List of Argentina national football team managers
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This is a list of Argentina national football team managers
List
Correct as of July 15, 2026 (vs. 
England)
| No. | Tenure | Manager | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | Titles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1921 | Pedro Calomino [n1 1] | 1 Copa América (1921) | ||||||||
| 2 | 1924–1925 | Ángel Vázquez | 13 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 19 | 9 | +10 | 61.53% | 1 Copa América (1925) |
| 3 | 1927–1928 | José Lago Millán | 13 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 44 | 15 | +29 | 69.23% | 1 Copa América (1927) 1 Olympic silver (Ámsterdam 1928) [n1 2] |
| 4 | 1929–1930 | Francisco Olazar - Juan José Tramutola | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 29 | 13 | +16 | 69.69% | 1 Copa América (1929)
1930 FIFA World Cup Runner-up |
| 5 | 1934 | Felipe Pascucci | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −1 | 00.00% | |
| 6 | 1934–1937 | Manuel Seoane | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 20 | 8 | +12 | 73.33% | 1 Copa América (1937) |
| 7 | 1938–1939 | Ángel Fernández Roca | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 6 | +5 | 75.00% | |
| 8 | 1939–1958 | Guillermo Stábile | 115 | 77 | 20 | 18 | 290 | 129 | +161 | 72.75% | 6 Copa América (1941, 1945, 1946, 1947, 1955, 1957) |
| 9 | 1959 | Victorio Spinetto – José Barreiro – José Della Torre | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 19 | 5 | +14 | 91.66% | 1 Copa América (1959) |
| 10 | 1959 | José Manuel Moreno | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 13 | −2 | 50.00% | |
| 11 | 1960 | Guillermo Stábile | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 16 | 15 | +1 | 63.33% | 1 Panamerican Championship (1960) |
| 12 | 1960–1961 | Victorio Spinetto | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 23 | 12 | +11 | 60.00% | |
| 13 | 1961 | José D'Amico | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 50.00% | |
| 14 | 1962 | Juan Carlos Lorenzo | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 53.33% | |
| 15 | 1962 | Néstor Rossi | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 100.00% | |
| 16 | 1962 | Jim Lópes [n1 3] | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 66.66% | |
| 17 | 1963 | Horacio Amable Torres | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 20 | 17 | +3 | 54.16% | |
| – | 1963 | José D'Amico | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 | +3 | 50.00% | |
| 18 | 1964–65 | José María Minella | 15 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 31 | 8 | +23 | 71.11% | |
| 19 | 1965 | Osvaldo Zubeldía | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 33.33% | |
| 20 | 1966 | Juan Carlos Lorenzo | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 6 | −1 | 44.44% | |
| – | 1967 | Jim Lópes | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 3 | 9 | 80.00% | |
| 21 | 1967 | Carmelo Faraone | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | −2 | 00.00% | |
| 22 | 1967–1968 | Renato Cesarini | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 8 | −3 | 26.66% | |
| – | 1968 | José María Minella | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 37.50% | |
| 23 | 1969 | Humberto Maschio | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 50.00% | |
| 24 | 1969 | Adolfo Pedernera | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | −2 | 33.33% | |
| 25 | 1970–1972 | Juan José Pizzuti | 23 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 35 | 28 | +7 | 55.07% | |
| 26 | 1972–1973 | Omar Sívori | 15 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 28 | 18 | +10 | 62.22% | |
| 27 | 1974 | Vladislao Cap | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 15 | 19 | −4 | 40.00% | |
| 28 | 1974–1983 | César Menotti | 81 | 43 | 20 | 18 | 156 | 82 | +74 | 61.31% | 1 FIFA World Cup (1978) |
| 29 | 1983–1990 | Carlos Bilardo | 83 | 28 | 31 | 24 | 91 | 77 | +14 | 46.18% | 1 FIFA World Cup Winner (1986) Runner-up (1990) |
| 30 | 1990–1994 | Alfio Basile | 48 | 25 | 17 | 6 | 75 | 44 | +31 | 63.88% | 2 Copa América (1991, 1993) 1 FIFA Confederations Cup (1992) 1 CONMEBOL–UEFA Cup of Champions (1993) |
| 31 | 1994–1998 | Daniel Passarella | 55 | 32 | 13 | 10 | 98 | 42 | +56 | 66.06% | 1995 King Fahd Cup Runner-up |
| 32 | 1999–2004 | Marcelo Bielsa | 69 | 43 | 16 | 10 | 127 | 61 | +66 | 70.05% | 2004 Copa América Runner-up |
| 33 | 2004–2006 | José Pékerman | 27 | 14 | 7 | 6 | 50 | 33 | +17 | 60.49% | 2005 FIFA Confederations Cup Runner-up |
| – | 2006–2008 | Alfio Basile | 28 | 14 | 8 | 6 | 44 | 25 | +19 | 59.52% | 2007 Copa América Runner-up |
| 34 | 2008–2010 | Diego Maradona | 24 | 18 | 0 | 6 | 47 | 27 | +20 | 75.00% | |
| 35 | 2010–2011 | Sergio Batista | 17 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 30 | 17 | +13 | 58.82% | |
| 36 | 2011–2014 | Alejandro Sabella | 41 | 26 | 10 | 5 | 76 | 33 | +43 | 71.54% | 2014 FIFA World Cup Runner-up |
| 37 | 2014–2016 | Gerardo Martino | 29 | 19 | 7 | 3 | 66 | 18 | +48 | 73.56% | 2015 Copa América Runner-up Copa América Centenario Runner-up |
| 38 | 2016–2017 | Edgardo Bauza | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 10 | −1 | 45.83% | |
| 39 | 2017–2018 | Jorge Sampaoli | 15 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 27 | 21 | +6 | 55.56% | |
| 40 | 2018–present | Lionel Scaloni | 103 | 76 | 18 | 9 | 217 | 56 | +161 | 73.79% | 2 Copa América (2021, 2024) 1 CONMEBOL–UEFA Cup of Champions (2022) 1 FIFA World Cup (2022) |
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