# Néstor Gorosito

Néstor Raúl Gorosito (born 14 May 1964) is an Argentine football manager and former player who played as a midfielder. He is the manager of Alianza Lima.

## Playing career

Néstor Pipo Gorosito began his playing career at River Plate, and subsequently had 3 spells at San Lorenzo where he scored 72 goals in 241 appearances. His other main club was Chile's Universidad Católica, where he contributed with 149 appearances and retired with the side in 2000.
Gorosito had a spell playing for Swarovski Tirol in Austria between 1989 and 1991, and in Japan with Yokohama Marinos in 1996. He also made 19 appearances for Argentina national team between 1989 and 1997.

## Managerial history

Gorosito started his managerial career at Nueva Chicago in 2003, avoiding relegation with the side in the play-offs. He was subsequently appointed at San Lorenzo de Almagro, but was sacked in 2004 after a poor run of results.
In 2005, Gorosito was named Lanús manager, but his reign only lasted two months. He was appointed at the helm of Rosario Central in the following year, being relieved from his duties in March 2007.
In 2008, Gorosito guided Argentinos Juniors to a qualification for that year's Copa Sudamericana, the club's first international tournament since 1996 Supercopa Sudamericana. Appointed by River Plate on 8 December 2008, he resigned on 4 October 2009 after underachieving in both Copa Libertadores and Primera División.
On 19 January 2010, Gorosito was named Xerez CD manager, with the side being dead last in La Liga. Despite suffering relegation, he achieved seven wins out of 19 matches, but left the club in July after failing to agree a new deal.
In September 2011, Gorosito returned to Argentinos Juniors, but resigned on 28 February of the following year, after suffering intestinal damage and a fractured vertebra in a car crash hours before his team lost against San Lorenzo. On 23 October 2012 he was appointed manager of Tigre.
Gorosito took Tigre to the final of 2012 Copa Sudamericana, but stepped down from his role on 6 July 2013 after having altercations with the club's board. In October 2014, he returned to Argentinos, taking the club back to the first division at first attempt.
On 23 December 2015, Gorosito was appointed manager of UD Almería, ranked last in Segunda División. On 16 May of the following year, he was sacked after his side was still in the relegation zone.

## Personal life

Gorosito has also worked in TV, as a consultant manager during 2005, on Fox Sports Latin America.

## Career statistics
### Club

| Club | Season | Competition | League | League | Cup | Cup | Continental | Continental | Other | Other | Total | Total |
| Club | Season | Competition | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| River Plate | 1983 | Primera División | 7 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 0 |
| River Plate | 1984 | Primera División | 9 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | 0 |
| River Plate | 1985 | Primera División | 10 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10 | 0 |
| River Plate | 1985–86 | Primera División | 31 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 31 | 2 |
| River Plate | 1986–87 | Primera División | 32 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 32 | 5 |
| River Plate | 1987–88 | Primera División | 16 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 16 | 0 |
| River Plate | 1988–89 | Primera División | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 1 |
| River Plate | Total | Total | 109 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 109 | 8 |
| San Lorenzo | 1988–89 | Primera División | 37 | 21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 37 | 21 |
| San Lorenzo | 1989–90 | Primera División | 6 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 4 |
| San Lorenzo | Total | Total | 43 | 25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 43 | 25 |
| Swarovski Tirol | 1989–90 | Austrian Bundesliga | 26 | 11 | — | — | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 30 | 11 |
| Swarovski Tirol | 1990–91 | Austrian Bundesliga | 30 | 5 | — | — | 4 | 1 | — | — | 34 | 6 |
| Swarovski Tirol | 1991–92 | Austrian Bundesliga | 21 | 6 | — | — | 4 | 1 | — | — | 25 | 7 |
| Swarovski Tirol | Total | Total | 77 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 89 | 24 |
| San Lorenzo | 1991–92 | Primera División | 14 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 14 | 1 |
| San Lorenzo | 1992–93 | Primera División | 34 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 34 | 6 |
| San Lorenzo | 1993–94 | Primera División | 19 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 19 | 4 |
| San Lorenzo | Total | Total | 67 | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 67 | 11 |
| Universidad Católica | 1994 | Primera División | 30 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 30 | 7 |
| Universidad Católica | 1995 | Primera División | 28 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 28 | 5 |
| Universidad Católica | Total | Total | 58 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 58 | 12 |
| Yokohama Marinos | 1996 | J1 League | 6 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 3 |
| San Lorenzo | 1996–97 | Primera División | 31 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 31 | 7 |
| San Lorenzo | 1997–98 | Primera División | 36 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 36 | 8 |
| San Lorenzo | 1998–99 | Primera División | 32 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 32 | 14 |
| San Lorenzo | Total | Total | 99 | 29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 99 | 29 |
| Universidad Católica | 1999 | Primera División | 29 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 29 | 1 |
| Universidad Católica | 2000 | Primera División | 10 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10 | 0 |
| Universidad Católica | Total | Total | 39 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 39 | 1 |
| Career totals | Career totals | Career totals | 498 | 111 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 510 | 113 |

