Facundo Gareca
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Facundo Guillermo Gareca | ||
| Date of birth | 5 October 1973 | ||
| Place of birth | Concepción, Tucumán, Argentina | ||
| Position | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Universidad de Concepción (assistant) | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1992–1994 | Atlético Tucumán | 48 | (21) |
| 1994–1995 | Ferro Carril Oeste | 8 | (0) |
| 1995–1996 | Hapoel Beit She'an | 9 | (1) |
| 1996–1998 | Arsenal de Sarandí | 25 | (9) |
| 1998 | Alianza Lima | 19 | (8) |
| 1999 | Bella Vista | 9 | (2) |
| 1999–2000 | Arsenal de Sarandí | 22 | (6) |
| 2000–2001 | Huracán | 10 | (0) |
| 2001–2002 | Arsenal de Sarandí | 27 | (24) |
| 2002 | Comunicaciones | 15 | (8) |
| 2002–2003 | Arsenal de Sarandí | 29 | (13) |
| 2003 | UA Maracaibo | 7 | (2) |
| 2004–2005 | Tiro Federal | 27 | (10) |
| 2005–2006 | Chacarita Juniors | 39 | (7) |
| 2006–2007 | Atlético Tucumán | 18 | (5) |
| 2007–2009 | Deportivo Español | 50 | (14) |
| 2009–2011 | Excursionistas | 39 | (5) |
| 2012 | Camioneros | – | (–) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2012 | Flandria (assistant) | ||
| 2012 | Flandria (caretaker) | ||
| 2012 | Atlanta (assistant) | ||
| 2013 | Platense (assistant) | ||
| 2014–2015 | Villa Dálmine (assistant) | ||
| 2016 | Arsenal de Sarandí (assistant) | ||
| 2017 | Nueva Chicago (assistant) | ||
| 2017 | Los Andes (assistant) | ||
| 2018–2021 | Arsenal de Sarandí (assistant) | ||
| 2021–2022 | Central Córdoba SdE (assistant) | ||
| 2022 | Colón (assistant) | ||
| 2023 | Villa Dálmine | ||
| 2026– | Universidad de Concepción (assistant) | ||
| 2026 | Universidad de Concepción (caretaker) | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Facundo Guillermo Gareca (born 5 October 1973) is an Argentine football manager and former player who played as a forward.
Born in Concepción, Tucumán, Argentina, Gareca started his career with Atlético Tucumán.[1] In his homeland, he played for clubs such as Ferro Carril Oeste,[2] Arsenal de Sarandí, Huracán, among others.[3]
Abroad, Gareca played in Israel for Hapoel Beit She'an, Peru for Alianza Lima,[4][5] Uruguay for Bella Vista, Guatemala for Comunicaciones and Venezuela for UA Maracaibo.[3]
With Tiro Federal, Gareca won the 2004–05 Primera B Nacional.[6]
Gareca retired in 2012, aged 38. His last club was Camioneros [es].[1]
Coaching career
Gareca has mainly developed his career as an assistant coach.[1][7][8] He assumed as caretaker coach for Flandria in May 2012.[9] As a head coach, he led Villa Dálmine in 2023.[10][11]
In 2026, Gareca joined the technical staff of Juan Cruz Real for Chilean club Universidad de Concepción and assumed as caretaker manager in March after Real moved to the United States.[12][13]