Frank Kudelka (football manager)
Argentine football manager (born 1961)
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Frank Darío Kudelka (born 12 May 1961) is an Argentine football manager, currently in charge of Newell's Old Boys.
Full name
Frank Darío Kudelka
Date of birth
12 May 1961
Place of birth
Freyre, Argentina
Current team
Newell's Old Boys (manager)|
Kudelka in 2019 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Frank Darío Kudelka | ||
| Date of birth | 12 May 1961 | ||
| Place of birth | Freyre, Argentina | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Newell's Old Boys (manager) | ||
| Managerial career | |||
| Years | Team | ||
| 1987–1989 | 9 de Julio Olímpico | ||
| 1989–1994 | La Salle Jobson | ||
| 1994–1996 | Gimnasia y Esgrima (SF) | ||
| 1996–2004 | Unión de Santa Fe | ||
| 2004 | Patronato | ||
| 2005–2008 | Libertad de Sunchales | ||
| 2008–2010 | Boca Unidos | ||
| 2010–2012 | Unión de Santa Fe | ||
| 2012–2013 | Instituto | ||
| 2013–2014 | Huracán | ||
| 2014–2018 | Talleres de Córdoba | ||
| 2018–2019 | Universidad de Chile | ||
| 2019–2021 | Newell's Old Boys | ||
| 2021–2022 | Huracán | ||
| 2022–2023 | Lanús | ||
| 2024–2025 | Huracán | ||
| 2026– | Newell's Old Boys | ||
Managerial Career
Kudelka returned to Huracán in March 2024, signing a one-year contract with the club.[1] On 20 February 2025, Kudelka extended his contract through the end of the 2025 season.[2] Kudelka lead Huracán to the 2025 Torneo Apertura final, losing 1-0 to CA Platense on 1 June 2025. On 18 November 2025, Huracán announced that they had not renewed Kudelka's contract at the end of the 2025 season.[3]
Personal life
Born in Argentina, Kudelka is of Czech descent.[4]
Managerial statistics
- As of match played 31 May 2025[5]
| Team | Nat | From | To | Record | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | ||||
| Unión |  |
1 July 2002 | 30 June 2004 | 38 | 10 | 10 | 18 | 44 | 57 | −13 | 26.32 |
| Boca Unidos | |
1 July 2008 | 30 May 2010 | 76 | 32 | 23 | 21 | 106 | 82 | +24 | 42.11 |
| Unión | |
31 May 2010 | 1 September 2012 | 82 | 33 | 20 | 29 | 88 | 87 | +1 | 40.24 |
| Instituto | |
20 November 2012 | 30 September 2013 | 33 | 8 | 15 | 10 | 35 | 37 | −2 | 24.24 |
| Huracán | |
14 October 2013 | 3 November 2014 | 49 | 19 | 17 | 13 | 53 | 29 | +24 | 38.78 |
| Talleres | |
1 January 2015 | 19 May 2018 | 112 | 58 | 35 | 19 | 149 | 84 | +65 | 51.79 |
| Universidad de Chile |  |
28 May 2018 | 13 March 2019 | 29 | 16 | 5 | 8 | 46 | 30 | +16 | 55.17 |
| Newell's Old Boys | |
3 June 2019 | 13 March 2021 | 41 | 16 | 10 | 15 | 57 | 52 | +5 | 39.02 |
| Huracán | |
26 March 2021 | 17 May 2022 | 46 | 16 | 14 | 16 | 53 | 55 | −2 | 34.78 |
| Lanús | |
25 July 2022 | 6 September 2023 | 49 | 17 | 13 | 19 | 56 | 58 | −2 | 34.69 |
| Huracán | |
7 March 2024 | present | 77 | 32 | 28 | 17 | 79 | 55 | +24 | 41.56 |
| Total | 629 | 254 | 190 | 185 | 766 | 626 | +140 | 40.38 | |||
