List of Boca Juniors head coaches

Boca Juniors is an Argentine sports club that is notable for its professional football team. The chronological list comprises all those who have held the position of head coach since the start of the professional era in 1930. Each head coach's entry includes his career with the club and the titles won. Caretaker head coaches are included, where known, as well as those who have been in permanent charge.

The most successful head coach in terms of titles won is Carlos Bianchi with 9. Titles include 4 Primera División leagues, 3 Copa Libertadores, and 2 Intercontinental Cups between 1998 and 2003.

Head coaches

There are no statistics about the 1905–30 period so only head coaches since 1931 are listed below.^[1]^[2]^[3]
In the case of interim coaches periods, they are not numbered as they were not official managers.

Keys

indicates interim manager.

Mario Fortunato

Juan José Tramutola

Renato Cesarini

Alfredo Garasini

Ernesto Lazzatti

Jaime Sarlanga

Emilio Baldonedo

Bernardo Gandulla

José Manuel Moreno

Claudio Vacca

Carlos Sosa

Vicente Feola

Néstor Rossi

Adolfo Pedernera

Alfredo Di Stéfano

José Varacka

Rogelio Domínguez

Juan Carlos Lorenzo

Antonio Rattín

Sivlio Marzolini

Vladislao Cap

Ernesto Grillo

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César Menotti

Oscar Tabárez

Carlos Bilardo

Héctor Veira

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Carlos Bianchi

Miguel Brindisi

Alfio Basile

Ricardo Lavolpe

Miguel Angel Russo

Claudio Borghi

Julio Falcioni

Rodolfo Arruabarrena

Guillermo Barros Schelotto

Sebastián Battaglia

N°	Name	Per.	Tenure
(No records for 1905–30)
1	Mario Fortunato ^{[note 1]}	1	1930–37
2	Juan José Tramutola	1	1937–38
3	Enrique Sobral	1	1938
4	Valeré de Bevesconny	1	1939
5	Roberto Cherro	1	1939
6	Ángel Fernández Roca	1	1939–40
–	Enrique Sobral	2	1940–41
7	Carlos Calocero	1	1941
–	Mario Fortunato	2	1942
8	Oscar Tarrío	1	1942–43
9	Alfredo Garasini	1	1943–46
–	Mario Fortunato	3	1946
10	Eduardo González Pinto	1	1947
11	Julio Benavídez	1	1948
12	Renato Cesarini	1	1949
13	Franz Platko	1	1949–50
14	Ernesto Lazzatti	1	1950
15	Emilio Baldonedo	1	1951–52
16	Gerónimo Díaz	1	1953
17	György Orth	1	1953
–	Ernesto Lazzatti	2	1954
18	Jaime Sarlanga	1	1955
–	Mario Fortunato	4	1956
19	Bernardo Gandulla	1	1957–58
20	José Manuel Moreno	1	1958–59
21	Claudio Vacca	1	1959
22	Carlos Sosa	1	1960
23	José D'Amico ^{[note 2]}	1	1960
24	Vicente Feola	1	1961
–	José D'Amico	2	1962–63
25	Aristóbulo Deambrossi	1	1963–65
26	Néstor Rossi	1	1965–66
27	Adolfo Pedernera	1	1965–67
–	Bernardo Gandulla ^{[note 3]}	2	1967
28	Alcides Silveira	1	1967–68
–	José D'Amico	2	1968–69
29	Alfredo Di Stéfano	1	1969
30	José María Silvero	1	1970–71
–	Bernardo Gandulla ^{[note 3]}	3	1971–72
31	Fernando Riera	1	1971
32	José Varacka	1	1972
33	Rogelio Domínguez	1	1973–75
–	Bernardo Gandulla ^{[note 3]}	4	1975
34	Juan Carlos Lorenzo	1	1976–79
35	Antonio Rattín	1	1980
36	Silvio Marzolini	1	1981
37	Vladislao Cap	1	1982
38	Carmelo Faraone	1	1982–83
–	Raúl Rodríguez Seoane ^{[note 3]}	1	1983
–	Ernesto Grillo ^{[note 3]}	1	1983
39	Miguel Ángel López	1	1983–84
40	Dino Sani	1	1984
–	Ernesto Grillo ^{[note 3]}	1	1984
–	Mario Zanabria ^{[note 3]}	1	1984
–	Alfredo Di Stéfano	2	1985
41	Mario Zanabria ^{[note 4]}	1	1985–86
42	César Luis Menotti	1	1986–87
43	Roberto Saporiti	1	1987
–	Juan Carlos Lorenzo	2	1987
44	José Omar Pastoriza	1	1988–89
45	Carlos Aimar	1	1989–90
–	Osvaldo Potente ^{[note 3]}	1	1990
46	Óscar Tabárez	1	1991–93
–	Osvaldo Potente ^{[note 3]}	1	1993
47	Jorge Habegger	1	1993
–	Enrique Hrabina ^{[note 3]}	1	1993
–	César Luis Menotti	2	1993–94
–	Enrique Hrabina ^{[note 3]}	1	1994
–	Silvio Marzolini^[5]	2	1995
48	Carlos Bilardo^[6]	1	1996
–	Francisco Sá ^{[note 3]}	1	1996
49	Héctor Veira	1	1996–98
–	Carlos García Cambón ^{[note 3]}	1	1998
50	Carlos Bianchi	1	1998–01
–	Oscar Tabárez	2	2001–02
–	Carlos Bianchi	2	2002–04
–	Abel Alves ^{[note 3]}	1	2004
51	Miguel Ángel Brindisi	1	2004
52	Jorge Benítez	1	2004–05
–	Abel Alves ^{[note 3]}	1	2005
53	Alfio Basile	1	2005–06
54	Ricardo Lavolpe^[7]	1	2006
55	Miguel Ángel Russo^[8]	1	2007
56	Carlos Ischia^[9]	1	2008–09
–	Abel Alves ^{[note 3]}	1	2009
–	Alfio Basile	2	2009–10
57	Abel Alves ^{[note 4]} ^[10]^[11]	1	2010
–	Roberto Pompei ^{[note 3]}	1	2010
58	Claudio Borghi^[12]	1	2010
–	Roberto Pompei ^{[note 3]}	1	2010
59	Julio Falcioni^[13]	1	2010–12
–	Carlos Bianchi^[14]^[15]^[16]	3	2012–14
–	Hugo Ibarra ^{[note 3]}^{[note 5]}	1	2014
60	Rodolfo Arruabarrena^[18]	1	2014–16
61	Guillermo Barros Schelotto	1	2016–18
62	Gustavo Alfaro	1	2019–20
–	Miguel Ángel Russo	2	2020–21
63	Sebastian Battaglia	1	2021–22
64	Hugo Ibarra ^{[note 6]}	1	2022–

