Gustavo Miguel Zapata (born 15 October 1967 in Saladillo) is a retired

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who played as a

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. He played for the Argentina national team at the

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, the

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, and in

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Coaching career

In the 2002/03 season, Zapata was the assistant manager of

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at Nueva Chicago. In December 2004, he followed Gorosito when he was appointed as manager of

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. In December 2008, the duo was appointed in River Plate. In 2011, he was once again appointed as assistant manager of River Plate, this time under manager

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. A half year later, he was appointed as the manager of

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. He was fired on 25 February 2019, after the team conceded 10 goals in two games. In November 2012, Zapata took over the reserve team of River Plate. From May 27 to May 30, Zapata was the caretaker manager of River Plate following the departure of Ramon Diaz. On 11 February 2015, Zapata and his staff was surprisingly fired. In the summer 2015, Zapata was then appointed as the manager of Racing Club's reserve team. In December 2015,

was appointed as manager of Spanish club

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and took Zapata with him as his assistant. On 12 February 2019, Zapata was appointed as the assistant manager of

at Tigre.Néstor Gorosito es el nuevo entrenador de Tigre en reemplazo de Mariano Echeverría
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Honours

International

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Champions :

1991 It was the final year of the Cold War, which had begun in 1947. During the year, the Soviet Union Dissolution of the Soviet Union, collapsed, leaving Post-soviet states, fifteen sovereign republics and the Commonwealth of Independent State ...

1993 The United Nations General Assembly, General Assembly of the United Nations designated 1993 as: * International Year for the World's Indigenous People The year 1993 in the Kwajalein Atoll in the Marshall Islands had only 364 days, since its ...

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Zapata, Gustavo 1967 births Living people Footballers from Buenos Aires Province Argentine men's footballers Argentine expatriate men's footballers Club Atlético River Plate footballers Yokohama F. Marinos players San Lorenzo de Almagro footballers Chacarita Juniors footballers Club Atlético River Plate managers Expatriate men's footballers in Japan J1 League players Argentina men's international footballers 1991 Copa América players 1993 Copa América players 1997 Copa América players Argentine Primera División players Copa América–winning players Men's association football midfielders Argentine football managers 20th-century Argentine sportsmen