Gustavo Alberto Lema (born 1 November 1968) is an Argentine football manager and former player who played as a goalkeeper. He is the current manager of Liga MX club UNAM.

Gustavo Lema
Personal information
Full name Gustavo Alberto Lema
Date of birth (1968-11-01) 1 November 1968 (age 56)
Place of birth Buenos Aires, Argentina
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team
UNAM (manager)
Youth career
Ferro Carril Oeste
River Plate
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1991–1992 Douglas Haig 44 (0)
1992–1993 Huracán 2 (0)
1993–1994 Lanús 4 (0)
1994–1995 Almirante Brown 40 (0)
1995–1996 Zacatepec
1996–1997 All Boys 18 (0)
1997–1998 San Martín de Tucumán 44 (0)
1998–2000 Quilmes 54 (0)
2000–2001 Gimnasia Jujuy 27 (0)
2001 Los Andes 16 (0)
2002–2003 Tristán Suárez 49 (0)
2003 Unión Santa Fe 0 (0)
Total 298 (0)
Managerial career
2005–2006 Huracán (assistant)
2006–2007 Huracán (assistant)
2007–2008 Veracruz (assistant)
2008–2010 Colón (assistant)
2010–2011 Independiente (assistant)
2011–2013 Tijuana (assistant)
2013 Huracán (assistant)
2014 América (assistant)
2015–2018 Monterrey (assistant)
2018 Celta (assistant)
2019 Huracán (assistant)
2019–2020 Monterrey (assistant)
2022 Atlético Mineiro (assistant)
2023 UNAM (assistant)
2024– UNAM
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Playing career

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Born in Buenos Aires, Lema played for Ferro Carril Oeste and River Plate as a youth,[1] before making his senior debut with Douglas Haig in 1991. He subsequently represented Primera División sides Huracán and Lanús, before resuming his career in Primera B Nacional, playing for Almirante Brown, All Boys, San Martín de Tucumán, Quilmes, Gimnasia Jujuy, Los Andes, Tristán Suárez and Unión Santa Fe.

Lema played abroad in the 1995–96 season, representing Mexican Primera División A side Zacatepec. He retired in 2003, aged 35, due to injuries.

Managerial career

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After retiring, Lema joined Antonio Mohamed's staff at Huracán, as his assistant. He followed Mohamed to Veracruz, Colón, Independiente,[2] Tijuana, Huracán (two more stints), América, Monterrey, Celta de Vigo, Monterrey,[3] Atlético Mineiro[4] and UNAM, under the same role.[5]

On 12 December 2023, Antonio Mohamed abruptly left UNAM and Lema succeed him as head coach.[6]

References

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  1. ^ "¿Quién es Gustavo Lema, el sustituto de Mohamed como técnico de Pumas?" [Who is Gustavo Lema, Mohamed's substitute as manager of Pumas?] (in Spanish). Infobae. 13 December 2023. Retrieved 2 May 2024.
  2. ^ "Mohamed y Lema en Fútbol Para Todos" [Mohamed and Lema at Fútbol Para Todos] (in Spanish). LocoXelRojo.com. 7 February 2011. Retrieved 2 May 2024.
  3. ^ "Gustavo Lema, auxiliar de Mohamed, rechaza crisis en Monterrey" [Gustavo Lema, Mohamed's assistant, dismisses crisis at Monterrey] (in Spanish). ESPN. 16 February 2020. Retrieved 2 May 2024.
  4. ^ "Turco Mohamed tem trabalho de longa data com comissão técnica que chega ao Atlético-MG" [Turco Mohamed has a longtime work with technical staff who arrive at Atlético-MG] (in Brazilian Portuguese). ge. 19 January 2022. Retrieved 2 May 2024.
  5. ^ "La trayectoria de Gustavo Lema en el Cuerpo Técnico" [The path of Gustavo Lema in the technical staff] (in Spanish). Vavel. 14 December 2023. Retrieved 2 May 2024.
  6. ^ "Antonio Mohamed renuncia a Pumas; Gustavo Lema, nuevo director técnico" [Antonio Mohamed resigns from Pumas; Gustavo Lema, new manager] (in Spanish). Club Universidad Nacional. 12 December 2023. Retrieved 2 May 2024.
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