Notes

^ Apart from the periods indicated, Fortunato was also head coach in the 1953 tour on Europe.^[4]
^ He was originally part of the staff of Carlos Sosa, being appointed as coach when Sosa left the charge.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o ^p ^q ^r ^s Interim manager.
^ ^a ^b After several previous tenures as interim, he was officially appointed for this period.
^ Pairing with Sergio Saturno.^[17]
^ First as interim, then officially appointed in the same period.^[19]

Winning managers

Name	Titles	Details
Carlos Bianchi	9	1998 Apertura, 1999 Clausura, 2000 Apertura, 2003 Apertura, 2000 Copa Libertadores, 2001 Copa Libertadores, 2003 Copa Libertadores, 2000 Intercontinental Cup, 2003 Intercontinental Cup
Mario Fortunato	6	1930, 1931, 1934, 1935, 1946 Copa Competencia Británica, 1946 Copa Escobar-Gerona
Juan Carlos Lorenzo	5	1976 Metropolitano, 1976 Nacional, 1977 Copa Libertadores, 1978 Copa Libertadores, 1977 Intercontinental Cup
Alfio Basile	5	2005 Apertura, 2006 Clausura, 2005 Copa Sudamericana, 2005 Recopa Sudamericana, 2006 Recopa Sudamericana
Miguel Angel Russo	3	2007 Copa Libertadores, 2019–20, 2020 Copa LPF
Carlos Aimar	2	1989 Supercopa Sudamericana, 1990 Recopa Sudamericana
Óscar Tabárez	2	1992 Apertura, 1989 Supercopa Masters
Alfredo Garasini	2	1943, 1944
Alfredo Di Stéfano	2	1969 Nacional, 1969 Copa Argentina
Carlos Ischia	2	2008 Apertura, 2008 Recopa Sudamericana
Julio Falcioni	2	2011 Apertura, 2012 Copa Argentina
Rodolfo Arruabarrena	2	2015, 2015 Copa Argentina
Guillermo Barros Schelotto	2	2016–17, 2017–18
Sebastián Battaglia	2	2019–20 Copa Argentina, 2022 Copa LPF
Enrique Sobral	1	1940
Ernesto Lazzatti	1	1954
José D'Amico	1	1962
Aristóbulo Deambrossi	1	1964
Néstor Rossi	1	1965
José María Silvero	1	1970 Nacional
Silvio Marzolini	1	1981 Metropolitano
Jorge Habegger	1	1993 Copa de Oro
Jorge Benítez	1	2004 Copa Sudamericana
Gustavo Alfaro	1	2018 Supercopa Argentina
Hugo Ibarra	1	2022

