Gerardo Martino

Gerardo Martino

Martino while playing for Newell's Old Boys in 1985.
Personal information
Full name	Gerardo Daniel Martino
Date of birth	November 20, 1962 (1962-11-20)
Place of birth	Rosario, Argentina
Playing position	Attacking midfielder
Club information
Current club	Newell's Old Boys (manager)
Youth career
	Newell's Old Boys
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
1980–1990	Newell's Old Boys	392	(35)
1991	CD Tenerife	15	(1)
1991–1994	Newell's Old Boys	81	(2)
1994–1995	Lanús	30	(3)
1995	Newell's Old Boys	15	(0)
1996	Barcelona SC	5	(0)
1996	O'Higgins	0	(0)
Total		538	(41)
National team
1991	Argentina	1	(0)
Teams managed
1998	Brown de Arrecifes
1999	Platense
2000	Instituto
2002–2003	Libertad
2003–2004	Cerro Porteño
2005	Colón
2005–2006	Libertad
2006–2011	Paraguay
2012–	Newell's Old Boys
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals).

Gerardo Daniel Martino (born November 20, 1962), nicknamed Tata, is an Argentine former football midfielder and current manager.

Martino played mostly for Newell's Old Boys in his native Rosario. 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. He is currently in charge as head coach of Newell's.

Coaching career

Martino was assigned as head coach of the Paraguayan national football team in February 2007, replacing Uruguayan Anibal Maño Ruiz. His knowledge and success while coaching Paraguayan clubs were the parameters that positioned him as the best option for the job (other candidates were Nery Pumpido and Miguel Ángel Russo). Previously, Martino had won the Paraguayan league 4 times from 2002 till 2006.

On 5 July 2010, Martino announced that he would be stepping down as Paraguay coach on their return from the 2010 FIFA World Cup. Martino confirmed that with his four-year contract expiring, he would not be extending his spell in charge of the national side. However, on 10 July 2010, Martino agreed to stay on as Paraguay coach until after the 2011 Copa America.

Honours

As a player

Newell's Old Boys

• Argentine Primera División (3): 1987–88, 1990–91, 1992 Clausura

As a coach

Libertad

• Paraguayan Primera División (3): 2002, 2003, 2006

Cerro Porteño

• Paraguayan Primera División (1): 2004

Individual

• South American Coach of the Year (1): 2007 (coaching Paraguay)

External links

• Gerardo Martino at National-Football-Teams.com
• Career details at BDFA

Preceded by Claudio Borghi

South American Coach of the Year 2007

Succeeded by Edgardo Bauza