Gabriel Pereyra

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Gabriel Pereyra
2009 Gaby Pereyra - CONCACAF Champion with Atlante FC
Personal information
Full name Gabriel Ernesto Pereyra Vázquez
Date of birth (1978-02-28) 28 February 1978
Place of birth Carlos Pellegrini, Argentina
Height 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)[1]
Position Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 UAT (Head coach)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1998–2004 River Plate 43 (2)
2001–2003 → Defensores (loan) 57 (12)
2005–2007 Cruz Azul 89 (11)
2007–2010 Atlante 86 (20)
2010 → Morelia (loan) 17 (2)
2010–2012 Puebla 40 (9)
2012 → Estudiantes Tecos (loan) 10 (0)
2012 Defensores
Managerial career
2013 Atlante (assistant)
2014 Atlante (youth)
2014 Atlante (assistant)
2015 Atlante (interim)
2017 Atlante (assistant)
2018 Atlas (assistant)
2018–2019 Atlante
2019 Chiapas
2020–2022 Sonora
2022–2023 Atlético Morelia
2023–2024 Malacateco
2024–2025 Aucas
2026 Tepatitlán
2026– Correcaminos UAT
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Gabriel Ernesto Pereyra Vázquez (born 28 February 1978) is an Argentine professional football coach and former player. Since June 2026 is the manager of Liga de Expansión MX club Correcaminos UAT.[2]

Career

Player

Pereyra played with River Plate until getting transferred to Cruz Azul in 2005. In the Apertura 2007 season, Pereyra was getting transferred to Atlante to win the Mexican League title. Pereyra was loaned to Monarcas Morelia for six months on 28 December 2009.[3] His loan was not renewed at the end of the season.

In 2010, Pereyra signed with Club Puebla, where he played 40 matches over two years. In 2012, he was loaned to Estudiantes Tecos, leaving Puebla at the end of the 2011–12 season.[4]

In July 2012 he signed with the Argentine club Defensores de Belgrano, Pereyra retired at the end of 2012.[5]

Coach

In 2014 he began his coaching career, joining the coaching staff of Atlante, as assistant to Gastón Obledo, whom he replaced as interim coach during part of 2015.[6] In 2017 he returned as an assistant for a while, however, in 2018 he left for Atlas as Rubén Omar Romano's assistant.[7] In June 2018 he had his first formal position as head coach when he was appointed to lead Atlante.[8]

In May 2019, he left the position by mutual agreement with the club's management.[9] After leaving Atlante, he was hired by Cafetaleros de Chiapas,[10] although he was fired in October 2019 due to poor results.[11]

On 3 July 2020 Pereyra was named coach of Cimarrones de Sonora.[12] In the Clausura 2022 tournament, he helped Cimarrones achieve second place in the Liga de Expansión MX, losing to Atlético Morelia. At the end of the tournament, Pereyra left Cimarrones to be signed by Morelia.[13] In February 2023 he was dismissed from Morelia due to poor results during the Clausura 2023.[14]

In May 2023 he signed with Deportivo Malacateco of the Liga Nacional de Fútbol de Guatemala.[15] In May 2024 he left his position after his contract with the club ended.[16]

In September 2024 he was hired by S.D. Aucas of the LigaPro Serie A of Ecuador.[17] In September 2025 he was dismissed due to a series of poor results that included the team's elimination from the national cup.[18]

In December 2025, Pereyra returned to Mexico after being signed by Tepatitlán F.C. of the Liga de Expansión MX.[19] In May 2026 he won two titles with Tepatitlán by winning the Clausura 2026 tournament and the Campeón de Campeones 2025–26.[20]

In June 2026, Pereyra left Tepatitlán due to uncertainty about the team's continuity for the following season, signing with Correcaminos UAT of the Liga de Expansión MX.[2]

Honors

Club

References

  1. "FIFA Club World Cup UAE 2009 presented by Toyota: List of Players" (PDF). FIFA. 9 December 2009. p. 2. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 September 2012.
  2. "Gabriel 'Místico' Pereyra es anunciado como el nuevo director técnico de Correcaminos". La Afición (in Spanish). Milenio Diario. 6 June 2026. Retrieved 6 June 2026.
  3. "Gabriel Pereyra, el nuevo Monarca".
  4. "Convertirse en Estudiante, el regalo de Gabriel Pereyra". Mediotiempo.com (in Spanish). 25 December 2011. Retrieved 7 June 2026.
  5. "Pereyra jugará en el Defensores de Belgrano". RÉCORD (in Spanish). 6 July 2012. Retrieved 7 June 2026.
  6. "Gabriel Pereyra y Gastón Obledo dirigirán a Atlante en el Ascenso MX". ESPN México (in Spanish). 6 June 2014. Retrieved 9 June 2026.
  7. "FMF olvidó dar de baja a Gabriel Pereyra como auxiliar de Atlante". RÉCORD (in Spanish). 25 January 2018. Retrieved 9 June 2026.
  8. "Gabriel Pereyra, hombre institución del Atlante". TUDN (in Spanish). 7 June 2018. Retrieved 9 June 2026.
  9. "Gabriel Pereyra deja de ser DT del Atlante". RÉCORD (in Spanish). 7 May 2019. Retrieved 9 June 2026.
  10. "Cafetaleros, el segundo tren de Gabriel Pereyra en el Ascenso". Milenio Diario (in Spanish). 20 June 2019. Retrieved 9 June 2026.
  11. "Gabriel Pereyra deja de ser técnico de Cafetaleros de Chiapas". Milenio Diario (in Spanish). 5 October 2019. Retrieved 9 June 2026.
  12. "El rebaño Carnero de la montaña ya tiene nuevo D.T, uno muy Místico". Cimarrones de Sonora Official Twitter (in Spanish). 3 July 2020. Retrieved 3 July 2020.
  13. "¡Nuevo Canario! Morelia oficializa a Gabriel Pereyra como su director técnico". Mediotiempo.com (in Spanish). 29 May 2022. Retrieved 7 June 2026.
  14. "Destituyen a DT de Atlético Morelia tras derrota". El Sol de Morelia (in Spanish). 27 February 2023. Retrieved 7 June 2026.
  15. "¿Quién es Gabriel Pereyra, el nuevo técnico del Deportivo Malacateco?". ESPN México (in Spanish). 25 May 2023. Retrieved 7 June 2026.
  16. "Gabriel Pereyra no seguirá al frente del Deportivo Malacateco". ESPN Argentina (in Spanish). 3 May 2024. Retrieved 7 June 2026.
  17. "Gabriel 'Místico' Pereyra es el nuevo entrenador de Aucas". ESPN México (in Spanish). 11 September 2024. Retrieved 7 June 2026.
  18. "Antes del segundo hexagonal: Aucas confirmó la salida de Gabriel Pereyra". ESPN México (in Spanish). 30 September 2025. Retrieved 7 June 2026.
  19. "Tepatitlán apuesta por la experiencia: Gabriel "Místico" Pereyra toma el mando" [Tepatitlán bets on experience: Gabriel “Místico” Pereyra takes the helm]. Meganoticias (in Spanish). 9 December 2025. Retrieved 7 June 2026.
  20. "¡Doblemente con nivel de primera! Tepatitlán se proclama Campeón de Campeones en Expansión". El Sol de México (in Spanish). 30 May 2026. Retrieved 7 June 2026.