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| Full name | Gerardo Daniel Martino | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | (1962-11-20)20 November 1962 (age 63)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Rosario, Santa Fe, Argentina | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position | Attacking midfielder | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Current team | Atlanta United (head coach) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1972–1980 | Newell's Old Boys | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1980–1990 | Newell's Old Boys | 392 | (35) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1991 | Tenerife | 15 | (1) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1991–1994 | Newell's Old Boys | 81 | (2) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1994–1995 | Lanús | 30 | (3) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1995 | Newell's Old Boys | 15 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1996 | O'Higgins | 11 | (1) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1996 | Barcelona SC | 5 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total | 551 | (42) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| International career | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1981 | Argentina U20 | 2 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1991 | Argentina | 1 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Managerial career | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1998 | Brown de Arrecifes | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1999 | Platense | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2000 | Instituto | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2002–2003 | Libertad | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2003–2004 | Cerro Porteño | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2005 | Colón | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2005–2006 | Libertad | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2007–2011 | Paraguay | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2012–2013 | Newell's Old Boys | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2013–2014 | Barcelona | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2014–2016 | Argentina | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2016–2018 | Atlanta United | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2019–2022 | Mexico | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2023–2024 | Inter Miami | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2025– | Atlanta United | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Gerardo Daniel "Tata"Martino (born 20 November 1962) is an Argentine professionalfootballcoach and former player who is the head coach ofMajor League Soccer clubAtlanta United.
Martino played mostly forNewell's Old Boys in his nativeRosario. He holds the record of appearances with the team playing a total of 505 matches in all official competitions. He was also selected in a fan's poll as Newell's best player throughout the club's history.[2]
Martino was chosen to replaceTito Vilanova as head coach ofBarcelona at the start of the2013–14 season, but announced his resignation on 17 May 2014, though his side finished runner-up in both theCopa del Rey and La Liga that season. In2015, he led Argentina to theCopa América Final, only to be defeated by hostsChile on penalties. His team also finished as runners-up in theCopa América Centenario, again losing to the defending champion Chile on penalties.[3] On 5 July 2016, Martino resigned from theArgentina national team.[4]
He was named the head coach ofAtlanta United, a MLS expansion team that began play in 2017. Martino led the team to anMLS Cup victory in their second season and was named theMLS Coach of the Year before departing for theMexico national team. He spent three years leading the side and left Mexico after being knocked out in the group stage in the2022 FIFA World Cup.
In 2023, Martino returned to MLS, being appointed as head coach ofInter Miami, where he joined formerBarcelona playersLionel Messi,Jordi Alba andSergio Busquets, as well as former Atlanta United playerJosef Martínez. He left after the 2024 season to tend to a personal matter in his native Argentina.
On November 6, 2025, Martino returned to Atlanta United as its head coach on a two-year contract.[5]
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On 15 February 1981, Martino debuted with Argentina national youth football in a 3-0friendly victory againstChile.[6] Ten years later, on 19 February 1991, he received his first call-up by new coachAlfio Basile to thesenior squad for a friendly match againstHungary national football team. Martino came on in the second half as Argentina won 2–0 on home soil.[7]
Martino was assigned as head coach of the Paraguay national football team in February 2007, replacingUruguayanAnibal "Maño" Ruiz. His knowledge and success while coachingParaguayan clubs were the parameters that positioned him as the best option for the job (other candidates wereNery Pumpido andMiguel Ángel Russo). Previously, Martino had won the Paraguayan league four times from 2002 till 2006.
In 2008, Martino was linked for vacant managerial position ofIran Pro League sideSteel Azin, but the deal was cancelled for personal reasons.[8] On 5 July 2010, Martino announced that he would be stepping down as Paraguay coach on their return from the2010 FIFA World Cup, in which he led Paraguay to quarter-finals. Martino confirmed that with his four-year contract expiring, he would not be extending his spell in charge of the national side.[9] However, on 10 July 2010, Martino agreed to stay on as Paraguay coach until after the2011 Copa America, in which Paraguay were runners-up after losing to Uruguay in the final.[10]
AfterHernán Darío Gómez's departure from theColombia national team, Martino received a proposition to coach the team but turned it down, opting instead to coachNewell's Old Boys, one of his former clubs as a player,[11][12] and a club which at the time was dangerously close to relegation to thePrimera B Nacional, the second tier of Argentine football. However, a series of impressive results under Martino secured top-flight status for Newell's, and Martino's reputation as a coach increased quite significantly.
Following his excellent first season at Newell's, Martino won the2013 Torneo Final, the second and final stage of theArgentine Primera División season and reached the semi-finals of the2013 Copa Libertadores. As a result, Martino won further plaudits as a coach, having transformed Newell's from a team facing relegation on his arrival to a title-winning side, in addition to the arguably more impressive feat of reaching the2013 Copa Libertadores semi-final, the pinnacle club competition organized byCONMEBOL. It was this startling turnaround that further increased Martino's stock as a coach, and his achievements at Newell's soon caught the attention of various clubs in Europe, includingBarcelona.