References

^ Directores Técnicos: Cronología 1931-2010 at Agrupación Nuevo Boca website
^ Directores Técnicos - Cronología at La Bombonera.com.ar
^ Técnicos Campeones at Universo Futbol.com
^ Mario F. Fortunato tenure on Historia de Boca
^ "Silvio Marzolini rompió el molde" Archived 2014-10-19 at the Wayback Machine, El Gráfico, 30 Nov 2012
^ "Bilardo: Boca no es un equipazo", La Nación
^ "Cómo Boca perdió el torneo", La Nación, 13 Dec 2006
^ "La razón de la renuncia de Russo al banco de Boca", Diario26, 21 Dec 2007
^ "Fue presentado Ischia como nuevo técnico de Boca", Clarín, 26 Dec 2007
^ "Bianchi no quiere ser técnico de Boca y Abel Alves reemplazará a Basile", Perfil.com, 22 Jan 2010
^ "Abel Aníbal Chueco Alves" at Imborrable Boca, 22 Jul 2010
^ "Se fue Borghi: "Boca es como tener sexo con la ventana abierta"", Cancha Llena, 17 Nov 2010
^ "La era de Julio Falcioni en Boca", MinutoUno.com, 11 Dec 2012
^ "Bianchi vuelve a Boca después de siete años y el miércoles será presentado oficialmente", La Voz, 17 Dec 2012
^ "Boca tocó fondo: Carlos Bianchi fue despedido por Angelici", Diario Registrado, 29 Aug 2014
^ "Boca despidió a Bianchi: el entrenador más grande de su historia se fue por la puerta de atrás", Infobae, 28 Aug 2014
^ "Ibarra y Saturno dirigirán a Boca ante Vélez, el domingo", ESPN.com, 28 Aug 2014
^ "Rodolfo Arruabarrena es el nuevo técnico de Boca", Cancha Llena, 29 Aug 2014
^ Boca ratificó a Ibarra como técnico hasta fin de año on Página/12, July 12, 2022

[toureuro53-5] Apart from the periods indicated, Fortunato was also head coach in the 1953 tour on Europe.^[4]

[damic-6] He was originally part of the staff of Carlos Sosa, being appointed as coach when Sosa left the charge.

[inter-7] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o ^p ^q ^r ^s Interim manager.

[inter2-8] After several previous tenures as interim, he was officially appointed for this period.

[satur-22] Pairing with Sergio Saturno.^[17]

[ibarra-25] First as interim, then officially appointed in the same period.^[19]

[1] Directores Técnicos: Cronología 1931-2010 at Agrupación Nuevo Boca website

[2] Directores Técnicos - Cronología at La Bombonera.com.ar

[3] Técnicos Campeones at Universo Futbol.com

[4] Mario F. Fortunato tenure on Historia de Boca

[9] "Silvio Marzolini rompió el molde" Archived 2014-10-19 at the Wayback Machine, El Gráfico, 30 Nov 2012

[10] "Bilardo: Boca no es un equipazo", La Nación

[11] "Cómo Boca perdió el torneo", La Nación, 13 Dec 2006

[12] "La razón de la renuncia de Russo al banco de Boca", Diario26, 21 Dec 2007

[13] "Fue presentado Ischia como nuevo técnico de Boca", Clarín, 26 Dec 2007

[14] "Bianchi no quiere ser técnico de Boca y Abel Alves reemplazará a Basile", Perfil.com, 22 Jan 2010

[15] "Abel Aníbal Chueco Alves" at Imborrable Boca, 22 Jul 2010

[16] "Se fue Borghi: "Boca es como tener sexo con la ventana abierta"", Cancha Llena, 17 Nov 2010

[17] "La era de Julio Falcioni en Boca", MinutoUno.com, 11 Dec 2012

[18] "Bianchi vuelve a Boca después de siete años y el miércoles será presentado oficialmente", La Voz, 17 Dec 2012

[19] "Boca tocó fondo: Carlos Bianchi fue despedido por Angelici", Diario Registrado, 29 Aug 2014

[20] "Boca despidió a Bianchi: el entrenador más grande de su historia se fue por la puerta de atrás", Infobae, 28 Aug 2014

[21] "Ibarra y Saturno dirigirán a Boca ante Vélez, el domingo", ESPN.com, 28 Aug 2014

[23] "Rodolfo Arruabarrena es el nuevo técnico de Boca", Cancha Llena, 29 Aug 2014

[24] Boca ratificó a Ibarra como técnico hasta fin de año on Página/12, July 12, 2022

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