Gustavo Eliseo MorÃÂnigo Vázquez (born 23 January 1977) is a Paraguayan football manager and former player who played as a midfielder. He is the current manager of Rubio ÃÂu.
Born in Coronel Oviedo, MorÃÂnigo was a Libertad youth graduate. He made his first team debut in 1996, but left the club ahead of the 1999 season after signing for GuaranÃÂ.
MorÃÂnigo returned to Libertad for the 2001 campaign, and moved abroad in 2004 after agreeing to a contract with Argentinos Juniors. After featuring sparingly, he rejoined Libertad for a third spell in the following year.
On 25 January 2006, MorÃÂnigo moved to Deportivo Cali, but returned to his home country in the following year with Cerro Porteño. He subsequently signed for Nacional Asunción in 2007, and featured regularly until his retirement in 2011, aged 34.
After representing Paraguay at under-20 level in the 1997 FIFA World Youth Championship, MorÃÂnigo made his full international debut on 27 January 2001, starting and scoring his side's only in a 1âÂÂ1 draw against South Korea, for the year's Lunar New Year Cup.
MorÃÂnigo was also included in the final squads for the 2001 Copa América and the 2002 FIFA World Cup.
On 16 April 2012, MorÃÂnigo was named in charge of his former club Nacional, after Javier Torrente resigned. Initially an interim, he was subsequently named manager on a permanent basis, and was chosen as the division's best coach in his first year.
In the 2014 Copa Libertadores, MorÃÂnigo led the side to the Finals, but lost to San Lorenzo. On 29 March 2015, he resigned.
On 31 August 2015, MorÃÂnigo was named manager of the Paraguay under-20 team. He was in charge of the side for two friendlies against Uruguay in March 2016 (4âÂÂ3 win and 2âÂÂ2 draw).
On 15 April 2016, MorÃÂnigo returned to club duties after being appointed at the helm of another club he represented as a player, Cerro Porteño.
On 2 August 2016, MorÃÂnigo returned to the Paraguayan Football Association, after being named manager of the under-17 national team. On 29 January 2018, he was appointed interim manager of the full side after Francisco Arce left, and managed the side on two friendlies (0âÂÂ1 against United States and 2âÂÂ4 against Japan) before returning to his previous role.
Also a coordinator of the youth categories, MorÃÂnigo left the national sides on 18 August 2020.
On 24 September 2020, MorÃÂnigo was appointed manager of club Libertad. He was sacked on 16 December, after the club's elimination in the 2020 Copa Libertadores.
On 4 January 2021, MorÃÂnigo signed with Brazilian club Coritiba. Despite suffering relegation, he was kept for the 2021 season and led the club back to the top tier.
On 30 November 2021, MorÃÂnigo renewed his contract with Coxa until the end of 2022. The following 14 August, he was sacked after entering the relegation zone.
On 22 November 2022, MorÃÂnigo was named manager of Ceará, freshly relegated to the second level, for the upcoming campaign. After two consecutive losses in the Série B, he was sacked on 24 April 2023.
On 15 May 2023, MorÃÂnigo was named head coach of AvaÃÂ also in the Brazilian second division. He was sacked on 2 July, after nine winless matches.
On 4 March 2024, MorÃÂnigo replaced Ricardo Catalá at the helm of Série C side Remo. He was dismissed on 20 May, after a poor start in the third division.
On 3 February 2025, MorÃÂnigo returned to his home country to take over Sportivo Luqueño in the top tier. On 18 May, he was sacked.
On 11 December 2025, MorÃÂnigo was announced as manager of Rubio ÃÂu, recently promoted to the top tier.