 Gallardo in 2019 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Marcelo Daniel Gallardo[1] | ||
| Date of birth | (1976-01-18)18 January 1976 (age 49) | ||
| Place of birth | Merlo,Buenos Aires, Argentina | ||
| Height | 1.69 m (5 ft 7 in)[2] | ||
| Position | Attacking midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | River Plate (head coach) | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1993–1999 | River Plate | 109 | (17) |
| 1999–2003 | Monaco | 103 | (18) |
| 2003–2006 | River Plate | 77 | (25) |
| 2007–2008 | Paris Saint-Germain | 41 | (6) |
| 2008–2009 | D.C. United | 15 | (4) |
| 2009–2010 | River Plate | 28 | (7) |
| 2010–2011 | Nacional Montevideo | 13 | (3) |
| Total | 367 | (77) | |
| International career | |||
| 1994–2003 | Argentina | 44 | (13) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2011–2012 | Nacional Montevideo | ||
| 2014–2022 | River Plate | ||
| 2023–2024 | Al-Ittihad | ||
| 2024– | River Plate | ||
Medal record | |||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Marcelo Daniel Gallardo (Spanish pronunciation:[maɾˈseloɣaˈʝaɾðo];[a] born 18 January 1976)[3] is an Argentinefootball manager and former professional player who is the current head coach ofRiver Plate. During his playing career, Gallardo was anattacking midfielder andplaymaker. He was regarded for his vision, technique, class,dribbling and especially his defence-splitting passing.[4]
Gallardo began his career in the club's youth divisions, and made his debut in theArgentine Primera División at age 17 in 1993. After a six-year period in which he won five local league championships, the1996 Copa Libertadores and the1997 Supercopa Libertadores, he transferred to France'sLigue 1Monaco and was named French League Footballer of the Year in 2000.[5] Gallardo representedArgentina in twoFIFA World Cups, although his performance was affected by injuries in both.[6]
After topping the2010–11 Uruguayan Primera División season withNacional de Montevideo, Gallardo retired as a player to coach the team. He helped Nacional de Montevideo defend their championship thefollowing season before transferring to River Plate. River Plate won local championships under Gallardo and returned to the international scene, where they had not won a tournament from 1997 to 2014. With the most international tournament championships in team history, he is considered River Plate's most successful coach to date.[7]
Born in Parque San Martín in theMerlo Partido in theGreater Buenos Aires area to construction worker Máximo Gallardo andnursing home employee Ana María (née Maidana), Gallardo began playing football at about age 10 in the local Once Colegiales and Nahuel clubs. After receiving offers from severalFirst Division teams to join their junior squads, he landed a trial atRiver Plate and joined as a midfielder in 1988.[3][8] Gallardo made his professional debut at age 17 for the club during the 1992–93Argentinian Torneo de Clausura in a 2–0 win againstNewell's Old Boys.[9]
The team then won the 1993–94 Torneo de Apertura.[10] Gallardo won a series of national tournaments with the team during the next few seasons (including the 1994, 1996 and 1997 Torneo de Apertura and the 1997 Torneo de Clausura), and became a starting midfielder by 1996.[11] He received his first international trophy (theCopa Libertadores) that year, as River Plate defeatedAmérica de Cali 2–1 in thefinal series.[12] Starting both matches on the bench, Gallardo took the field in the second half.[13] River Plate lost theIntercontinental Cup 0–1 toJuventus at Tokyo'sNational Stadium several months later.[14]
Gallardo was scouted by European teams during the late 1990s and signed with France'sLigue 1Monaco, bringing his initial spell with River Plate to an end with the 1998–99 season.[15] He had played 109 league games with the club and scored 17 goals.[16]
Gallardo signed a five-year contract with Monaco in 1999 forUS$9.36 million (equivalent to US$17,667,327 in 2024).[17] He made his European debut on the opening day of the1999–2000 season in a 2–2 tie againstSaint-Étienne, and scored his first goal for the team on 12 September in a 1–2 away loss toRennes.[18] Despite anankle injury before the season, Gallardo quickly adapted to French football and partnered withLudovic Giuly in midfield and attackersMarco Simone andDavid Trezeguet.[19] AS Monaco won thePremière Division, and Gallardo was selected French League Footballer of the Year with eight goals in 28 matches.[5]
