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 1930 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.
| N° | Name | Per. | Tenure | Titles |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| (no data for the 1905–1930 period) | ||||
1 |
Mario Fortunato [n 1] | 1 |
1930–32 | 2
|
2 |
José Lago Millán | 1 |
1932 | –
|
3 |
Ludovico Bidoglio | 1 |
1933 | –
|
– |
Mario Fortunato | 2 |
1934–36 | 2
|
4 |
Juan José Tramutola | 1 |
1937–38 | –
|
5 |
Enrique Sobral | 1 |
1938 | –
|
6 |
Valère de Besveconny | 1 |
1939 | –
|
7 |
Roberto Cherro | 1 |
1939 | –
|
8 |
Ángel Fernández Roca | 1 |
1939–40 | 1
|
– |
Enrique Sobral | 2 |
1940–41 | 1
|
9 |
Carlos Calocero | 1 |
1941 | –
|
– |
Mario Fortunato | 3 |
1942 | –
|
10 |
Oscar Tarrío | 1 |
1942–43 | –
|
11 |
Alfredo Garasini | 1 |
1943–46 | 4
|
– |
Mario Fortunato | 4 |
1945–46 | 2
|
12 |
Eduardo González Pinto | 1 |
1947 | 1
|
13 |
Julio Benavídez | 1 |
1948 | –
|
14 |
Renato Cesarini | 1 |
1949 | –
|
15 |
Franz Platko | 1 |
1949–50 | –
|
16 |
Ernesto Lazzatti | 1 |
1950 | –
|
17 |
Emilio Baldonedo | 1 |
1951–52 | –
|
18 |
Gerónimo Díaz | 1 |
1953 | –
|
19 |
György Orth | 1 |
1953 | –
|
– |
Ernesto Lazzatti | 2 |
1954 | 1
|
20 |
Jaime Sarlanga | 1 |
1955 | –
|
– |
Mario Fortunato | 5 |
1956 | –
|
21 |
Bernardo Gandulla | 1 |
1957–58 | –
|
22 |
José Manuel Moreno | 1 |
1958–59 | –
|
23 |
Claudio Vacca | 1 |
1959 | –
|
24 |
Carlos Sosa | 1 |
1960 | –
|
25 |
José D'Amico [n 2] | 1 |
1960 | |
26 |
Vicente Feola | 1 |
1961 | –
|
– |
José D'Amico | 2 |
1962–63 | 1
|
27 |
Adolfo Pedernera [n 3] | 1 |
1963–65 | 1
|
28 |
Néstor Rossi [n 4] | 1 |
1965–66 | 1
|
– |
Bernardo Gandulla | 2 |
1967 | –
|
29 |
Alcides Silveira [n 5] | 1 |
1967–68 | –
|
– |
José D'Amico | 2 |
1968 | –
|
30 |
Alfredo Di Stéfano | 1 |
1969 | 2
|
31 |
José María Silvero | 1 |
1970–71 | 1
|
– |
Bernardo Gandulla | 3 |
1971 | –
|
32 |
Fernando Riera | 1 |
1971–72 | –
|
– |
Bernardo Gandulla | 4 |
1972 | –
|
33 |
José Varacka | 1 |
1972 | –
|
34 |
Rogelio Domínguez | 1 |
1973–75 | –
|
– |
Bernardo Gandulla | 5 |
1975 | –
|
35 |
Juan Carlos Lorenzo | 1 |
1976–79 | 5
|
36 |
Antonio Rattín | 1 |
1980 | –
|
37 |
Silvio Marzolini | 1 |
1981 | 1
|
38 |
Vladislao Cap | 1 |
1982 | –
|
39 |
Carmelo Faraone | 1 |
1982–83 | –
|
– |
Raúl Rodríguez Seoane | 1 |
1983 | –
|
– |
Ernesto Grillo | 1 |
1983 | –
|
40 |
Miguel Ángel López | 1 |
1983–84 | –
|
41 |
Dino Sani | 1 |
1984 | –
|
– |
Ernesto Grillo | 1 |
1984 | –
|
– |
Mario Zanabria | 1 |
1984 | –
|
– |
Alfredo Di Stéfano | 2 |
1985 | –
|
42 |
Mario Zanabria | 1 |
1985–86 | –
|
43 |
César Luis Menotti | 1 |
1986–87 | –
|
44 |
Roberto Saporiti | 1 |
1987 | –
|
– |
Juan Carlos Lorenzo | 2 |
1987 | –
|
45 |
José Omar Pastoriza | 1 |
1988–89 | –
|
46 |
Carlos Aimar | 1 |
1989–90 | 2
|
– |
Osvaldo Potente | 1 |
1990 | –
|
47 |
Óscar Tabárez | 1 |
1991–93 | 2
|
– |
Osvaldo Potente | 1 |
1993 | –
|
48 |
Jorge Habegger | 1 |
1993 | 1
|
