Fabián Bustos
Fabián Daniel Bustos Barbero (born 28 March 1969) is an Argentine football manager and former player who played as a forward. He is the current manager of Peruvian Liga 1 club Universitario de Deportes.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Fabián Daniel Bustos Barbero | ||
| Date of birth | 28 March 1969 | ||
| Place of birth | Córdoba, Argentina | ||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Universitario de Deportes (manager) | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1979–1985 | San Lorenzo de Córdoba | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1986–1988 | San Lorenzo de Córdoba | ||
| 1989 | Argentino (MJ) | 6 | (1) |
| 1990 | San Lorenzo de Córdoba | ||
| 1991 | Nacional | 4 | (1) |
| 1991–1992 | Almirante Brown | 41 | (11) |
| 1992–1994 | Lanús | 19 | (0) |
| 1994–1995 | Belgrano | 13 | (0) |
| 1995–1996 | Deportivo Morón | 32 | (1) |
| 1996–1997 | Juventud Antoniana | 29 | (5) |
| 1997–1999 | Atlético Tucumán | 68 | (15) |
| 1999 | Cipolletti | 13 | (4) |
| 2000 | Jorge Wilsterman | 12 | (1) |
| 2000–2001 | Deportivo Quito | 58 | (18) |
| 2002 | Manta | 16 | (5) |
| 2002 | Macará | 16 | (3) |
| 2003 | Deportivo Saquisilí | 33 | (20) |
| 2004–2005 | El Porvenir | 49 | (8) |
| 2005–2006 | Estudiantes Buenos Aires | 13 | (0) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2006 | Sarmiento (assistant) | ||
| 2007–2008 | El Porvenir (assistant) | ||
| 2008 | Acassuso (assistant) | ||
| 2009–2010 | Manta | ||
| 2011 | Deportivo Quito | ||
| 2011 | Imbabura | ||
| 2012 | Técnico Universitario | ||
| 2012–2013 | Macará | ||
| 2013 | Manta | ||
| 2014 | LDU Portoviejo | ||
| 2015–2016 | Delfín | ||
| 2018–2019 | Delfín | ||
| 2020–2022 | Barcelona SC | ||
| 2022 | Santos | ||
| 2022–2023 | Barcelona SC | ||
| 2023 | América Mineiro | ||
| 2024– | Universitario de Deportes | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Bustos played for local sides during the major part of his career, amassing 32 appearances in the Primera División with Lanús and Belgrano. He also played in Uruguay with Nacional, in Bolivia with Jorge Wilstermann, and in Ecuador with Deportivo Quito, Macará, Manta and Deportivo Saquisilí, but retired back in his home country with Estudiantes de Buenos Aires.
After retiring, Bustos worked as an assistant manager before becoming a manager in 2009, with Manta. He continued to manage in Ecuador, winning two Ecuadorian Serie A titles with Delfín and Barcelona SC before being named in charge of Brazilian club Santos in 2022.