Ariel Sebastián Galeano Arce (born 7 September 1996) is a Paraguayan professional football manager, currently in charge of Polish club ŁKS Łódź.
Career
Galeano worked as an assistant at Sol de América, Sportivo Trinidense, Deportivo Liberación and River Plate Asunción. On 9 June 2019, he replaced Ricardo Torressi at the helm of Fulgencio Yegros.[1]
In September 2019, Galeano was sacked by Fulgencio,[2] and subsequently returned to an assistant role at River Plate. On 7 December 2020, he was named caretaker manager of the latter side for the remainder of the year, replacing Carlos Aitor García.[3]
On 6 December 2020, Galeano agreed to become the manager of 2 de Mayo for the upcoming season.[4] He was dismissed on 26 May, after nine matches.[5]
In January 2022, Galeano joined Libertad as a manager of the youth sides. On 21 September 2023, he became a first team manager until the end of the year, after Daniel Garnero took over the Paraguay national team.[6]
Despite winning the 2023 Clausura and the 2024 Apertura, Galeano was sacked on 19 August 2024, after a poor run of form.[7] On 26 October, he moved abroad for the first time in his career, after being named manager of Greek side PAS Giannina.[8]
On 6 February 2025, Galeano was sacked despite being in the third position and having just one defeat.[9] Nineteen days later, he was announced as new manager of Polish side ŁKS Łódź.[10]
Managerial statistics
- As of 14 March 2025
| Team | Nat | From | To | Record | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | ||||
| Fulgencio Yegros | 
|
9 June 2019 | 1 September 2019 | 13 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 27 | −17 | 7.69 |
| River Plate Asunción (caretaker) | 8 December 2020 | 31 December 2020 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +0 | 0.00 | |
| 2 de Mayo | 1 January 2021 | 26 May 2021 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 11 | −1 | 22.22 | |
| Libertad | 21 September 2023 | 20 August 2024 | 52 | 27 | 17 | 8 | 93 | 47 | +46 | 51.92 | |
| PAS Giannina | 
|
28 October 2024 | 6 February 2025 | 12 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 17 | 12 | +5 | 41.67 |
| ŁKS Łódź | 
|
25 February 2025 | Present | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | +3 | 66.67 |
| Total | 91 | 37 | 32 | 22 | 136 | 100 | +36 | 40.66 | |||
Honours
Libertad
References
- ^ "Se mueven las líneas del frente" [The front lines change] (in Spanish). ABC Color. 9 June 2019. Retrieved 28 September 2023.
- ^ "Carlos Paredes ahora va a dirigir a Fulgencio Yegros" [Carlos Paredes will now manage Fulgencio Yegros] (in Spanish). Hoy. 2 September 2019. Retrieved 28 September 2023.
- ^ "No va más Aitor en River Plate y le dan las riendas a Ariel Galeano" [Aitor is no longer at River Plate and they give the reins to Ariel Galeano] (in Spanish). Hoy. 7 December 2020. Retrieved 28 September 2023.
- ^ "Deportes: Ariel Galeano, nuevo técnico del Sportivo 2 de Mayo de Pedro Juan Caballero" [Sports: Ariel Galeano, new manager of Sportivo 2 de Mayo de Pedro Juan Caballero] (in Spanish). Pedro Juan Digital. 6 December 2020. Retrieved 28 September 2023.
- ^ "OFICIAL. Deseamos el mayor de los éxitos al Prof. Ariel Galeano y todo su cuerpo técnico por los servicios prestados a nuestra institución" [OFFICIAL. We wish every success to coach Ariel Galeano and all his technical staff for the services provided to our institution.]. Club 2 de Mayo (in Spanish). Facebook. 26 May 2021. Retrieved 28 September 2023.
- ^ "Libertad: Ariel Galeano asume el mando" [Libertad: Ariel Galeano takes over] (in Spanish). ABC Color. 21 September 2023. Retrieved 28 September 2023.
- ^ "Ariel Galeano dejó de ser entrenador de Libertad" [Ariel Galeano ceased to be coach of Libertad] (in Spanish). D10. 20 August 2024. Retrieved 25 August 2024.
- ^ Προσληψη Ariel Galeano [Recruitment of Ariel Galeano] (in Greek). PAS Giannina FC. 26 October 2024. Retrieved 25 February 2025.
- ^ "PAS Giannina anunció la salida de Ariel Galeano: perdió solo..." [PAS Giannina announced the departure of Ariel Galeno: lost just once] (in Spanish). ABC Color. 6 February 2025. Retrieved 25 February 2025.
- ^ "Ariel Galeano nowym trenerem ŁKS" [Ariel Galeano new manager of ŁKS] (in Polish). ŁKS Łódź. 25 February 2025. Retrieved 25 February 2025.
External links
- Ariel Galeano coach profile at Soccerway