1. Gustavo Adolfo Costas Makeira was born on 28 February 1963 and is an Argentine football manager and former player who played as a centre-back.
31 Facts About Gustavo Costas
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Gustavo Costas is the current head coach of Primera Division club Racing Club.
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Gustavo Costas has coached in Paraguay, Peru, Saudi Arabia, Ecuador, Colombia, Mexico, Chile and Bolivia.
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Gustavo Costas became a key part of the team that won promotion back to the top tier in 1985, acting as team captain.
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Gustavo Costas later helped La Academia to win the 1988 Supercopa Libertadores, their first major title in 21 years, they then went on to win the less prestigious Supercopa Interamaricana.
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Gustavo Costas returned to Racing in 1992, playing for four seasons before moving to Gimnasia de Jujuy in 1996, where he played until his retirement in 1997 at the age of 34.
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Gustavo Costas became the footballer with the most appearances for the club in the professional era, and the second of their entire history.
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On 1 July 2001, Gustavo Costas moved to Paraguay after being named manager of Guarani.
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Shortly after leaving Guarani, Gustavo Costas was presented at Peruvian side Alianza Lima on 18 April 2003.
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Gustavo Costas immediately led them to success in the 2003 Clausura, and then saw his team win the Primera Division Peruana final against Sporting Cristal.
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Gustavo Costas left Alianza in December 2004 to return to Paraguay, where he took over Cerro Porteno.
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Gustavo Costas resigned from Cerro on 24 April 2007, after disagreeing with an interview from club president Luis Pettengill.
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On 27 April 2007, Gustavo Costas agreed to return to Racing Club for his second spell in charge of La Academia.
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On 12 December 2007, Gustavo Costas signed a two-year contract to manage Olimpia back in Paraguay.
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On 19 December 2008, Gustavo Costas agreed to return to Alianza Lima on a two-year contract.
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Gustavo Costas led the club to the 2009 Torneo Descentralizado finals, losing to Universitario.
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On 18 July 2011, Gustavo Costas resigned from Alianza to sign for Al Nassr from Saudi Arabia.
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On 11 April 2012, Gustavo Costas switched teams and countries again, after being announced as manager of Ecuadorian side Barcelona SC on a one-year deal.
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On 6 December 2012, Gustavo Costas extended his contract with Barcelona until December 2013.
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Gustavo Costas departed on 12 August 2013, after a poor run of results.
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On 16 May 2014, after nearly one year without a club, Gustavo Costas was appointed manager of Colombian club Independiente Santa Fe.
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Gustavo Costas led the club to the 2014 Finalizacion title, but resigned the following 30 May, after elimination from the 2015 Copa Libertadores.
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Gustavo Costas was sacked the following 27 April, two matches before the end of the 2016 Clausura tournament.
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Gustavo Costas won the 2016 Suruga Bank Championship and the 2016 Finalizacion titles, aside from lifting the 2017 Superliga Colombiana.
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Gustavo Costas resigned from Santa Fe on 9 June 2017, after a poor 2017 Apertura.
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On 1 November 2017, Gustavo Costas replaced Constantin Galca as manager of Al-Fayha back in Saudi Arabia.
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On 6 June 2019, Gustavo Costas agreed to return to Guarani after 16 years, being presented four days later.
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Gustavo Costas left by mutual consent on 28 May 2021, after a poor 2021 Apertura tournament.
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On 20 December 2021, Gustavo Costas replaced compatriot Patricio Graff as manager of Chilean club Palestino.
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On 19 August 2022, Gustavo Costas confirmed as manager of the Bolivia national team, effective as the following November, once his season with Palestino ended.
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On 15 December 2023, Gustavo Costas was officially announced as manager of Racing for his third spell.