CoachDidier Deschamps benched him midway through the 2000–01 season, and their relationship remained tense until Gallardo left the club at the end of the2003–04 season withChristian Panucci and Marco Simone.[20][21] He scored 23 goals in 126 matches in four years with Monaco, winning theCoupe de la Ligue during his final season.[19]
Gallardo returned to River Plate in 2004 and was named squad captain. The team won the Torneo de Clausura, his last championship win as a River Plate player, soon after his return.[22] Gallardo played a key scoring role in the 1–1 home tie againstAtlético de Rafaela, which clinched the championship over long-standing rivalsBoca Juniors.[23]
That year, the team lost to Boca Juniors in the semifinals of the2004 Copa Libertadores. The series was tied 2–2; Boca Juniors won in thepenalty shootout, eliminating River Plate from the tournament. After a physical encounter withRaúl Alfredo Cascini in the first-leg match, both players were given thered card and were unable to participate in the second-leg match. More players were involved in the fight, in which Gallardo scratchedRoberto Abbondanzieri's face; it was one of his professional career's darkest moments.[24]
Amid institutional and performance problems in River Plate and a bad streak since his return to the club (including ten red cards in 256 matches), Gallardo began considering offers to return to the French league.[25] Parisian clubParis Saint-Germain andMarseille were interested in him, and he chose the former.[26]
PSG had a poor season, nearly relegated to thesecond division and eliminated from theUEFA Cup.[27] After one season with the club, scoring two goals in 13 matches, Gallardo terminated his two-year contract to move toMajor League Soccer in the United States.[28][29]
On 29 January 2008, Gallardo was presented as the newest member ofD.C. United. With a salary of $1.87 million (equivalent to $2,731,009 in 2024), Gallardo was the highest-paid player in D.C. United history and its firstDesignated Player. He had the third-largest salary in MLS that year, behind English midfielderDavid Beckham of theLA Galaxy ($6.5 million) and Mexican forwardCuauhtémoc Blanco of theChicago Fire ($2.67 million).[30] Gallardo scored his first league goal for United on 5 April 2008 againstToronto FC. He underwent surgery for asports hernia on 17 and 19 July, which sidelined him for most of the2008 season. Scoring four goals in 15 matches, Gallardo's contract was considered one of the worst in MLS history.[31] In February 2009, he left D.C. United and returned to River Plate for the third time.[4]
This is the moment when I have to think there is also a life after football.[32]
In 2010, after a final short spell in River Plate as a player, Gallardo signed withNacional de Montevideo in theUruguayan league. Although he appeared in only 13 matches due to injuries, he was respected for his personality and dedication to the game.[33] On 12 June 2011, Gallardo took the field in the second half for a 1–0 victory againstDefensor Sporting for the2011–12 Uruguayan championship in his final match.[34] He retired as a player and was hired a few days later to manage Nacional, his first managerial position.[35]
Gallardo was considered for theArgentina national under-20 football team, but could not participate in the1995 FIFA World Youth Championship in Qatar becauseArgentina national team coachDaniel Passarella wanted to include him on his squad (where he started at age 18 in 1994).[36][37] He debuted in a 3–0friendly-match victory againstChile inSantiago that year, substituting forMarcelo Espina.[38]
The midfielder won his first international championship the following year, a gold medal at the1995 Pan American Games. Considered a key player withGuillermo Barros Schelotto, he scored one of the victory goals in the final penalty shootout againstMexico.[39] Argentina then finished second in the1995 FIFA Confederations Cup and the1996 Summer Olympics. Despite losing the Olympics' final toNigeria, Gallardo said in 2018 that he valued that silver medal.[40] He was on the Argentina squad for the1995 and1997Copa América, reaching the quarter-finals both times (considered a failure by the local press).[41]
