List of Club Atlético River Plate managers

Club Atlético River Plate is an Argentine professional football club based in Buenos Aires, who currently play in the Argentine Primera División. The club was formed in 1901, as a result of the merging of football clubs Santa Rosa and La Rosales.[1] River Plate won their first Primera División title in 1920; since then, the club has won a further 37 league titles, along with 16 national cups. At international level, they have been crowned champions of South American football on four occasions, winning the Copa Libertadores in 1986, 1996, 2015 and 2018, and have also won a Worldwide thropy, the 1986 Intercontinental Cup.[2]

River Plate have had 59 managers, of whom the most successful person to manage the club is Marcelo Gallardo. Domestically, he won one Primera División title, three Copa Argentina, two Supercopa Argentina and one Trofeo de Campeones de la Liga Profesional. Internationally, he led River Plate to two Copa Libertadores, one Copa Sudamericana, three Recopa Sudamericana and a Suruga Bank Championship title in his joint ten-year reign as manager. The club's longest-serving manager was José María Minella, who managed the club from 1947 to 1959, totalling 13 years. Several coaches have managed River Plate twice, with Renato Cesarini having the longest gap between spells. He first took charge of the club during 1939, and then from 1965 to 1966 on his thrid spell.

This chronological list comprises all those who have held the position of manager of the first team of River Plate since 1931. Each manager's entry includes his dates of tenure and the club's overall competitive record (in terms of matches won, drawn and lost), honours won and significant achievements while under his care. Caretaker managers are included, where known, as well as those who have been in permanent charge.

Key

Managers

Information correct as of 15 March 2026. Only competitive matches are counted.

