Marcelo Gallardo

Marcelo Gallardo
	Gallardo in 2019
Personal information
Full name	Marcelo Daniel Gallardo
Date of birth	18 January 1976 (age 48)
Place of birth	Merlo, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Height	1.69 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s)	Attacking midfielder
Senior career*
Years	Team
1993–1999	River Plate
1999–2003	Monaco
2003–2006	River Plate
2007–2008	Paris Saint-Germain
2008–2009	D.C. United
2009–2010	River Plate
2010–2011	Nacional
Total
International career
1994–2003	Argentina
Managerial career
2011–2012	Nacional
2014–2022	River Plate
2023–2024	Al-Ittihad
Medal record
Men's Football
Representing Argentina
Pan American Games
Olympic Games
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Marcelo Daniel Gallardo (Spanish pronunciation: [maɾˈselo ɣaˈʝaɾðo];^[a] born 18 January 1976)^[3] is an Argentine football coach and former professional player. During his playing career, Gallardo was an attacking midfielder and playmaker. 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 the Argentine Primera División at age 17 in 1993. After a six-year period in which he won five local league championships, the 1996 Copa Libertadores and the 1997 Supercopa Libertadores, he transferred to France's Ligue 1 Monaco and was named French League Footballer of the Year in 2000.^[5] Gallardo represented Argentina in two FIFA World Cups, although his performance was affected by injuries in both.^[6]

After topping the 2010–11 Uruguayan Primera División season with Nacional de Montevideo, Gallardo retired as a player to coach the team. He helped Nacional de Montevideo defend their championship the following 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]

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