Although Gallardo had a series of injuries (including ahamstring strain due to a lack of rest between matches) before the1998 FIFA World Cup in France,[42] he played in the group stage againstJamaica andCroatia and in theeighth-finals victory againstEngland;[43] the team lost in the quarter-finals toHolland.[41] After a near-perfect performance in theCONMEBOL FIFA World Cup qualification, Argentina entered theWorld Cup in Japan and South Korea as one of the favourites;[44] however, they were eliminated in the group stage for the first time in history.[45] Although Gallardo was part of the squad, he spent the tournament on the bench.[43] Looking back at his injury-plagued World Cup participation, he called not being able to compete at the same level as the other players "the worst thing that can happen to a footballer".[6] During his international career, Gallardo made 44 appearances and scored 13 goals.[2][46]
In 2010, before retiring as a player, Gallardo obtained his coaching certificate from José Farías de Vicente López Technical School 62 inVicente López, Buenos Aires.[47] Days after announcing his retirement from the Nacional de Montevideo squad which won the2010–11 Uruguayan Primera División season championship, he accepted the team's offer to coach. Nacional defended their championship the next season, becoming the2011–2012 champions for Gallardo.[48] His assistants includedMatías Biscay,Pablo Rodríguez andMarcelo Tulbovitz.[49] Gallardo later described managing Nacional as an "accelerated course", coaching players with whom he had played.[35]
On 6 June 2014, Gallardo was presented by technical secretary and former teammateEnzo Francescoli as the new manager of River Plate after the controversial resignation ofRamón Díaz on 27 May.[50] He brought some of his assistants from Nacional de Montevideo, such as Matías Biscay and Marcelo Tulbovitz.[51] Díaz' key playersCarlos Carbonero,Manuel Lanzini andCristian Ledesma left the club, and players he had relegated (such asCarlos Sánchez andRodrigo Mora) returned. River Plate bought only two players: attacking midfielderLeonardo Pisculichi, who had been relegated to second division withArgentinos Juniors, and goalkeeper Julio Chiarini fromInstituto de Córdoba.[52]
Gallardo's coaching style was praised by the Argentine press, with the team tying its all-time unbeaten record on 9 November with 32 undefeated games before losing to Estudiantes de La Plata three days later.[53] Of the 32 games, eight were played for Ramón Díaz. River Plate led theTorneo de Transición until it reached theCopa Sudamericana semi-finals, where River would face the rival Boca Juniors. Planning to rest his key players for the semi-finals, Gallardo played a substitute team against second-place Racing Club and lost on an own goal byRamiro Funes Mori.[54] Racing went on to win its first championship since2001 by two points over River Plate.[55]
River eliminated Boca Juniors with a lone goal fromLeonardo Pisculichi in the second leg, played at theMonumental Stadium.[56] In the2014 Copa Sudamericana Finals, Pisculichi scored again to draw 1–1 againstAtlético Nacional in the away leg at theEstadio Atanasio Girardot. DefendersGabriel Mercado andGermán Pezzella scored in the second leg at the Monumental, giving the unbeaten River Plate a 2–0 win and its first international title since 1997. Gallardo was the first River Plate player to win an international title as a player and a coach.[57] He dedicated the victory to his mother, who had died shortly before the second game against Boca Juniors.[58]
In early 2015, Gallardo's River Plate competed in the2015 Recopa Sudamericana as the 2014 Copa Sudamericana winners against2014 Copa Libertadores championsSan Lorenzo. River won 1–0 at home in the first leg and 1–0 in the second, both goals scored by Carlos Sánchez.[59]