Key
* Caretaker manager
River Plate managers
Name Nat. From To Record Honours Ref.
Pld W D L GF GA Win%
Víctor Caamaño ARG 1 March 1931 6 January 1933 85 49 17 19 172 102 057.65 1 Primera División
1 Copa de Competencia 		[3]
Felipe Pascucci ITA 12 March 1933 13 January 1934 41 22 6 13 79 47 053.66 — [4]
Víctor Caamaño ARG 18 March 1934 24 June 1934 13 8 2 3 36 17 061.54 — [3]
Carlos Isola ARG 1 July 1934 16 September 1934 12 5 2 5 20 10 041.67 — [5]
Jenő Medgyessy* HUN 23 September 1934 1 1 0 0 1 0 100.00 — [6]
Arnoldo Watson Hutton ARG 30 September 1934 23 December 1934 13 9 0 4 34 17 069.23 — [7]
Imre Hirschl HUN 17 March 1935 18 December 1938 138 95 20 23 385 188 068.84 3 Primera División
1 Copa Ibarguren
2 Copa Aldao 		[8]
Renato Cesarini ITA 11 February 1939 8 December 1939 37 24 5 8 105 47 064.86 — [9]
Franz Platko HUN 7 April 1940 30 June 1940 12 3 2 7 21 32 025.00 — [10]
Renato Cesarini ITA 7 July 1940 22 October 1944 150 90 36 24 377 186 060.00 2 Primera División
2 Copa Ibarguren
1 Copa Aldao
1 Copa Adrián Escobar 		[9]
Carlos Peucelle ARG 29 October 1944 8 December 1946 73 46 15 12 164 90 063.01 1 Primera División
1 Copa Aldao 		[11]
José María Minella ARG 29 March 1947 20 November 1959 423 226 106 91 893 580 053.43 6 Primera División
1 Copa Aldao
1 Copa Adrián Escobar 		[12]
Alejandro Galán ARG 3 April 1960 31 July 1960 12 3 4 5 13 16 025.00 — [13]
José Ramos ARG 7 August 1960 16 April 1961 18 13 3 2 33 13 072.22 — [14]
Imre Hirschl HUN 23 April 1961 20 August 1961 14 7 5 2 23 10 050.00 — [8]
José Ramos ARG 3 September 1961 15 October 1961 8 3 2 3 15 10 037.50 — [14]
Néstor Rossi ARG 22 October 1961 28 October 1962 29 18 6 5 0 0 062.07 — [15]
Florencio García* ARG 1 November 1962 11 November 1962 3 2 0 1 7 4 066.67 — [16]
Enrique Kistenmacher* ARG 25 November 1962 16 December 1962 4 3 0 1 8 3 075.00 — [17]
José María Minella ARG 28 April 1963 15 September 1963 17 9 6 2 35 14 052.94 — [12]
Ángel Labruna ARG 22 September 1963 24 November 1963 9 4 3 2 13 9 044.44 — [18]
Carlos Peucelle* ARG 26 April 1964 1 1 0 0 1 0 100.00 — [11]
José Manuel Moreno ARG 3 May 1964 13 September 1964 16 8 4 4 24 16 050.00 — [19]
Carlos Peucelle* ARG 20 September 1964 11 October 1964 4 1 3 0 4 3 025.00 — [11]
José Curti ARG 18 October 1964 6 December 1964 9 3 4 2 13 11 033.33 — [20]
Renato Cesarini ITA 18 April 1965 1 December 1966 92 57 20 15 164 75 061.96 — [9]
Juan Carlos Lorenzo ARG 5 March 1967 5 June 1967 25 10 9 6 49 26 040.00 — [21]
José Zorzenón* ARG 11 June 1967 1 0 0 1 1 2 000.00 — [22]
José D'Amico ARG 13 June 1967 17 December 1967 26 14 3 9 47 26 053.85 — [23]
Ángel Labruna ARG 3 March 1968 24 July 1970 115 63 34 18 211 112 054.78 — [18]
Didi BRA 6 September 1970 9 April 1972 79 37 21 21 130 104 046.84 — [24]
Osvaldo Diez ARG 12 April 1972 22 September 1972 24 11 9 4 49 32 045.83 — [25]
Bruno Rodolfi* ARG 30 September 1972 1 0 0 1 1 2 000.00 — [26]
Juan Urriolabeitía ARG 15 October 1972 27 March 1973 25 16 3 6 75 43 064.00 — [27]
Delem BRA 4 April 1973 29 December 1973 46 23 10 13 0 0 050.00 — [28]
Néstor Rossi ARG 3 February 1974 19 May 1974 18 9 2 7 37 28 050.00 — [15]
Omar Sívori ARG 21 July 1974 10 November 1974 16 6 5 5 29 17 037.50 — [29]
Federico Vairo* ARG 18 November 1974 24 November 1974 2 1 0 1 4 3 050.00 — [30]
Ángel Labruna ARG 16 February 1975 15 August 1981 404 215 107 82 0 0 053.22 6 Primera División [18]
Alfredo Di Stéfano ARG 15 September 1981 16 May 1982 36 14 14 8 51 41 038.89 1 Primera División [31]
Vladislao Cap ARG 18 July 1982 29 August 1982 10 5 1 4 9 9 050.00 — [32]
José Manuel Vázquez ARG 3 September 1982 8 December 1982 26 9 5 12 0 0 034.62 — [33]
José Ramos Delgado* ARG 12 December 1982 4 February 1983 10 3 5 2 12 12 030.00 — [34]
José Varacka ARG 13 March 1983 23 October 1983 33 12 10 11 33 28 036.36 — [35]
Martín Pando* ARG 13 July 1983 3 August 1983 7 2 1 4 4 12 028.57 — [36]
Jorge Dominichi* ARG 2 November 1983 22 December 1983 12 2 4 6 12 18 016.67 — [37]
Luis Cubilla URU 20 February 1984 5 August 1984 32 15 10 7 50 30 046.88 — [38]
Federico Vairo* ARG 16 September 1984 20 September 1984 2 1 1 0 3 2 050.00 — [30]
Martín Pando* ARG 8 August 1984 1 1 0 0 4 1 100.00 — [36]
Héctor Veira ARG 30 September 1984 2 May 1987 117 62 32 23 204 113 052.99 1 Primera División
1 Copa Libertadores
1 Intercontinental Cup 		[39]
Carlos Griguol ARG 25 July 1987 20 June 1988 54 22 18 14 69 53 040.74 1 Copa Interamericana [40]
César Luis Menotti ARG 11 September 1988 11 June 1989 41 18 13 10 67 39 043.90 — [41]
Martín Pando* ARG 14 June 1989 1 0 1 0 1 1 000.00 — [36]
Reinaldo Merlo ARG 2 July 1989 10 December 1989 30 17 8 5 32 12 056.67 — [42]
Daniel Passarella ARG 26 January 1990 21 August 1994 0 0 0 0 0 0 !— 3 Primera División [43]
Américo Gallego ARG 27 August 1994 18 December 1994 24 13 11 0 35 17 054.17 1 Primera División [44]
Carlos Babington ARG 19 February 1995 25 June 1995 27 11 7 9 44 36 040.74 — [45]
Ramón Díaz ARG 26 July 1995 19 December 1999 250 126 66 58 452 298 050.40 4 Primera División
1 Copa Libertadores
1 Supercopa Libertadores 		[46]
Delem* BRA 13 February 2000 1 1 0 0 2 1 100.00 — [28]
Américo Gallego ARG 18 February 2000 5 June 2001 85 50 21 14 183 103 058.82 1 Primera División [44]
Patricio Hernández* ARG 10 June 2001 1 0 0 1 1 2 000.00 — [47]
Ramón Díaz ARG 22 July 2001 19 May 2002 52 29 14 9 111 49 055.77 1 Primera División [46]
Manuel Pellegrini CHI 28 July 2002 19 December 2003 75 40 14 21 129 87 053.33 1 Primera División [48]
Leonardo Astrada ARG 11 February 2004 28 August 2005 89 47 19 23 152 106 052.81 1 Primera División [49]
Reinaldo Merlo ARG 7 September 2005 11 December 2005 17 6 5 6 27 17 035.29 — [42]
Daniel Passarella ARG 26 January 2006 14 November 2007 99 45 31 23 169 115 045.45 — [43]
Jorge Gordillo* ARG 24 November 2007 8 December 2007 3 0 0 3 0 8 000.00 — [50]
Diego Simeone ARG 10 February 2008 9 November 2008 45 20 13 12 68 52 044.44 1 Primera División [51]
Gabriel Rodríguez* ARG 16 November 2008 13 December 2008 5 1 1 3 5 8 020.00 — [52]
Néstor Gorosito ARG 8 February 2009 4 October 2009 34 10 9 15 40 49 029.41 — [53]
Leonardo Astrada ARG 12 October 2009 11 April 2010 26 7 8 11 23 27 026.92 — [49]
Ángel Cappa ARG 17 April 2010 7 November 2010 18 7 6 5 21 20 038.89 — [54]
Juan José López ARG 16 November 2010 26 June 2011 27 10 10 7 24 24 037.04 — [55]
Matías Almeyda ARG 16 August 2011 24 November 2012 60 29 22 9 98 45 048.33 — [56]
Gustavo Zapata* ARG 2 December 2012 1 1 0 0 1 0 100.00 — [57]
Ramón Díaz ARG 9 December 2012 24 May 2014 66 30 17 19 76 57 045.45 1 Primera División
1 Copa Campeonato 		[46]
Marcelo Gallardo ARG 27 July 2014 23 October 2022 425 228 111 86 756 367 053.65 1 Primera División
3 Copa Argentina
2 Supercopa Argentina
1 Trofeo de Campeones
2 Copa Libertadores
1 Copa Sudamericana
3 Recopa Sudamericana
1 Suruga Bank Championship 		[58]
Martín Demichelis ARG 28 January 2023 28 July 2024 87 52 18 17 157 80 059.77 1 Primera División
1 Trofeo de Campeones
1 Supercopa Argentina 		[59]
Marcelo Escudero* ARG 4 August 2024 1 0 1 0 0 0 000.00 — [60]
Marcelo Gallardo ARG 10 August 2024 26 February 2026 86 36 32 18 110 69 041.86 — [58]
Marcelo Escudero* ARG 2 March 2026 1 0 1 0 1 1 000.00 — [60]
Eduardo Coudet ARG 12 March 2026 Present 2 2 0 0 4 1 100.00 —

