Gustavo Quinteros surprises and reveals his desire to return to Colo Colo

Gustavo Quinteros left a good memory in Colo Colo. The coach, who now manages Vélez Sarsfield, reached the final of the Argentine Professional League Cup where he will face Estudiantes de La Plata.

In the midst of all this, he took the time to look back on his tenure as Cacique, emphasizing that he would like to return to Macul to lead the albos in a new opportunity.

“If I go back to Chile, I would like to go back to Colo Colo, because I stayed there for three years and we had unforgettable moments . You don’t know where football will take you anyway. “I neither open nor close the doors of any club,” said the coach in dialogue with Dsports, although in any case he indicated that he feels comfortable in his current position.

“I would like to salute and thank the residents of Colo Colo who supported me. I will never forget when people chanted my name, it was something that stuck with me forever. An eternal salvation », added the Argentine coach.

Also on this occasion he indicated that he had the opportunity to lead La Roja, since in 2022 he received the call from Francis Cagigao, then manager of the national team, to fill the position left by Martín Lasarte .

“The only time I came close was when I met with Cagigao in July 2022, but nothing could move forward. . Even though he liked my profile, he told me, I told him that I wanted to become champion with Colo Colo and finish my contract, which was until November, that was my first option,” he said. -he revealed.

“I always told him that I had to finish the season with Colo Colo because it was an important year, we had formed a very competitive team and I wanted to be champion with Colo Colo. It was the only time I had the chance, a call or a meeting. Nothing could be moved forward because I always gave priority or the option to end my contract, that is to say until November, let’s say. “, he insisted.

So, after winning the First Division title, he was no longer contacted. “No one called me,” he said.

During his stay in Colo Colo, the 59-year-old coach managed to guide the Cacique to obtain four titles. He was crowned champion of the Super Cup (2022), the Chilean Cup (2021 and 2023), as well as the 2022 National Championship.

Although Gustavo Quinteros had an irregular start with Vélez Sarsfield, little by little the relationship with the supporters changed, even more after move into the final of the Argentine League Cup after beating Argentinos Juniors on penalties. In the determining case, they must be measured against Estudiantes de La Plata. .

After this duel, Quinteros dedicated good words to his students. “Proud of the players. They made a great effort, they played a great match even if we couldn’t attack too much, we couldn’t do what we always do, but they did everything to be in the final,” he said. he declared in a dialogue with TNT Sports Argentina.

“It was a bit unbelievable (to reach the final), but sometimes the impossible becomes possible,” he said. “These players are ready to compete and I’m not taking away their chances against our opponent in the final. “I have no doubt that these guys will drop everything and compete on an equal footing,” he concluded.