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Dan Burke·5 August 2024

River Plate announce return of Marcelo Gallardo as coach

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Marcelo Gallardo has returned to River Plate for a second spell as coach.

The 48-year-old had three spells as a player for Los Millonarios, before enjoying a successful eight years as coach between 2014 and 2022, during which time he won the Copa Libertadores twice, the Copa Sudamericana, the Argentine Primera División title, and a number of other major trophies.

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After leaving the Buenos Aires giants towards the end of 2022, Gallardo took a break from football, before taking over at Al-Ittihad in November 2023.

He won 15 of his 33 matches in charge of the Saudi Pro League club, but was sacked at the end of the 2023/24 season, and will now return home to the club at which he began his career.

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River are currently 11th in the Primera División and take on Talleres Córdoba in the Libertadores Round of 16 later this month.

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