28 Facts About Gerardo Martino

Gerardo Daniel "Tata" Martino was born on 20 November 1962 and is an Argentine professional football coach and former player who last coached Major League Soccer club Inter Miami.

Gerardo Martino holds the record of appearances with the team playing a total of 505 matches in all official competitions.

Gerardo Martino was selected in a fan's poll as Newell's best player throughout the club's history.

Gerardo Martino's team finished as runners-up in the Copa America Centenario, again losing to the defending champion Chile on penalties.

On 5 July 2016, Gerardo Martino resigned from the Argentina national team.

Gerardo Martino was named the head coach of Atlanta United, a MLS expansion team that began play in 2017.

Gerardo Martino led the team to an MLS Cup victory in their second season and was named the MLS Coach of the Year before departing for the Mexico national team.

Gerardo Martino spent three years leading the side and left Mexico after being knocked out in the group stage in the 2022 FIFA World Cup.

In 2023, Gerardo Martino returned to MLS, being appointed as head coach of Inter Miami, where he joined former Barcelona players Lionel Messi, Jordi Alba and Sergio Busquets, as well as former Atlanta United player Josef Martinez.

Gerardo Martino was assigned as head coach of the Paraguay national football team in February 2007, replacing Uruguayan Anibal "Mano" Ruiz.

Previously, Gerardo Martino had won the Paraguayan league four times from 2002 till 2006.

In 2008, Gerardo Martino was linked for vacant managerial position of Iran Pro League side Steel Azin, but the deal was cancelled for personal reasons.

On 5 July 2010, Gerardo Martino announced that he would be stepping down as Paraguay coach on their return from the 2010 FIFA World Cup, in which he led Paraguay to quarter-finals.

Gerardo Martino confirmed that with his four-year contract expiring, he would not be extending his spell in charge of the national side.

However, on 10 July 2010, Gerardo Martino agreed to stay on as Paraguay coach until after the 2011 Copa America, in which Paraguay were runners-up after losing to Uruguay in the final.

However, a series of impressive results under Gerardo Martino secured top-flight status for Newell's, and Gerardo Martino's reputation as a coach increased quite significantly.

On 7 July 2013, Gerardo Martino was confirmed as head coach of Spanish club Barcelona to replace Tito Vilanova, who resigned three days earlier due to health issues.

On 12 August 2014, Gerardo Martino was introduced as the new head coach for the Argentina national team, succeeding Alejandro Sabella who took the side into the final against Germany at the World Cup in Brazil.

On 23 October 2018, Gerardo Martino announced that he would not renew his contract with Atlanta United following the conclusion of the 2018 MLS season, citing personal reasons.

Gerardo Martino was expected to sign with the Mexico national team.

On 7 January 2019, Gerardo Martino was announced as head coach of the Mexico national team in his return to international management since leaving Argentina in May 2016.

On 28 June 2023, Gerardo Martino was announced as head coach of Inter Miami, marking his return to the MLS after leaving Atlanta United in 2018.

Right away, Gerardo Martino's team won the Leagues Cup, Inter Miami's first trophy, behind the heroics of summer signing Lionel Messi.

On 22 November 2024, Gerardo Martino announced that he was stepping down from his role with MLS club Inter Miami "due to personal reasons".

Gerardo Martino prefers to play a very high pressing and an attacking style of football.

At Barcelona, Gerardo Martino continued the club's preferred style of play tiki-taka along with his own tactics.

All of Gerardo Martino's teams have the same distinguishable traits: they play attack-minded football, they are creative and the style is based on quick passing.

Gerardo Martino is of Italian descent with grandparents from Ripacandida, Basilicata.