Américo Gallego
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Américo Rubén Gallego | ||
| Date of birth | 25 April 1955 | ||
| Place of birth | Morteros, Argentina | ||
| Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||
| Playing position | Central Midfielder | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1974–1980 | Newell's Old Boys | 262 | (25) |
| 1981–1988 | River Plate | 180 | (10) |
| National team | |||
| 1975–1982 | Argentina | 73 | (3) |
| Teams managed | |||
| 1994 | River Plate | ||
| 2000–2001 | River Plate | ||
| 2002–2003 | Independiente | ||
| 2004 | Newell's Old Boys | ||
| 2005–2007 | Toluca | ||
| 2007–2008 | Tigres | ||
| 2009–2010 | Independiente | ||
| 2011 | Colo-Colo | ||
| 2012–2013 | Independiente | ||
| 2015 | Newell's Old Boys | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 00:42, 28 March 2009 (UTC). |
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Américo Rubén "El Tolo" Gallego (born 25 April 1955) is an Argentine football coach and former player. As a midfielder, he played 73 times for the Argentina national team during his playing career.
As a player, Gallego debuted in the Argentine league in 1974 as a midfielder for Newell's Old Boys. After a rookie season in which he saw little action, he quickly made a name for himself and was given a starting spot and regular playing time during the 1975 season. After being part of the Argentine national team that won the 1978 FIFA World Cup, Gallego stayed on at Newell's for three more years before being transferred to one of the two biggest teams in his country: River Plate.
Gallego played at River until the end of his career. He played for the "Millonarios" for seven years before retiring at the conclusion of the 1987/88 season. He is hailed as a legend at River, as he was the captain during the team's obtaining of their first Copa Libertadores, Intercontinental Cup and Copa Interamericana's in their rich history.
Nicknamed "El Tolo," Gallego's career ended with a total of 440 Argentine league appearances and 35 goals in a span of 14 years.
After retirement, Gallego turned his attention towards coaching. In 1994 Gallego was chosen to manage his former team, River Plate. In his first tournament as head coach, his Millonarios went undefeated to win the championship. The following year, he served as an assistant coach under Daniel Passarella, the Argentine national team's head coach, for the three-year tenure. After his experience with the national team, El Tolo returned to coach River Plate, with whom he won another championship, this time in 2000.
In 2002, he coached Independiente to a championship, ending the team's 8-year drought. In 2004, he returned to the Newell's Old Boys organization after a 23-year hiatus, and once again proved his worth as a head coach, winning a championship that very same year. With that, he became only the second coach ever to win the Argentine Primera championship with three different Argentine clubs (along with José Yudica, who did the same with Argentinos Juniors, Quilmes and Newell's).
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