Eduardo Coudetcoach of Alavésis, according to the newspapers Olé and Clarín, the one chosen by River to replace as coach Marcelo Gallardowhose departure was announced on Monday. Hernan Crespo and Santiago Solari They were other candidates for the position, but finally Coudet He was chosen by the leadership of the Monumental club.
But before being able to join River, Coudetwho has always had the dream of directing the ‘millionaires’, must negotiate his exit from the Alavés. It does not have any exit clause. Always according to Clarín, Coudet He wants to leave the Vitorian club well, which gave him the opportunity to return to direct in Spain.
‘Chacho’ Coudet, 51 years old, already appeared as the great favorite to lift a team that has had 3 consecutive defeats in the Apertura Tournament, which, together with its results at the end of 2025, is going through the worst streak in Argentine football. Coudet throughout his career he directed Celtic in Spain, Central Rosary and Racing Club in Argentina, Tijuana in Mexico and, in Brazil, Atlético Mineiro and International from Porto Alegre.
In 2019 he achieved two local titles with Racing and in 2023, the Mineiro Tournament with ‘Galo’. Like Crespo and Solari, Coudet is a former River player. In the case of the until now Alavés coach, as a player he achieved five local titles in 179 games (27 goals) between 2000 and 2004.
This Thursday, with the Monumental Stadium as the stage and with Banfield as the rival, it will be the last game of ‘Muñeco’ Gallardo in his second stage at the head of River, as the coach himself announced in a video published on the club’s social networks.
