Marcelo Gallardo announces that he will stop being a coach of the Argentine River Plate
“I informed the leaders that it is my contract end. I will not continue in the club. It’s a very difficult decision.”he told the media in an appearance in which he was visibly moved.
“Beyond sadness, I have an internal peace that makes me feel good about myselfor because the road traveled, the long road traveled in all these years, makes me feel very proud, “he said. the most successful coach in the club’s history, with 14 titles in eight and a half years.
The former midfielder was accompanied by the club’s president, Jorge Brittoand the sports director, the Uruguayan Enzo Francescoliglory of the Millionaire.
After more than eight years of glory that will remain forever in the history of River and football, Marcelo Gallardo announced the end of his term as coach of the Club.
𝗚𝗥𝗔𝗖𝗜𝗔𝗦 𝗣𝗔𝗥𝗔 𝗧𝗢𝗗𝗔 𝗟𝗔 𝗩𝗜𝗗𝗔. ⚪️❤️⚪️ pic.twitter.com/5n2LfIS3wA
— River Plate (@RiverPlate) October 13, 2022
The strategist said that he communicated his determination to Britto and Francescoli this wednesday night.
“It is time to close a beautiful and very valuable cycle. It is very possible that on Sunday I will have my last game at the Monumental. I just wanted to say thank you”, he said in reference to the match that River Plate will play against Rosario Central, on the penultimate day of the local tournament.
grateful to the club
Gallardo said that “it is one of the most difficult and heartfelt decisions” and that, despite the fact that the announcement was going to be “a delicate moment”, he did not want to stop appearing “to thank the people who trusted” in him.
The former coach of the Uruguayan National dedicated words of praise to the directors, who let him work with “total freedom”.
“Throughout eight and a half years, a lot of people accompanied me in this process. I want to thank my coaching staff, the people who worked with me and who kept me with https://twitter.com/SC_ESPN/status/1580585817856036864 strength to continue”held.
Their thanks were extended to players, fans, journalists and “everyone” who accompanied them.
Gallardo’s last meeting at the helm of River Plate, at least in the official competition, It will be next week, when he visits Racing in the tournament that has Boca Juniors as leader and in which both still maintain their options to fight for the title.
Our applause from Paris to Buenos Aires for Marcelo Gallardo. The end of a great era in @RiverPlate and Argentine soccer. 👏🇦🇷
Good luck in whatever comes next, Doll! 🙌🤩#VamosParis ❤️💙 pic.twitter.com/oTDXY5EnqX
– Paris Saint-Germain (@PSG_espanol) October 13, 2022
“I WILL NO LONGER BE IN THE CLUB. IT IS ONE OF THE MOST DIFFICULT DECISIONS”, Marcelo Gallardo announced that he will no longer be River’s manager. pic.twitter.com/GoyMBC2WMv
— SportsCenter (@SC_ESPN) October 13, 2022
a historic race
“The doll” debuted as a coach in 2011 at the Nationalwhere he had hung up his boots a year before, and became champion of the Uruguayan League in 2012.
In 2014 he arrived at River Plate, the club of his loves, and became the winningest coach in the history of the club.
With Gallardo on the bench, River won the Copa Sudamericana in 2014, the Recopa Sudamericana in 2015, 2016 and 2019, the Copa Libertadores in 2015 and 2018, the Copa Suruga Bank in 2015, the Copa Argentina in 2016, 2017 and 2019, the Supercopa Argentina in 2017 and 2019, the Liga 2021 Professional and the 2021 Champions Trophy.
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