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On 7 July 2013, Martino was confirmed as head coach of Spanish club Barcelona to replaceTito Vilanova, who resigned three days earlier due to health issues.[13] He signed a two-year deal at Barcelona.[14][15]
His first competitive game in charge of Barça was on 18 August 2013 againstLevante, a game which Barcelona won 7–0 on the opening weekend of the2013–14 La Liga season.[16] On 26 October 2013, Martino won 2–1 against rivals Real Madrid at theCamp Nou, winning his firstClásico as a Barcelona coach. Three days later, Barcelona went on to win 0–3 atCelta Vigo, and Martino became the first coach in Barcelona history to not lose a game in his first 16 matches. On 20 November, Martino's unbeaten start as Barcelona coach came to an end after his 21st game in charge, as Barcelona lost 2–1 away atAjax in the2013–14 UEFA Champions League. After conceding the2013–14 La Liga title on the last day of the season toAtlético Madrid, Martino announced he was to leave his role after just one year in charge, during which he did not manage to win any major trophy except the Spanish Super Cup.[17]
On 12 August 2014, Martino was introduced as the new head coach for theArgentina national team, succeedingAlejandro Sabella who took the side into the final against Germany at the World Cup in Brazil.[18][19] In the2015 Copa América, he reached thefinal, in which Argentina were runners-up after losing to hostsChile on penalties. They also finished as runners-up in theCopa América Centenario Final on 26 June 2016 against Chile, again losing on penalties.[3] On 5 July 2016, Martino resigned.[3]
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After departing from Argentina, Martino was announced asMajor League Soccer expansion teamAtlanta United's inaugural season head coach on 27 September 2016.[20] On 23 October 2018, Martino announced that he would not renew his contract with Atlanta United following the conclusion of the2018 MLS season, citing personal reasons.[21] He was expected to sign with theMexico national team.[22] Atlanta defeated thePortland Timbers in theMLS Cup, winning their first league title in Martino's last match with the club.[23]
On 7 January 2019, Martino was announced as head coach of theMexico national team in his return to international management since leaving Argentina in May 2016.[24][25] On 22 March, Martino won his first match with Mexico with a 3–1 win over Chile in a friendly.[26] Later in the same year, Martino and Mexico won theCONCACAF Gold Cup over rivals theUnited States in a1–0 victory, his first national title.[27]
But in 2021, Martino saw a steep drop in form, losing both the inauguralCONCACAF Nations League final andCONCACAF Gold Cup to the United States. This was further compounded with a 2–0 loss to the United States inWorld Cup qualifying in November, marking the first time in therivalry since 1934 that one side had swept three matches against the other in a calendar year.
In the2022 FIFA World Cup, Martino led Mexico to their biggest failure in 44 years, since Mexico finished third in their group behindPoland on goal difference, resulting in their first exit from the group stage since 1978.[28] Following their last group match againstSaudi Arabia, Martino fulfilled his contract as head coach of Mexico, as reports were coming out that he would be let go even if Mexico made a deep run in the World Cup, due to his unpopularity and combative persona.[29]
On 28 June 2023, Martino was announced as head coach ofInter Miami, marking his return to MLS after leaving Atlanta United in 2018.[30] Right away, Martino's team won theLeagues Cup, Inter Miami's first trophy, behind the heroics of summer signingLionel Messi. Miami also made the2023 U.S. Open Cup final, losing toHouston Dynamo.[31]
Martino led Inter Miami's strong turnaround in the2024 MLS season, taking a team that had finished 27th in theSupporters' Shield standings in2023 to 1st, winning the Supporters' Shield and setting a league record for points in a season.[32][33]
On 22 November 2024, after losing to Atlanta United in round one of the2024 MLS Cup playoffs, Martino announced that he was stepping down from his role with Inter Miami "due to personal reasons".[34]
On 6 November 2025, Martino returned to Atlanta United as head coach, signing a two-year contract through 2027.[35]
Gerardo Martino prefers to play a very high pressing and an attacking style of football. At Barcelona, Martino continued the club's preferred style of playtiki-taka along with his own tactics. All of Martino's teams have the same distinguishable traits: they play attack-minded football, they are creative and the style is based on quick passing. In addition, Martino's teams also pressure high up the pitch, play out from the back and depend on their youth systems.[36]
| Team | Nat | From | To | Record | ||||
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| Brown de Arrecifes |  | 1 January 1998 | 31 December 1998 | 32 | 13 | 6 | 13 | 040.63 |
| Platense | 1 January 1999 | 31 December 1999 | 19 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 021.05 | |
| Instituto | 1 January 2000 | 31 December 2000 | 42 | 24 | 11 | 7 | 057.14 | |
| Libertad |  | 1 January 2002 | 30 June 2003 | 81 | 42 | 20 | 19 | 051.85 |
| Cerro Porteño | 1 July 2003 | 31 December 2004 | 46 | 29 | 10 | 7 | 063.04 | |
| Colón | | 1 January 2005 | 30 June 2005 | 21 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 033.33 |
| Libertad | | 1 July 2005 | 30 June 2006 | 75 | 39 | 19 | 17 | 052.00 |
| Paraguay | 1 July 2007 | 29 July 2011 | 71 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 033.80 | |
| Newell's Old Boys | | 1 January 2012 | 22 July 2013 | 71 | 36 | 18 | 17 | 050.70 |
| Barcelona |  | 23 July 2013 | 17 May 2014 | 59 | 40 | 11 | 8 | 067.80 |
| Argentina | | 13 August 2014 | 5 July 2016 | 29 | 19 | 7 | 3 | 065.52 |
| Atlanta United |  | 27 September 2016 | 18 December 2018 | 74 | 40 | 17 | 17 | 054.05 |
| Mexico |  | 7 January 2019 | 30 November 2022 | 66 | 40 | 14 | 12 | 060.61 |
| Inter Miami | | 10 July 2023 | 22 November 2024 | 67 | 35 | 16 | 16 | 052.24 |
| Atlanta United | | 6 November 2025 | Present | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | !— |
| Total | 753 | 392 | 186 | 175 | 052.06 | |||
Martino is ofItalian descent with grandparents fromRipacandida,Basilicata.[41]
Newell's Old Boys
Libertad
Cerro Porteño
Newell's Old Boys
Barcelona
Atlanta United
Inter Miami
Paraguay
Argentina
Mexico
Individual
After four games, it's unclear Gerardo Martino's team won't be susceptible to the same failings that undid Tito Vilanova's.
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