in 2011–12, but were eliminated from the playoff semi-finals by CD Lugo.
In July 2012, Siviero was appointed at Real Murcia on a one-year contract after turning down a new deal at Baleares.[ He was dismissed the following February with the team 16th in the ]Segunda División
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, far off their target of the play-offs.
Siviero was back in the third division and Atlético Baleares in January 2015, on a contract that would extend itself by a year should they avoid the drop. He achieved this, but he and his staff were axed unexpectedly in November due to conflicts with the board.
In 2016–17, Siviero managed Lleida Esportiu. Following a poor start to the season that saw them in a relegation place, he took the Catalans
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to eighth place, enough for a Copa del Rey
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berth but not for the playoffs; his deal was not renewed.
Siviero joined Hércules CF
Hércules de Alicante Club de Fútbol, S.A.D. () is a List of football clubs in Spain, Spanish football team in Alicante, in the Valencian Community. Founded on 25 October 1922, it currently plays in Primera Federación and plays its home games ...
of the third tier in July 2017, for one year. He was shown the door on 15 October after nine matches, split equally between wins, draws and losses.
On 30 September 2019, after nearly two years out of the game, Siviero returned to the dugout with last-placed Enosis Neon Paralimni FC
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of the Cypriot First Division
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, his first job outside of Spain. He left the following January and was close to a return to Hércules weeks later, which abruptly collapsed due to a vote of confidence in caretaker manager Antonio Moreno.
Remaining in the Province of Alicante
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, Siviero signed for Tercera División
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club CF Intercity on 28 December 2020, for the rest of the season. The side won promotion to the new Segunda División RFEF with a 1–0 playoff
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final win over Elche Ilicitano. After winning promotion as group winners in the 2021–22 season, his contract was renewed.
Siviero's Intercity reached the last 32 of the national cup in 2022–23, losing 4–3 at home to Barcelona after extra time
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. He was dismissed on 17 April with the team one point above the relegation zone with six games remaining; his final result was a 2–2 home draw with rivals CF La Nucía after conceding twice in the final six minutes.
Managerial statistics
References
External links
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1969 births
Living people
People from La Capital Department, Santa Fe
Argentine sportspeople of Italian descent
Footballers from Santa Fe Province
Argentine men's footballers
Men's association football defenders
Argentine Primera División players
Club Atlético Colón footballers
San Lorenzo de Almagro footballers
Newell's Old Boys footballers
Club Atlético Lanús footballers
Categoría Primera A players
América de Cali footballers
La Liga players
Segunda División players
RCD Mallorca players
Albacete Balompié players
Argentine expatriate men's footballers
Expatriate men's footballers in Colombia
Expatriate men's footballers in Spain
Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Colombia
Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Spain
Argentine football managers
Segunda División managers
Segunda División B managers
Tercera División managers
Primera Federación managers
Segunda Federación managers
CD Atlético Baleares managers
Real Murcia CF managers
Lleida CF managers
Hércules CF managers
CF Intercity managers
Cypriot First Division managers
Enosis Neon Paralimni FC managers
Argentine expatriate football managers
Expatriate football managers in Spain
Expatriate football managers in Cyprus
Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Cyprus
20th-century Argentine sportsmen