Marcelo Gallardo
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Marcelo Daniel Gallardo | ||
| Date of birth | 18 January 1976 | ||
| Place of birth | Merlo, Buenos Aires, Argentina | ||
| Height | 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in) | ||
| Playing position | Attacking midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
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Current team
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River Plate (manager) | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1993–1999 | River Plate | 109 | (18) |
| 1999–2002 | Monaco | 103 | (18) |
| 2002–2006 | River Plate | 132 | (38) |
| 2007–2008 | Paris Saint-Germain | 22 | (2) |
| 2008 | D.C. United | 15 | (4) |
| 2009–2010 | River Plate | 21 | (7) |
| 2010–2011 | Nacional | 12 | (3) |
| Total | 414 | (90) | |
| National team | |||
| 1994–2003 | Argentina | 44 | (13) |
| Teams managed | |||
| 2011–2012 | Nacional | ||
| 2014– | River Plate | ||
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Honours
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| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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Marcelo Daniel Gallardo (born 18 January 1976) is an Argentine former footballer and current manager of River Plate. He played as an attacking midfielder in the role of playmaker and represented Argentina in two FIFA World Cups.
Nicknamed El Muñeco (the doll) due to his small frame (169 cm, 70 kg), Gallardo started his football career back in 1992-93 season with River Plate and won 4 Argentinian Torneo de Apertura (93, 94, 96 and 97), 1 Argentinian Torneo de Clausura (1997) and 1 Copa Libertadores (1996).
His initial spell with los millonarios lasted until season 1998-99; by then he had played 109 league games for them and scored 18 goals.
In 1999, he was snapped up by Monaco. In his first season in Europe, Gallardo proved his worth and played 28 games, scoring 8 goals and formed lethal partnership with Ludovic Giuly in Midfield.
In the following season, Gallardo won his first Première Division and Trophée Des Champions with Monaco. As a team containing many big-name players such as Marco Simone, Fabien Barthez, Willy Sagnol, Martin Djetou, Pablo Contreras, Ludovic Giuly, Philippe Christanval, Rafael Márquez, Sabri Lamouchi, David Trezeguet, and John Arne Riise, Monaco enjoyed their success domestically and it was evident Gallardo was one of the star players, having won the French League Footballer of the Year that year.
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