### National team

Argentina national team :
| Year | Apps | Goals |
| 1989 | 5 | 0 |
| 1990 | 2 | 0 |
| 1992 | 2 | 0 |
| 1993 | 8 | 0 |
| 1997 | 2 | 1 |
| Total | 19 | 1 |

## Managerial statistics

    As of 11 March 2025
Managerial record by team and tenure :
| Team | Nat | From | To | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record |
| Team | Nat | From | To | G | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % |
| Nueva Chicago | | 1 July 2002 | 30 June 2003 | 30 | 11 | 7 | 12 | 45 | 50 | −5 | 036.67 |
| San Lorenzo | | 16 July 2003 | 25 August 2004 | 42 | 19 | 12 | 11 | 50 | 33 | +17 | 045.24 |
| Lanús | | 1 January 2005 | 10 November 2005 | 32 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 48 | 48 | +0 | 031.25 |
| Rosario Central | | 27 July 2006 | 10 March 2007 | 24 | 9 | 6 | 9 | 33 | 29 | +4 | 037.50 |
| Argentinos Juniors | | 2 September 2007 | 31 December 2008 | 59 | 24 | 17 | 18 | 77 | 66 | +11 | 040.68 |
| River Plate | | 1 January 2009 | 4 October 2009 | 34 | 10 | 9 | 15 | 40 | 49 | −9 | 029.41 |
| Xerez | | 19 January 2010 | 30 June 2010 | 20 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 31 | 34 | −3 | 035.00 |
| Argentinos Juniors | | 20 September 2011 | 28 February 2012 | 16 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 16 | 13 | +3 | 037.50 |
| Tigre | | 23 October 2012 | 30 June 2013 | 45 | 15 | 10 | 20 | 54 | 61 | −7 | 033.33 |
| Argentinos Juniors | | 26 October 2014 | 22 December 2015 | 41 | 14 | 10 | 17 | 44 | 48 | −4 | 034.15 |
| Almería | | 23 December 2015 | 17 May 2016 | 20 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 20 | 21 | −1 | 030.00 |
| San Martín San Juan | | 1 January 2017 | 18 March 2018 | 37 | 11 | 11 | 15 | 35 | 45 | −10 | 029.73 |
| Tigre | | 13 February 2019 | 25 October 2020 | 44 | 19 | 8 | 17 | 58 | 57 | +1 | 043.18 |
| Olimpia | | 16 November 2020 | 15 March 2021 | 17 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 29 | 24 | +5 | 041.18 |
| Gimnasia La Plata | | 31 August 2021 | 31 December 2022 | 60 | 27 | 16 | 17 | 74 | 59 | +15 | 045.00 |
| Colón | | 22 February 2023 | 26 October 2023 | 36 | 10 | 15 | 11 | 37 | 41 | −4 | 027.78 |
| Tigre | | 1 January 2024 | 19 March 2024 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 17 | −12 | 009.09 |
| Alianza Lima | | 5 December 2024 | present | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 18 | 10 | +8 | 063.64 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | 579 | 213 | 159 | 207 | 716 | 706 | +10 | 036.79 |

## Honours
### Player
#### River Plate

* Primera División Argentina: 1985–86
* Copa Libertadores: 1986
* Intercontinental Cup: 1986
* Copa Interamericana: 1986

#### Swarovski Tirol

* Austrian Bundesliga: 1989–90, 1990–91

#### Universidad Católica

* Copa Interamericana: 1994
* Copa Chile: 1995

#### Argentina

* Copa América: 1993
* Artemio Franchi Cup: 1993

### Manager
#### Tigre

* Copa de la Superliga: 2019

#### Olimpia

* Paraguayan Primera División: 2020

### Individual

* Argentine Primera División Top scorer: 1988–89