Most trophies won

As of 13 March 2024
Name PD NC AFA-AUF CONMEBOL Worldwide Total
Marcelo Gallardo 1 6 0 7 0 14
Ramón Díaz 6 1 0 2 0 9
José María Minella 6 1 1 0 0 8
Ángel Labruna 6 0 0 0 0 6
Imre Hirschl 3 1 2 0 0 6
Renato Cesarini 2 3 1 0 0 6
Héctor Veira 1 0 0 1 1 3
Daniel Passarella 3 0 0 0 0 3
Martín Demichelis 1 2 0 0 0 3
Víctor Caamaño 1 1 0 0 0 2
Carlos Peucelle 1 0 1 0 0 2
Américo Gallego 2 0 0 0 0 2
Alfredo Di Stéfano 1 0 0 0 0 1
Carlos Griguol 0 0 0 1 0 1
Manuel Pellegrini 1 0 0 0 0 1
Leonardo Astrada 1 0 0 0 0 1
Diego Simeone 1 0 0 0 0 1
Total 37 15 5 11 1 69

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  20. ^ "José Curti - Director Técnico de River Plate". La Historia River (in Spanish). Retrieved 2026-03-09.
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  25. ^ "Osvaldo José Diez - Director Técnico de River Plate". La Historia River (in Spanish). Retrieved 2026-03-09.
  26. ^ "Bruno Rodolfi - Director Técnico de River Plate". La Historia River (in Spanish). Retrieved 2026-03-10.
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