Gustavo Álvarez (born 27 October 1972) is an Argentine football manager and former player who played as a left back. He is the manager of LDU Quito.
Playing career After representing Racing Club and Lanús, Álvarez made his senior debut with Arsenal de Sarandí in 1992, in the Primera B Nacional. He moved to Temperley in the following year, and helped in their promotion to the second division in 1995.
In 1996, Álvarez joined Barracas Central. He signed for Centro Español in the following year, but featured in just one match before retiring.
Managerial career After retiring, Álvarez worked as a youth coordinator at his former club Temperley, before becoming a manager of their reserve team in September 2015. On 4 May 2016, he was named interim manager of the side for the remainder of the season, replacing Iván Delfino.
Back to the reserves after the appointment of Carlos Mayor, Álvarez again became an interim of the side on 8 November 2016, after Mayor was sacked. Despite only one draw in four matches in charge, he was permanently named manager of the club on 28 December, but resigned on 5 November 2017.
On 21 November 2017, Álvarez was named manager of Aldosivi in the second division. He led the club to a top tier promotion in his first season, but resigned on 28 September 2019.
On 30 November 2019, Álvarez was appointed in charge of Patronato also in the top tier, but was sacked on 15 December of the following year. On 12 May 2021, he moved abroad for the first time in his career, taking over Peruvian side Sport Boys.
After leaving the Boys by mutual consent on 1 September 2021, Álvarez took over fellow league team Atlético Grau on 9 November. After resigning from the latter on 11 November 2022, he moved to Chile and was named Huachipato manager four days later.
On 23 December 2023, Álvarez left Huachipato to take over Universidad de Chile. Exactly two years later, he left the club by mutual consent.
On 22 March 2026, Álvarez returned to his home country after being appointed at the helm of San Lorenzo. Exactly three months later, he resigned.
Managerial statistics
+ Managerial record by team and tenureTeamNatFromToRecordTemperley (interim)4 May 201616 June 2016Temperley8 November 20165 November 2017Aldosivi21 November 201728 September 2019Patronato2 December 201916 December 2020Sport Boys12 May 20211 September 2021Atlético Grau9 November 202111 November 2022Huachipato1 January 202331 December 2023Universidad de Chile1 January 202423 December 2025San Lorenzo22 March 202622 June 2026LDU Quito24 July 2026presentTotal
Honours Player Temperley Primera C Metropolitana: 1994–95
Manager Aldosivi Primera B Nacional: 2017–18
Huachipato Chilean Primera División: 2023
Universidad de Chile Copa Chile: 2024 Supercopa de Chile: 2025
Individual Chilean Primera División Best Manager: 2024
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