After a poor group stage which nearly eliminated them from the tournament, River Plate advanced to the2015 Copa Libertadores Round of 16 as the worst team in the group stage to face Boca Juniors (the best team).[60] River won the first leg at home 1–0, with a penalty kick by Carlos Sánchez. In the second leg, played atLa Bombonera stadium, the teams had drawn 0–0 at the half. Returning to the pitch for the second half, River Plate's players were attacked by Boca Juniors fans. After a one-hour delay, the match was suspended by aCONMEBOL official. Days later, the organization disqualified Boca Juniors and River advanced to the tournament's quarter-finals.[61] The team later reached the Libertadores final and played against Mexico'sTigres. In the first leg, at theEstadio Universitario, the game was scoreless. In the second leg, played at the Monumental, River won 3–0 with goals byLucas Alario, Carlos Sánchez, andRamiro Funes Mori for their first Libertadores championship in nine years.[62] The next day, Gallardo's team travelled toOsaka for the2015 Suruga Bank Championship against2014 J.League Cup winnersGamba Osaka. The match was a 3–0 victory for River Plate, the team's fourth international title under Gallardo.[63]
Despite poor results in the2015 Argentine Primera División, River later advanced to the semi-finals of the2015 Copa Sudamericana to play against fellow Argentine sideHuracán. The two-legged series resulted in a 1–0 loss for River in the first leg at home, followed by a 2–2 draw in the second leg. This was Gallardo's first defeat in an international knockout stage as a coach.[64]
River played in the year-end2015 FIFA Club World Cup, struggling to beat2015 J1 League winnersSanfrecce Hiroshima 1–0 in the semi-finals with a goal fromLucas Alario and three saves in the first half by goalkeeperMarcelo Barovero.[65] They played poorly in thefinal, losing 3–0 to European championsBarcelona with goals byLionel Messi andLuis Suárez.[66] Gallardo was named the fifth-best football coach worldwide in 2015 by theIFFHS.[67]
River Plate were eliminated by runners-upIndependiente del Valle in the2016 Copa Libertadores round of 16.[68] River Plate won the2016 Recopa Sudamericana against2015 Copa Sudamericana championsIndependiente Santa Fe, defeating them 2–1 at home in the second leg after a scoreless first leg for another international title.[69]
In December of that year, Gallardo led River to the2015–16 Copa Argentina: his first domestic cup as manager.[70] River Plate then earned the right to play in the2017 Copa Libertadores and the2016 Supercopa Argentina against2016 Primera División championLanús, where it was defeated 3–0.[71]
River Plate advanced to the semi-finals of the2017 Copa Libertadores against Club Atlético Lanús. After winning the first leg 1–0 at Monumental Stadium, they lost the second leg atEstadio Ciudad de Lanús 4–2. River Plate lost the semi-finals 4–3 on aggregate.[72] They defeatedAtlético Tucumán days later at the2016–17 Copa Argentina final in Mendoza for their second consecutiveCopa Argentina.[73] This gave River Plate the right to play the2017 Supercopa Argentina against2016–17 Argentine Primera División champions Boca Juniors, defeating Boca 2–0 on 14 March 2018.[74]
Except for their victory in the Supercopa Argentina, River Plate began 2018 with a losing streak in thePrimera División. They played well in the2018 Copa Libertadores, however, reaching thefinals against Boca Juniors.[75] It was the first time two Argentine teams faced each other in a Libertadores final; the last final had a two-legged home-and-away format, although the second match was played at theSantiago Bernabéu because River Plate fans attacked Boca Juniors players at Monumental Stadium.[76] River Plate and Boca Juniors drew the first match 2–2 atLa Bombonera, with goals byLucas Pratto andCarlos Izquierdoz (own goal). The second match, at the Bernabéu, ended in a 1–1 draw; Pratto again scored for River and sent the match into extra time. River won 3–1, with goals byJuan Fernando Quintero andPity Martínez.[77] Despite missing the finals with a suspension for violating a previous penalty in the semi-finals againstGrêmio, Gallardo's coaching played a key role in the victory (considered one of the most important in Argentine football history).[78] His coaching was praised by the press, and he was called one of the best River Plate managers of all time.[79][80]
After winning the2019 Recopa Sudamericana, Gallardo became the most successful River Plate coach in history with ten titles.[81] He is the most successful coach at the international level in club history to date, with seven international titles: twoCopa Libertadores (2015 and2018), the2014 Copa Sudamericana, threeRecopa Sudamericanas (2015,2016 and2019) and the2015 Suruga Bank Championship. He is considered the greatest coach in River Plate history.[7][82][81] Gallardo was named the best 2019 football coach in the Americas by the Uruguayan newspaperEl País, and the second-best in the world by the football website Club World Ranking.[83][84]
