| Personal information | |||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Ariel Enrique Holan | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | (1960-09-14)14 September 1960 (age 65) | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Lomas de Zamora, Argentina | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||||||||||||||||
| Team information | |||||||||||||||||
Current team | Rosario Central (head coach) | ||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||
| Banfield | |||||||||||||||||
| Managerial career | |||||||||||||||||
| 2003–2004 | Arsenal de Sarandí (assistant) | ||||||||||||||||
| 2005 | Estudiantes (assistant) | ||||||||||||||||
| 2006 | Independiente (assistant) | ||||||||||||||||
| 2008 | Banfield (assistant) | ||||||||||||||||
| 2009–2010 | Arsenal de Sarandí (assistant) | ||||||||||||||||
| 2011 | Argentinos Juniors (youth) | ||||||||||||||||
| 2011–2012 | River Plate (assistant) | ||||||||||||||||
| 2013–2015 | Banfield (assistant) | ||||||||||||||||
| 2015–2016 | Defensa y Justicia | ||||||||||||||||
| 2017–2019 | Independiente | ||||||||||||||||
| 2020–2021 | Universidad Católica | ||||||||||||||||
| 2021 | Santos | ||||||||||||||||
| 2021–2022 | León | ||||||||||||||||
| 2022–2023 | Universidad Católica | ||||||||||||||||
| 2024 | Barcelona SC | ||||||||||||||||
| 2024– | Rosario Central | ||||||||||||||||
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Ariel Enrique Holan (Spanish pronunciation:[ˈarielˈxolan]; born 14 September 1960) is an Argentine professionalfootballmanager. He is the current manager ofRosario Central.
Holan was born inLomas de Zamora, in theBuenos Aires Province. Despite stating that his childhood passion was football, he started his career playingfield hockey forLomas Athletic Club. He quit his playing career in 1979, while atSan Martín, following the death of his father.[1][2]
In 1976, aged only 16, Holan took over Lomas' women's B-team, remaining in charge for three years before moving to Club Alemán. After eight years, he was appointed coach ofOlivos' women team, being in charge for three seasons.[1]
In 1990, Holan was Gustavo Paolucci's assistant at theArgentina women's national team forthe year's World Cup. After the end of the tournament, he returned to Lomas, now as coach of the women's main squad.[1]
Holan subsequently worked withBanfield,San Fernando[3] andGimnasia y Esgrima de Buenos Aires before taking overUruguay women's national team in 2003.[4] At the2003 Pan American Games held inSanto Domingo, his side won the Bronze medal after losing the semifinals to champions Argentina.[1]
In 2003, after attending soccer clinics inPennsylvania andAtlantic City, Holan was appointedJorge Burruchaga's assistant atArsenal de Sarandí. He continued to work with Burrruchaga in the following years, atEstudiantes,Independiente, Banfield[5] and back at Arsenal.[6]
In 2011, Holan took overArgentinos Juniors' youth categories. On 26 June 2011, he was namedMatías Almeyda's assistant atRiver Plate, and was a part of the club's staff during thepromotion back to the top tier.[7] He also worked as Almeyda's assistant at Banfield.[8]
On 11 June 2015, Holan was namedDefensa y Justicia manager, replacingJosé Oscar Flores.[9] Earning plaudits for the team's performances,[10] he led the club to aCopa Sudamericana qualification (the club's first ever international tournament), but resigned on 14 November 2016.[11]
On 29 December 2016, Holan was appointed manager of Independiente, in the place of firedGabriel Milito.[12] Roughly one year later, he lifted the2017 Copa Sudamericana after defeatingFlamengo at theMaracanã Stadium.
On 20 December 2017, Holan announced that he would not renew his contract with Independiente, which was due to expire in the end of the year.[13] Three days later, however, he signed a new contract until the end of 2018.[14]
On 27 June 2018, Holan extended his contract with Independiente until 2021.[15] On 10 July of the following year, he left the club on a mutual agreement.
On 16 December 2019, Holan signed a two-year contract withChilean Primera División sideUniversidad Católica.[16] He led the side to theirCampeonato Nacional accolade in 2020, the club's third consecutive league title,[17] but left the club on 18 February 2021 due to a clause on his contract that allowed him to leave the club at the end of the season.[18]
On 22 February 2021, Holan was announced as the new head coach of Brazilian clubSantos on a three-year contract.[19] On 26 April 2021, it was announced that he resigned from his post,[20] after an incident with supporters and fireworks in front of his residence. He was the Santos manager for only 12 games (four wins, three ties and five losses).[21]
On 11 May 2021, Holan was announced as the new head coach of MexicanClub León. On 21 April 2022, it was announced that he would no longer manage the club. During his time in the club he was able to win theLeagues Cup final againstSeattle Sounders FC. He also reached theLiga MX Apertura 2021 Final, where the team were runner-ups to the championship.
On 30 April 2022, Holan resigned from his position to rejoinUniversidad Católica, signing a contract until Dec 31st 2023.[22] He was sacked on 17 July 2023, after a poor run of form in the league.[23]
| Team | Nat | From | To | Record | Ref | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | |||||
| Defensa y Justicia |  | 11 June 2015 | 14 November 2016 | 47 | 17 | 13 | 17 | 51 | 42 | +9 | 036.17 | [24] |
| Independiente | 29 December 2016 | 30 June 2019 | 104 | 49 | 32 | 23 | 152 | 89 | +63 | 047.12 | [25] | |
| Universidad Católica |  | 16 December 2019 | 18 February 2021 | 47 | 23 | 14 | 10 | 79 | 52 | +27 | 048.94 | [26] |
| Santos |  | 22 February 2021 | 26 April 2021 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 19 | −7 | 033.33 | [21] |
| León |  | 11 May 2021 | 21 April 2022 | 43 | 18 | 10 | 15 | 46 | 45 | +1 | 041.86 | |
| Universidad Católica | | 9 May 2022 | 21 July 2023 | 47 | 20 | 12 | 15 | 77 | 58 | +19 | 042.55 | [27] |
| Barcelona SC |  | 22 April 2024 | 10 October 2024 | 22 | 10 | 4 | 8 | 28 | 27 | +1 | 045.45 | |
| Rosario Central | | 11 November 2024 | present | 41 | 22 | 14 | 5 | 47 | 25 | +22 | 053.66 | |
| Total | 364 | 163 | 102 | 99 | 492 | 360 | +132 | 044.78 | ||||
Independiente
Universidad Católica
León
Rosario Central
