Javier Marcelo Gandolfi (born 5 December 1980 in San Lorenzo, Santa Fe) is an Argentine football coach and former player who played as a defender. He is the current manager of Colombian club Atlético Nacional.

Gandolfi also holds Mexican citizenship.[1]

Playing career

Gandolfi started his career in 1999 at Argentine giants River Plate. He has also played for Talleres de Córdoba and his current club; Arsenal.

On 5 December 2007 Gandolfi captained Arsenal to the Copa Sudamericana 2007 title, due to the absence of regular captain Carlos Castiglione for the second leg of the final.

In 2009, Gandolfi was signed by Chiapas. He debuted on 17 January 2009 in a match against CF Atlas. In 2010, Gandolfi moved to Xolos de Tijuana.

Gandolfi returned to Talleres in 2016,[2] and retired in 2021, aged 31.

Managerial career

After retiring, Gandolfi started working as an assistant of his last club Talleres. On 6 September 2022, he was named interim manager after the departure of Pedro Caixinha.[3]

Gandolfi was confirmed as Talleres manager for the 2023 season on 1 November 2023.[4] He left the club on 27 November 2023, after opting to not renew his contract.[5]

On 20 December 2023, Gandolfi replaced compatriot Martín Anselmi at the helm of Ecuadorian Serie A side Independiente del Valle.[6] Despite reaching the finals of the 2024 Serie A and 2024 Copa Ecuador, Gandolfi was sacked on 17 December 2024 after losing both of them.[7]

On 20 January 2025, Gandolfi was announced as manager of Categoría Primera A club Atlético Nacional.[8]

Managerial statistics

As of 23 February 2025
Managerial record by team and tenure
Team Nat From To Record
G W D L GF GA GD Win %
Talleres (interim) Argentina 5 September 2022 31 October 2022 17 10 3 4 25 13 +12 058.82
Talleres 17 January 2023 27 November 2023 45 20 15 10 63 41 +22 044.44
Independiente del Valle Ecuador 1 January 2024 17 December 2024 46 25 11 10 71 40 +31 054.35
Atlético Nacional Colombia 20 January 2025 present 7 3 3 1 13 6 +7 042.86
Total 115 58 32 25 172 100 +72 050.43

Honours

Player

Arsenal de Sarandí

Tijuana

Manager

Atletico Nacional

References

  1. ^ "Gandolfi ya es otro naturalizado mexicano". 6 December 2013.
  2. ^ Javier Gandolfi, el primer refuerzo de Talleres en su regreso a Primera División‚ mundod.lavoz.com.ar, 25 June 2016 (in Spanish)
  3. ^ "Gandolfi no será ayudante de Demichelis en River y la noticia sorprendió en Núñez" [Gandolfi will not be an assistant of Demichelis at River and the news were a surprise at the Núñez] (in Spanish). TyC Sports. 1 November 2022.
  4. ^ "Javier Gandolfi es el Técnico de Talleres para la Temporada 2023" [Javier Gandolfi is the manager of Talleres for the 2023 season] (in Spanish). CA Talleres. 1 November 2023. Retrieved 20 December 2023.
  5. ^ "Se va Gandolfi: no renovará su contrato con Talleres" [Gandolfi leaves: he will not renew his contract with Talleres] (in Spanish). TyC Sports. 27 November 2023. Retrieved 20 December 2023.
  6. ^ "Oficial: Javier Gandolfi es el nuevo DT de Independiente del Valle" [Official: Javier Gandolfi is the new manager of Independiente del Valle] (in Spanish). El Universo. 20 December 2023. Retrieved 20 December 2023.
  7. ^ "No va más: después de perder dos finales, Independiente del Valle despidió a Javier Gandolfi" [He's no more: after losing two finals, Independiente del Valle fired Javier Gandolfi] (in Spanish). Olé. 17 December 2024. Retrieved 18 December 2024.
  8. ^ "Nacional anuncia a Javier Gandolfi como su nuevo entrenador" [Nacional announce Javier Gandolfi as their new manager] (in Spanish). Caracol Radio. 20 January 2025. Retrieved 20 January 2025.
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