Into the early 2020s, Brazilian teams showed a stronger performance than their counterparts in the CONMEBOL international tournaments, due to a higher competitiveness in their local league and a more favorable domestic economic situation.[85] Although Gallardo displayed his ability to form competitive squads over the years in spite of factors such as key players leaving the roster, Argentina's growing economical disparity with Brazil's took its toll in River Plate's performance against its teams.[86] After a tough fall in the2021 Copa Libertadores quarter-finals againstAtlético Mineiro, he acknowledged their rivals beat them, playing "much better", and opted to focus onthat year's edition of the Argentine league.[87] The squad eventually went on to win the championship and Gallardo equaledÁngel Labruna's record of 22 titles as both a player and a coach for the team.[88] Coming close to the expiration of his contract at the end of the season in the midst of speculations about his continuity, he decided to sign for yet at least one more year.,[89] stating that he will not continue on the team and that he will take a short break in his coaching career.[90]
On 18 November 2023, Gallardo became the manager ofAl-Ittihad on a one-and-a-half-year contract after having taken a short break from coaching.[91]
Following a crushing 5–0 home defeat toAl-Ettifaq, which confirmed their elimination from the2024–25 AFC Champions League Elite and compounded a series of poor results, Gallardo was dismissed on 13 May 2024.[92] Despite his sacking, he remained in charge for the final three matches of the season before officially departing on 2 July.[93]
On 5 August 2024,River Plate announced Gallardo as their new head coach, replacing outgoingMartín Demichelis.[94] In his first season he finished fifth in theArgentine league, won theSuperclásico 1-0 and reached the semifinals of theCONMEBOL Libertadores, losing 3-0 on aggregate againstAtlético Mineiro.[95][96] In his second year back at the club, River Plate got eliminated byPlatense, 4-2 on penalties,[97] in the quarter-finals of theTorneo Apertura, also getting eliminated of theClub World Cup in the group stage, on the last match againstInter Milan.[98]
Throughout his career, Gallardo played acentral orattacking midfield role as aplaymaker. A skillful, intelligent player, he was valued for his vision, technique, class,dribbling, and ability to defeat opponents in one-on-one situations and was best known for defence-splitting passes.[4][99][100] Gallardo was noted for his accuracy with directfree kicks and his ball delivery fromcorners andset pieces.[101] His playing style wascompared toDiego Maradona in his youth.[102]
Gallardo has four sons from his marriage to his high-school sweetheart, Geraldine La Rosa; one isDelfín footballerNahuel Gallardo.[103][104][105] Another son isInstituto playerMatías Gallardo.[106] He had little interest in football during his early years, and preferred flyingkites.[8] Gallardo said that he was aSan Lorenzo fan before turning to River Plate, influenced by his mother's family.[3]
During his playing and early coaching years, Gallardo was nicknamedel Muñeco ("the doll"). His teammates started calling him that during the early 1990s, when he was one of the squad's youngest members.[107] Gallardo's successful tenure coaching River Plate earned him the nicknameNapoleon from fans and the press.[108]
| Club | Season | League | National cup[b] | League cup[c] | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| River Plate | 1992–93 | Argentine Primera División | 4 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | — | 5 | 0 | |||
| 1993–94 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 8 | 0 | ||||
| 1994–95 | 23 | 3 | — | — | 6[d] | 2 | — | 29 | 5 | |||||
| 1995–96 | 21 | 5 | — | — | 16[d] | 1 | — | 37 | 6 | |||||
| 1996–97 | 24 | 4 | — | — | 3 | 1 | — | 27 | 5 | |||||
| 1997–98 | 19 | 5 | — | — | 12 | 3 | — | 31 | 8 | |||||
| 1998–99 | 14 | 1 | — | — | 11 | 2 | — | 25 | 3 | |||||
| Total | 109 | 17 | 4 | 0 | — | 49 | 9 | — | 162 | 27 | ||||
| Monaco | 1999–2000 | Ligue 1 | 28 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7[e] | 0 | — | 36 | 8 | |
| 2000–01 | 26 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3[f] | 0 | 1[g] | 0 | 34 | 8 | ||
