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 Ecuadorian club Independiente del Valle.
 Gandolfi with Tijuana in 2010 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Javier Marcelo Gandolfi | ||
| Date of birth | 5 December 1980 | ||
| Place of birth | San Lorenzo, Argentina | ||
| Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Independiente del Valle (manager) | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1999–2002 | River Plate | 8 | (0) |
| 2003 | Talleres | 16 | (2) |
| 2003–2004 | Arsenal de Sarandí | 35 | (1) |
| 2004–2005 | River Plate | 19 | (0) |
| 2006–2008 | Arsenal de Sarandí | 69 | (1) |
| 2009–2010 | Chiapas | 55 | (1) |
| 2010–2011 | → Tijuana (loan) | 42 | (3) |
| 2011–2016 | Tijuana | 201 | (8) |
| 2016–2021 | Talleres | 62 | (1) |
| Total | 507 | (17) | |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2022 | Talleres (assistant) | ||
| 2022 | Talleres (interim) | ||
| 2023 | Talleres | ||
| 2024– | Independiente del Valle | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Gandolfi also holds Mexican citizenship.[1]
Playing career
editGandolfi 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
editAfter 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]
Managerial statistics
edit- As of 29 October 2024
| Team | Nat | From | To | Record | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | ||||
| Talleres (interim) | 
|
5 September 2022 | 31 October 2022 | 17 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 25 | 13 | +12 | 58.82 |
| Talleres | 17 January 2023 | 27 November 2023 | 45 | 20 | 15 | 10 | 63 | 41 | +22 | 44.44 | |
| Independiente del Valle | 
|
1 January 2024 | present | 39 | 22 | 10 | 7 | 60 | 34 | +26 | 56.41 |
| Total | 101 | 52 | 28 | 21 | 148 | 88 | +60 | 51.49 | |||
Honours
editPlayer
editArsenal de Sarandí
Tijuana
References
edit- ^ "Gandolfi ya es otro naturalizado mexicano". 6 December 2013.
- ^ Javier Gandolfi, el primer refuerzo de Talleres en su regreso a Primera División‚ mundod.lavoz.com.ar, 25 June 2016 (in Spanish)
- ^ "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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "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.
External links
edit- Javier Gandolfi – Liga MX stats at MedioTiempo.com (archived) (in Spanish)
- Argentine Primera statistics[usurped] at Fútbol XXI (in Spanish)
- Statistics at Irish Times
- Javier Gandolfi at Football Lineups
- Javier Gandolfi at Soccerway
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