Gustavo Adolfo Bobadilla Orrego (born 17 February 1959) is a Paraguayan football coach and former player who played as a goalkeeper. He is the current manager of Sol de América.

Gustavo Bobadilla
Personal information
Full name Gustavo Adolfo Bobadilla Orrego
Date of birth (1959-02-17) 17 February 1959 (age 65)
Place of birth Asunción, Paraguay
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team
Sol de América (manager)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
General Genes
1979–1982 Olimpia
1984 Sol de América
1985–1988 Olimpia
1988–1990 Colegiales
1991 Deportivo Municipal
1991–1992 Sportivo Luqueño
1993 Melgar
Managerial career
1995 Guaraní (assistant)
1996 Sportivo Luqueño (assistant)
1997–1998 Sol de América
1999 Paraguay (assistant)
2000 Olimpia (youth)
2000 Tacuary
2001–2002 Paraguay (assistant)
2003 Deportivo Recoleta
2004 Paraguay U20 (assistant)
2005–2006 Olimpia (assistant)
2008 Melgar
2011–2012 Guatemala U20
2013 Olimpia (assistant)
2014 25 de Noviembre
2014 Resistencia
2015 Independiente FBC
2015 Deportivo Santaní (assistant)
2016–2017 22 de Setiembre
2017 River Plate Asunción
2017 Municipal (assistant)
2018 25 de Noviembre
2018–2019 General Caballero JLM
2021 Sol de América (assistant)
2021 2 de Mayo
2022 General Caballero JLM
2023– Sol de América
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Playing career

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Born in Paraguay, Bobadilla started his career at Olimpia Asunción where he played for 12 years mostly as a substitute to the star of Ever Hugo Almeida. While in Olimpia, he won several national championships between 1979 and 1988. He then went on to play for Atlético Colegiales and Sportivo Luqueño before going to Peru to play for teams like Club Deportivo Municipal and FBC Melgar. He also had a brief stint in Club Sol de América in 1984.

While playing in Peru, Bobadilla sported the emblem of Sportivo Luqueño in his jerseys to show the love for the team and the city of Luque.[1]

Coaching career

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Bobadilla managed the youth divisions of teams like Olimpia, Sol de América, Guaraní and the Paraguay national team. In Peru, he coached Melgar FBC. and in the second division of Paraguay, the teams of Resistencia and Independiente de Campo Grande.

References

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  1. ^ "Sudamericano Sub 20: Los recuerdos de Gustavo Bobadilla en el Perú". Archived from the original on 18 June 2008. Retrieved 8 November 2008.