Gustavo Lema

Gustavo Alberto Lema (born 1 November 1968) is an Argentine football manager and former player who played as a goalkeeper.

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	Goalkeeper
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)
2024–2025	UNAM
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Playing career

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

Following his retirement, Lema assumed the role of technical assistant within the staff of Antonio Mohamed. Over the course of 19 years, he fulfilled this role at: Huracán, Veracruz, Colón, Independiente,^[2] Tijuana, Club América, Monterrey, Celta de Vigo, Atlético Mineiro^[3] and UNAM.^[4]

On 12 December 2023, Antonio Mohamed abruptly left UNAM and Lema succeed him as head coach.^[5] On 26 February 2025, Lema was relieved of his duties.