Javier Gandolfi

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Javier Gandolfi
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Gandolfi with Tijuana in 2010
Personal information
Full name Javier Marcelo Gandolfi
Date of birth (1980-12-05) 5 December 1980 (age 43)
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*
YearsTeamApps(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)
2010–2011Tijuana (loan) 42 (3)
2011–2016 Tijuana 201 (8)
2016–2021 Talleres 62 (1)
Total507(17)
Managerial career
2022 Talleres (assistant)
2022 Talleres (interim)
2023 Talleres
2024– Independiente del Valle
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

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.

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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]

Managerial statistics

As of 3 November 2024
Managerial record by team and tenure
TeamNatFromToRecord
GWDLGFGAGDWin %
Talleres (interim) Flag of Argentina.svg 5 September 202231 October 20221710342513+12058.82
Talleres 17 January 202327 November 2023452015106341+22044.44
Independiente del Valle Flag of Ecuador.svg 1 January 2024present40231076234+28057.50
Total10253282115088+62051.96

Honours

Player

Arsenal de Sarandí

Tijuana

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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.