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{{short description|Argentine footballer and manager}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2024}}
{{Infobox football biography
|name=Gustavo Zapata
|image=
|fullname=Gustavo Miguel Zapata
|birth_date={{Birth date and age|1967|10|15|df=yes}} 
|birth_place=[[Saladillo Partido|Saladillo]], [[Argentina]]
|height={{convert|1.75|m|ftin|0|abbr=on}}
|currentclub=[[Club Atlético Tigre|Tigre]] (assistant)
|position=[[Midfielder]] 
|youthyears1=
|youthclubs1=
|years1=1986&ndash;1989
|clubs1= CA Temperley
|caps1=
|goals1=
|years2=1989&ndash;1993
|clubs2=[[Club Atlético River Plate|River Plate]]
|caps2=97
|goals2=1
|years3=1993&ndash;1996
|clubs3=[[Yokohama F. Marinos|Yokohama Marinos]]
|caps3=95
|goals3=3
|years4=1996&ndash;2000
|clubs4=[[Club Atlético San Lorenzo de Almagro|San Lorenzo Almagro]]
|caps4=46
|goals4=0
|years5=2000&ndash;2001
|clubs5=[[Chacarita Juniors]]
|caps5=11
|goals5=0
|nationalyears1=1991&ndash;1998
|nationalteam1=[[Argentina national football team|Argentina]]
|nationalcaps1=27
|nationalgoals1=0
|manageryears1=2002–2003
|managerclubs1=[[Club Atlético Nueva Chicago|Nueva Chicago]] (assistant)
|manageryears2=2004–2005
|managerclubs2=[[Club Atlético Lanús|Lanús]] (assistant)
|manageryears3=2006–2007
|managerclubs3=[[Rosario Central]] (assistant)
|manageryears4=2007–2008
|managerclubs4=[[Argentinos Juniors]] (assistant)
|manageryears5=2009
|managerclubs5=[[Club Atlético River Plate|River Plate]] (assistant)
|manageryears6=2011
|managerclubs6=[[Club Atlético River Plate|River Plate]] (assistant)
|manageryears7=2011–2012
|managerclubs7=[[Independiente Rivadavia]]
|manageryears8=2012–2015
|managerclubs8=[[Club Atlético River Plate|River Plate II]]
|manageryears9=2014
|managerclubs9=[[Club Atlético River Plate|River Plate]] (caretaker)
|manageryears10=2015
|managerclubs10=[[Racing Club de Avellaneda|Racing Club II]] 
|manageryears11=2015–2016
|managerclubs11=[[UD Almería|Almería]] (assistant)
|manageryears12=2019–
|managerclubs12=[[Club Atlético Tigre|Tigre]] (assistant)
}}
'''Gustavo Miguel Zapata''' (born 15 October 1967 in [[Saladillo Partido|Saladillo]]) is a retired [[Argentina|Argentine]] [[Association football|footballer]] who played as a [[midfielder]]. He played for the [[Argentina national football team|Argentina national team]] at the [[1991 Copa América]] in [[Chile]], the [[1993 Copa América]] in [[Ecuador]], and in [[1998 FIFA World Cup qualification (CONMEBOL)|1998 FIFA World Cup qualification]].

==Coaching career==
In the 2002/03 season, Zapata was the assistant manager of [[Néstor Gorosito]] at [[Club Atlético Nueva Chicago|Nueva Chicago]].<ref>[https://www.lanacion.com.ar/deportes/futbol/pipo-gorosito-ahora-desde-el-banco-nid439575 Pipo Gorosito, ahora desde el banco], lanacion.com.ar, 11 October 2002</ref> In December 2004, he followed Gorosito when he was appointed as manager of [[Club Atlético Lanús]].<ref>[https://www.infobae.com/2004/12/21/158563-nestor-gorosito-es-el-nuevo-tecnico-lanus/ Néstor Gorosito es el nuevo técnico de Lanús], infobae.com, 21 December 2004</ref>

In December 2008, the duo was appointed in [[Club Atlético River Plate|River Plate]].<ref>[https://www.eldia.com/nota/2008-12-5-termino-la-novela-y-pipo-es-el-nuevo-dt-de-river Terminó la novela, y Pipo es el nuevo DT de River], eldia.com, 5 December 2008</ref> In 2011, he was once again appointed as assistant manager of [[Club Atlético River Plate|River Plate]], this time under manager [[Matías Almeyda]].<ref>[https://442.perfil.com/2011-06-27-72196-almeyda-es-el-nuevo-dt-de-river/ Almeyda es el nuevo DT de River], 442.perfil.com, 27 June 2011</ref> A half year later, he was appointed as the manager of [[Independiente Rivadavia]].<ref>[http://www.sitioandino.com.ar/n/14798-gustavo-zapata-es-el-nuevo-entrenador-de-independiente/ Gustavo Zapata es el nuevo entrenador de Independiente], sitioandino.com.ar, 9 November 2011</ref> He was fired on 25 February 2019, after the team conceded 10 goals in two games.<ref>[https://bolavip.com/otros/El-Chapa-Zapata-se-fue-de-Independiente-Rivadavia-20120225-0010.html El "Chapa" Zapata se fue de Independiente Rivadavia], bolavip.com, 25 February 2012</ref>

