Atlético Mineiro’s current coach, Argentine Gabriel Milito, He was cast as a player at the time by Real Madrid, but later participated in the golden era of Barcelona under the direction of Pep Guardiolahis teacher and inspiration, and from whom he admits he learned much of what he knows.
“Guardiola knew I was going to be a coach. Since the time I played, I was always interested in directing,” he stated in a recent interview with the Clarín newspaper.
Now ‘Gabi’ is looking to win her first Libertadores Cup as the coach in charge of the Brazilian club Belo Horizontewho will play in the final next Saturday against Botafogo in it Monumental of Buenos Aires.
Born in the neighborhood of Quilmes in the metropolitan area of Buenos Aires, Milito became less and was born as a footballer in Independiente, the club where he became an idol, got the captain’s armband at the age of 20 and where he returned to retire in 2012.
How many times has he faced his brother in court, Diego Milito which is considered one of the greatest exponents of Racing Club, the historic derby of Independiente.
In 2003, the real Madrid withdrew his signing due to problems with his right knee, the same injury that years earlier had kept him away from the red fields for a long time, and it was then that Royal Zaragoza, where he played four seasons at a high level.
Milito lived through his most victorious period in Camp Nou, with 10 titles at the Catalan club, where he also developed a great friendship with Lionel Messi, where he was with a team in the national team of Argentina during the 2006 World Cup and the 2011 Copa America.
Three years after his retirement as a player in 2012, he began his career as a coach, when he led the Students from La Plata. He even became the technical director of Independiente, where he left on bad terms after falling out with several leaders.
Between 2017 and 2018 he managed the Chilean first division club O’Higgins and then return to Studentsthat he resigned within a year due to a string of poor results.
His best-known work includes Argentine Juniors starting in 2021, for two and a half years and 135 games, and he left due to stress. Freely, he was approached by Cruzeiro, who recently fired Portuguese coach Pepa, but the Argentine rejected the offer.
Finally, in March of this year, Galo announced the acquisition of the 44-year-old Argentine until the end of 2025 instead of Luiz Felipe Scolari and a month later he won his first championship as a coach, winning the final of Mineiro Championship definitely against Cruzeiro.
After losing the final of this edition of Brazilian Cup against Flamengo, military He will be looking for a victory that will boost the spirit of the team led by Hulk and allow him to dream of a European bench.
Source: La Verdad
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