| 2001–02 | 22 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 27 | 5 | ||||
| 2002–03 | 27 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 30 | 2 | ||||
| Total | 103 | 18 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 127 | 23 | ||
| River Plate | 2003–04 | Argentine Primera División | 15 | 4 | — | — | 11 | 3 | — | 26 | 7 | |||
| 2004–05 | 25 | 6 | — | — | 10 | 3 | — | 35 | 9 | |||||
| 2005–06 | 23 | 11 | — | — | 11 | 3 | — | 34 | 14 | |||||
| 2006–07 | 14 | 4 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 15 | 5 | |||||
| Total | 77 | 25 | — | — | 33 | 10 | — | 110 | 35 | |||||
| Paris Saint-Germain | 2006–07 | Ligue 1 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | 3[e] | 0 | — | 19 | 2 | ||
| 2007–08 | 9 | 0 | — | — | 3 | 0 | — | 12 | 0 | |||||
| Total | 22 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | 6 | 0 | — | 31 | 2 | ||||
| D.C. United | 2008 | MLS | 15 | 4 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 16 | 4 | |||
| River Plate | 2008–09 | Argentine Primera División | 10 | 3 | — | — | 4 | 1 | — | 14 | 4 | |||
| 2009–10 | 18 | 4 | — | — | 1 | 0 | — | 19 | 4 | |||||
| Total | 28 | 7 | — | — | 5 | 1 | — | 33 | 8 | |||||
| Nacional | 2010–11 | Uruguayan Primera División | 13 | 3 | — | — | 2 | 0 | — | 15 | 3 | |||
| Career total | 367 | 76 | 20 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 105 | 20 | 1 | 0 | 494 | 102 | ||
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Argentina | 1994 | 2 | 0 |
| 1995 | 11 | 5 | |
| 1996 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1997 | 8 | 5 | |
| 1998 | 9 | 0 | |
| 1999 | 4 | 0 | |
| 2000 | 2 | 1 | |
| 2001 | 5 | 2 | |
| 2002 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2003 | 2 | 0 | |
| Total | 44 | 13 | |
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 14 February 1995 | Estadio Malvinas Argentinas,Mendoza, Argentina |  Bulgaria | 1–0 | 4–1 | Friendly |
| 2 | 2–0 | |||||
| 3 | 13 May 1995 | Ellis Park Stadium,Johannesburg, South Africa |  South Africa | 1–1 | 1–1 | Friendly |
| 4 | 21 June 1995 | Estadio Malvinas Argentinas, Mendoza, Argentina |  Slovakia | 1–0 | 6–0 | Friendly |
| 5 | 4–0 | |||||
| 6 | 14 June 1997 | Estadio Félix Capriles,Cochabamba, Bolivia |  Chile | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1997 Copa América |
| 7 | 17 June 1997 | Estadio Félix Capriles, Cochabamba, Bolivia |  Paraguay | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1997 Copa América |
| 8 | 21 June 1997 | Estadio Olímpico Patria,Sucre, Bolivia |  Peru | 1–2 | 1–2 | 1997 Copa América |
| 9 | 6 July 1997 | Estadio Defensores del Chaco,Asunción, Paraguay | Paraguay | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1998 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 10 | 10 September 1997 | Estadio Nacional,Santiago, Chile | Chile | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1998 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 11 | 8 October 2000 | Estadio Monumental,Buenos Aires, Argentina |  Uruguay | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2002 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 12 | 28 March 2001 | Estadio Monumental, Buenos Aires, Argentina |  Venezuela | 4–0 | 5–0 | 2002 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 13 | 5 September 2001 | Estadio Monumental, Buenos Aires, Argentina |  Brazil | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2002 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| Team | Nat | From | To | Record | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | ||||
| Nacional | | 29 June 2011 | 19 June 2012 | 39 | 23 | 7 | 9 | 74 | 41 | +33 | 058.97 |
| River Plate |  | 30 May 2014 | 13 November 2022 | 424 | 228 | 111 | 85 | 755 | 366 | +389 | 053.77 |
| Al-Ittihad |  | 18 November 2023 | 2 July 2024 | 33 | 15 | 4 | 14 | 56 | 59 | −3 | 045.45 |
| River Plate | | 5 August 2024 | present | 78 | 32 | 31 | 15 | 102 | 62 | +40 | 041.03 |
| Total | 574 | 298 | 153 | 123 | 987 | 528 | +459 | 051.92 | |||
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Ariel Ortega, Marcelo Gallardo, Juan Roman Riquelme, Carlos Tevez, Lionel Messi, the list goes on and on. All have been touted as the 'new Maradona' but none have lived up to the unique style and success that Diego Armando Maradona enjoyed during his 20-year playing career.
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