In November 2012, Zapata took over the reserve team of [[Club Atlético River Plate|River Plate]].<ref>[https://www.lanacion.com.ar/deportes/futbol/hasta-encontrar-el-tecnico-zapata-se-hara-cargo-del-equipo-nid1531584 Hasta que asuma el Pelado, Zapata se hará cargo del equipo], lanacion.com.ar, 29 November 2012</ref> From May 27 to May 30, Zapata was the caretaker manager of [[Club Atlético River Plate|River Plate]] following the departure of Ramon Diaz.<ref>[http://www.diarioveloz.com/notas/124777-gustavo-zapata-sera-el-tecnico-interino-river-plate Gustavo Zapata será el técnico interino de River Plate], diarioveloz.com, 27 May 2014</ref> On 11 February 2015, Zapata and his staff was surprisingly fired.<ref>[http://superdeportivo.elonce.com/notas/acusaron-a-gallardo-del-despido-de-gustavo-zapata.htm Acusaron a Gallardo del despido de Gustavo Zapata] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190528022142/http://superdeportivo.elonce.com/notas/acusaron-a-gallardo-del-despido-de-gustavo-zapata.htm |date=2019-05-28 }}, superdeportivo.elonce.com, 11 February 2015</ref>

In the summer 2015, Zapata was then appointed as the manager of [[Racing Club de Avellaneda|Racing Club]]'s reserve team.<ref>[https://www.racingclub.com.ar/reserva/nota/2015/07/4482_lo-fundamental-es-que-los-chicos-se-adapten-rapido-a-primera/ “LO FUNDAMENTAL ES QUE LOS CHICOS SE ADAPTEN RÁPIDO A PRIMERA”], racingclub.com.ar, 19 July 2015</ref>

In December 2015, [[Néstor Gorosito]] was appointed as manager of Spanish club [[UD Almería]] and took Zapata with him as his assistant.<ref>[https://www.marca.com/futbol/almeria/2015/12/23/567a74ee22601d56148b463d.html Gorosito ya es el nuevo entrenador del Almería], marca.com, 23 December 2015</ref> On 12 February 2019, Zapata was appointed as the assistant manager of [[Néstor Gorosito]] at [[Club Atlético Tigre|Tigre]].<ref>[https://www.infobae.com/deportes-2/2019/02/13/nestor-gorosito-es-el-nuevo-entrenador-de-tigre-en-reemplazo-de-mariano-echeverria/ Néstor Gorosito es el nuevo entrenador de Tigre en reemplazo de Mariano Echeverría], infobae.com, 12 February 2019</ref>

==Career statistics==
===Club===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|-
! colspan=3 | Club performance
! colspan=2 | League
! colspan=2 | Cup
! colspan=2 | League Cup
! colspan=2 | Total
|-
! Season
! Club
! League
! Apps !! Goals
! Apps !! Goals
! Apps !! Goals
! Apps !! Goals
|-
! colspan=3 |Argentina
! colspan=2 | League
! colspan=2 | Cup
! colspan=2 | League Cup
! colspan=2 | Total
|-
|1989–90||rowspan="5"|[[Club Atlético River Plate|River Plate]]||rowspan="5"|[[Argentine Primera División|Primera División]]||0||0||||||||||0||0
|-
|1990–91||32||0||||||||||32||0
|-
|1991–92||28||1||||||||||28||1
|-
|1992–93||36||0||||||||||36||0
|-
|1993–94||1||0||||||||||1||0
|-
! colspan=3 |Japan
! colspan=2 | League
! colspan=2 | [[Emperor's Cup]]
! colspan=2 | [[J.League Cup]]
! colspan=2 | Total
|-
|[[1993 Yokohama Marinos season|1993]]||rowspan="4"|[[Yokohama F. Marinos|Yokohama Marinos]]||rowspan="4"|[[J1 League]]||3||0||3||0||0||0||6||0
|-
|[[1994 Yokohama Marinos season|1994]]||20||2||4||0||2||0||26||2
|-
|[[1995 Yokohama Marinos season|1995]]||46||1||0||0||colspan="2"|-||46||1
|-
|[[1996 Yokohama Marinos season|1996]]||26||0||1||0||11||2||38||2
|-
! colspan=3 |Argentina
! colspan=2 | League
! colspan=2 | Cup
! colspan=2 | League Cup
! colspan=2 | Total
|-
|1996–97||rowspan="4"|[[Club Atlético San Lorenzo de Almagro|San Lorenzo Almagro]]||rowspan="4"|[[Argentine Primera División|Primera División]]||14||0||||||||||14||0
|-
|1997–98||24||0||||||||||24||0
|-
|1998–99||8||0||||||||||8||0
|-
|1999–2000||0||0||||||||||0||0
|-
|2000–01||[[Chacarita Juniors]]||[[Argentine Primera División|Primera División]]||11||0||||||||||11||0
|-
!rowspan=2| Country !!colspan=2| Argentina
!154||1||||||||||154||1
|-
!colspan=2|Japan
!95||3||8||0||13||2||116||5
|-
!colspan=3|Total
!249||4||8||0||13||2||270||6
|}

===International===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
! colspan=3 | [[Argentina national football team|Argentina national team]]
|-
!Year!!Apps!!Goals
|-
|1991||4||0
|-
|1992||0||0
|-
|1993||14||0
|-
|1994||0||0
|-
|1995||0||0
|-
|1996||0||0
|-
|1997||7||0
|-
|1998||2||0
|-
!Total||27||0
|}

==Honours==
===International===
;Argentina
*[[Copa América]] Champions : [[1991 Copa América|1991]], [[1993 Copa América|1993]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
*{{NFT player|pid=12586}}
*{{J.League player}}

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