River Plate boss Gallardo to leave in December after eight years

Record ID: 1693056

  • Title: River Plate boss Gallardo to leave in December after eight years
  • Date: 13th October 2022
  • Summary: BUENOS AIRES, ARGENTINA (FILE - DECEMBER 23, 2018) (REUTERS) (NIGHT SHOTS) BUENOS AIRES' MONUMENTAL STADIUM FULL OF FANS AWAITING THE ARRIVAL OF RIVER PLATE PLAYERS RIVER PLATE PLAYERS ON TOP OF OPEN AIR BUS MAKING LAPS AROUND STADIUM BUS IN STADIUM VARIOUS OF PLAYERS ON BUS WITH FLAGS AND UMBRELLAS IN TEAM COLORS RED AND WHITE
  • Embargoed: 27th October 2022 19:04
  • Keywords: Argentina Marcelo Gallardo River Plate Sports soccer
  • Location: VARIOUS LOCATIONS
  • City: VARIOUS LOCATIONS
  • Country: Argentina
  • Topics: South America / Central America,Soccer,Sport
  • Reuters ID: LVA001214213102022RP1
  • Aspect Ratio: 16:9
  • Story Text: Marcelo Gallardo will leave River Plate when his contract ends in December after more than eight years at the club, he told reporters at a news conference on Thursday (October 13).
    Gallardo, whose spell has marked one of the most successful periods in River's history, said he informed the club's board of his decision at a meeting on Wednesday (October 12).
    "My contract ends in December and I will no longer be at the club. It is one of the most difficult and heartfelt decisions I have ever made," the Argentine said.
    Gallardo arrived at River in May 2014 and won 14 titles with the Argentine club, including seven international trophies, six national cups, and the 2021 Argentine league.
    He also guided River to wins over bitter rivals Boca Juniors during the 2014 Copa Sudamericana and the Copa Libertadores in 2015, 2018, and 2019.
    Gallardo's last match at River's iconic Estadio Monumental is against Rosario Central on Sunday before they play the last game of the season at Racing Club.
    River are second in Argentina's top division, four points behind Boca Juniors, who have a game in hand.
    (Production: Horacio Soria, Liamar Ramos)
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