Marcelo Gallardo

I rate Marcelo Gallardo as one of those rare figures who became even greater after hanging up his boots. As a player he was the classic Argentine number ten: vision, technique, and those defence-splitting passes that no defender could read. I have always loved that archetype, the small playmaker who rules a pitch with his mind rather than his body. At 165 cm he proved that intelligence outweighs stature. His transition into one of South American football's most respected managers struck me as inevitable, not surprising. Watching him orchestrate from the touchline, I still see echoes of the elegant midfielder he once was.

Name (English)

Marcelo Gallardo

Name (Japanese)

マルセロ・ガジャルド

Reading

まるせろ・がじゃるど

Born

January 18, 1976 (age 50)

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Capricorn / Dragon

Origin

Merlo, Buenos Aires Province, Argentina

Height

165 cm

Occupation

association football player / association football coach

• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marcelo%20Gallardo
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%9E%E3%83%AB%E3%82%BB%E3%83%AD%E3%83%BB%E3%82%AC%E3%82%B8%E3%83%A3%E3%83%AB%E3%83%89
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q266507

Tags

• Buenos Aires Province
• association football player
• association football coach

Last updated

2026-06-21

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