Fernando Andrés Gamboa (born 28 October 1970 in Marcos Juárez, Córdoba) is an Argentine football manager and former player who played as a defender. Playing career Gamboa started his playing career in 1988 with Newell's Old Boys where he won two league championships. In 1991, he was part of the Argentina squad that won the Copa América 1991 He joined River Plate in 1993, and after 12 league games in the 1993–94 season he moved to Boca Juniors. Between 1996 and 1999 Gamboa played for Oviedo in Spain, before returning for a second spell with Newell's Old Boys. Towards the end of his career he played for Chacarita Juniors and Argentinos Juniors in Argentina, Colo-Colo in Chile and Grasshoppers Zurich of Switzerland. Coaching career Gamboa started his managerial career coaching Newell's Old Boys. In 2009 replaced Ricardo Zielinski in Chacarita Juniors signing until June 2010 and assisted Ricardo Lunari. However, they were sacked before the end of their contract. In May 2010 he signed for CD Veracruz of the Mexican second division. In September 2010 Gamboa agreed to replace Antonio Mohamed as head coach of Colón. The board of directors of Colon sacked him soon after the club lost 2–0 against Olimpo in a league match on 9 April 2011. On 18 April 2018, Gamboa was appointed as the manager of Club Agropecuario Argentino. He left the club one month later. On 6 November 2018, he was then appointed as the manager of Paraguayan club Club Nacional. After the elimination in the first phase of the Copa Libertadores of 2019, he was fired on 31 January 2019. Honours Club Newell's Old Boys Primera División Argentina: 1990–91, Clausura 1992 River Plate Primera División Argentina: Clausura 1993 Grasshoppers Zurich Swiss Super League: 2002–03 International Argentina Copa América: 1991 References External links Managerial statistics in the Argentine Primera 1970 births Living people Sportspeople from Córdoba Province, Argentina Argentine footballers Argentine expatriate footballers Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Spain Argentina international footballers Argentina under-20 international footballers Argentina youth international footballers Association football defenders Newell's Old Boys footballers Club Atlético River Plate footballers Boca Juniors footballers Chacarita Juniors footballers Argentinos Juniors footballers Grasshopper Club Zürich players Real Oviedo players Colo-Colo footballers Expatriate footballers in Chile Expatriate footballers in Spain Expatriate footballers in Switzerland Expatriate football managers in Chile Chilean Primera División players Argentine Primera División players La Liga players Swiss Super League players 1991 Copa América