– |
Enrique Hrabina | 1 |
1993 | –
|
– |
César Luis Menotti | 2 |
1993–94 | –
|
– |
Enrique Hrabina | 1 |
1994 | –
|
– |
Silvio Marzolini[5] | 2 |
1995 | –
|
49 |
Carlos Bilardo[6] | 1 |
1996 | –
|
– |
Francisco Sá | 1 |
1996 | –
|
50 |
Héctor Veira | 1 |
1996–98 | –
|
– |
Carlos García Cambón | 1 |
1998 | –
|
51 |
Carlos Bianchi | 1 |
1998–01 | 6
|
– |
Oscar Tabárez | 2 |
2001–02 | –
|
– |
Carlos Bianchi | 2 |
2002–04 | 3
|
– |
Abel Alves | 1 |
2004 | –
|
52 |
Miguel Ángel Brindisi | 1 |
2004 | –
|
53 |
Jorge Benítez | 1 |
2004–05 | 1
|
– |
Abel Alves | 1 |
2005 | –
|
54 |
Alfio Basile | 1 |
2005–06 | 5
|
55 |
Ricardo Lavolpe[7] | 1 |
2006 | –
|
56 |
Miguel Ángel Russo[8] | 1 |
2007 | 1
|
57 |
Carlos Ischia[9] | 1 |
2008–09 | 2
|
– |
Abel Alves | 1 |
2009 | –
|
– |
Alfio Basile | 2 |
2009–10 | –
|
58 |
Abel Alves [n 6] | 1 |
2010 | |
– |
Roberto Pompei | 1 |
2010 | –
|
59 |
Claudio Borghi[12] | 1 |
2010 | –
|
– |
Roberto Pompei | 1 |
2010 | –
|
60 |
Julio Falcioni[13] | 1 |
2010–12 | 2
|
– |
Carlos Bianchi[14][15][16] | 3 |
2012–14 | –
|
– |
Hugo Ibarra [n 7] | 1 |
2014 | –
|
61 |
Rodolfo Arruabarrena[18] | 1 |
2014–16 | 2
|
62 |
Guillermo Barros Schelotto | 1 |
2016–18 | 2
|
63 |
Gustavo Alfaro | 1 |
2019–20 | 1
|
– |
Miguel Ángel Russo | 2 |
2020–21 | 2
|
64 |
Sebastian Battaglia | 1 |
2021–22 | 2
|
65 |
Hugo Ibarra [n 8] | 1 |
2022–23 | 2
|
– |
Mariano Herrón | – |
2023 | –
|
66 |
Jorge Almirón | 1 |
2023 | –
|
67 |
Diego Martínez | 1 |
2024 | –
|
– |
Mariano Herrón | – |
2024 | –
|
68 |
Fernando Gago | 1 |
2024–25 | –
|
– |
Mariano Herrón | – |
2025 | –
|
– |
Miguel Ángel Russo | 3 |
2025 | –
|
– |
Claudio Úbeda | – |
2025– | –
|
- 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.
- ^ Pedernera was the main coach although it was Aristóbulo Deambrossi who was sitting on the bench during the matches.
- ^ Replaced Pedernera when he suffered an accident.
- ^ Was both, football and manager at the same time.
- ^ After several previous tenures as interim, he was officially appointed for this period.[10][11]
- ^ Pairing with Sergio Saturno.[17]
- ^ First as interim, then officially appointed in the same period.[19]
Winning managers
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" Archived 2014-10-20 at the Wayback Machine, La Nación
- ^ "Cómo Boca perdió el torneo", La Nación Archived 2017-06-07 at the Wayback Machine, 13 Dec 2006
- ^ "La razón de la renuncia de Russo al banco de Boca", Diario26 Archived 2015-09-23 at the Wayback Machine, 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 Archived 2016-03-03 at the Wayback Machine, 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 Archived 2015-09-23 at the Wayback Machine, 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 Archived 2016-03-03 at the Wayback Machine, 29 Aug 2014
- ^ Boca ratificó a Ibarra como técnico hasta fin de año on Página/12, July 12, 2022
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