List of Boca Juniors head coaches
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Boca Juniors is an Argentine sports club that is notable for its professional football team. The chronological list comprises all those who have held the position of head coach since the start of the professional era in 1930. Each head coach's entry includes his career with the club and the titles won. Caretaker head coaches are included, where known, as well as those who have been in permanent charge.
The most successful head coach in terms of titles won is Carlos Bianchi with 9. Titles include 4 Primera División leagues, 3 Copa Libertadores, and 2 Intercontinental Cups between 1998 and 2003.
Head coaches
- There are no statistics about the 1905–30 period so only head coaches since 1930 are listed below.[1][2][3]
- In the case of interim coaches periods, they are not numbered as they were not official managers.
- Keys
- indicates interim manager.
| N° | Name | Per. | Tenure | Titles |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| (no data for the 1905–1930 period) | ||||
1 |  Mario Fortunato [n 1] | 1 | 1930–32 | 2 |
2 |  José Lago Millán | 1 | 1932 | – |
3 | Ludovico Bidoglio | 1 | 1933 | – |
– | Mario Fortunato | 2 | 1934–36 | 2 |
4 | Juan José Tramutola | 1 | 1937–38 | – |
5 | Enrique Sobral | 1 | 1938 | – |
6 |  Valère de Besveconny | 1 | 1939 | – |
7 | Roberto Cherro | 1 | 1939 | – |
8 | Ángel Fernández Roca | 1 | 1939–40 | 1 |
– | Enrique Sobral | 2 | 1940–41 | 1 |
9 | Carlos Calocero | 1 | 1941 | – |
– | Mario Fortunato | 3 | 1942 | – |
10 | Oscar Tarrío | 1 | 1942–43 | – |
11 | Alfredo Garasini | 1 | 1943–46 | 4 |
– | Mario Fortunato | 4 | 1945–46 | 2 |
12 | Eduardo González Pinto | 1 | 1947 | 1 |
13 | Julio Benavídez | 1 | 1948 | – |
14 | Renato Cesarini | 1 | 1949 | – |
15 |  Franz Platko | 1 | 1949–50 | – |
16 | Ernesto Lazzatti | 1 | 1950 | – |
17 | Emilio Baldonedo | 1 | 1951–52 | – |
18 | Gerónimo Díaz | 1 | 1953 | – |
19 | György Orth | 1 | 1953 | – |
– | Ernesto Lazzatti | 2 | 1954 | 1 |
20 | Jaime Sarlanga | 1 | 1955 | – |
– | Mario Fortunato | 5 | 1956 | – |
21 | Bernardo Gandulla | 1 | 1957–58 | – |
22 | José Manuel Moreno | 1 | 1958–59 | – |
23 | Claudio Vacca | 1 | 1959 | – |
24 | Carlos Sosa | 1 | 1960 | – |
25 | José D'Amico [n 2] | 1 | 1960 | |
26 |  Vicente Feola | 1 | 1961 | – |
– | José D'Amico | 2 | 1962–63 | 1 |
27 | Adolfo Pedernera [n 3] | 1 | 1963–65 | 1 |
28 | Néstor Rossi [n 4] | 1 | 1965–66 | 1 |
– | Bernardo Gandulla | 2 | 1967 | – |
29 |  Alcides Silveira [n 5] | 1 | 1967–68 | – |
– | José D'Amico | 2 | 1968 | – |
30 | Alfredo Di Stéfano | 1 | 1969 | 2 |
31 | José María Silvero | 1 | 1970–71 | 1 |
– | Bernardo Gandulla | 3 | 1971 | – |
32 |  Fernando Riera | 1 | 1971–72 | – |
– | Bernardo Gandulla | 4 | 1972 | – |
33 | José Varacka | 1 | 1972 | – |
34 | Rogelio Domínguez | 1 | 1973–75 | – |
– | Bernardo Gandulla | 5 | 1975 | – |
35 | Juan Carlos Lorenzo | 1 | 1976–79 | 5 |
36 | Antonio Rattín | 1 | 1980 | – |
37 | Silvio Marzolini | 1 | 1981 | 1 |
38 | Vladislao Cap | 1 | 1982 | – |
39 | Carmelo Faraone | 1 | 1982–83 | – |
– | Raúl Rodríguez Seoane | 1 | 1983 | – |
– | Ernesto Grillo | 1 | 1983 | – |
40 | Miguel Ángel López | 1 | 1983–84 | – |
41 | Dino Sani | 1 | 1984 | – |
– | Ernesto Grillo | 1 | 1984 | – |
– | Mario Zanabria | 1 | 1984 | – |
– | Alfredo Di Stéfano | 2 | 1985 | – |
42 | Mario Zanabria | 1 | 1985–86 | – |
43 | César Luis Menotti | 1 | 1986–87 | – |
44 | Roberto Saporiti | 1 | 1987 | – |
– | Juan Carlos Lorenzo | 2 | 1987 | – |
45 | José Omar Pastoriza | 1 | 1988–89 | – |
46 | Carlos Aimar | 1 | 1989–90 | 2 |
– | Osvaldo Potente | 1 | 1990 | – |
47 | Óscar Tabárez | 1 | 1991–93 | 2 |
– | Osvaldo Potente | 1 | 1993 | – |
48 | Jorge Habegger | 1 | 1993 | 1 |
– | Enrique Hrabina | 1 | 1993 | – |
– | César Luis Menotti | 2 | 1993–94 | – |
– | Enrique Hrabina | 1 | 1994 | – |
– | Silvio Marzolini[5] | 2 | 1995 | – |
49 | Carlos Bilardo[6] | 1 | 1996 | – |
– | Francisco Sá | 1 | 1996 | – |
50 | Héctor Veira | 1 | 1996–98 | – |
– | Carlos García Cambón | 1 | 1998 | – |
51 | Carlos Bianchi | 1 | 1998–01 | 6 |
– | Oscar Tabárez | 2 | 2001–02 | – |
– | Carlos Bianchi | 2 | 2002–04 | 3 |
– | Abel Alves | 1 | 2004 | – |
52 | Miguel Ángel Brindisi | 1 | 2004 | – |
53 | Jorge Benítez | 1 | 2004–05 | 1 |
– | Abel Alves | 1 | 2005 | – |
54 | Alfio Basile | 1 | 2005–06 | 5 |
55 | Ricardo Lavolpe[7] | 1 | 2006 | – |
56 | Miguel Ángel Russo[8] | 1 | 2007 | 1 |
57 | Carlos Ischia[9] | 1 | 2008–09 | 2 |
– | Abel Alves | 1 | 2009 | – |
– | Alfio Basile | 2 | 2009–10 | – |
58 | Abel Alves [n 6] | 1 | 2010 | |
– | Roberto Pompei | 1 | 2010 | – |
59 | Claudio Borghi[12] | 1 | 2010 | – |
– | Roberto Pompei | 1 | 2010 | – |
60 | Julio Falcioni[13] | 1 | 2010–12 | 2 |
– | Carlos Bianchi[14][15][16] | 3 | 2012–14 | – |
– | Hugo Ibarra [n 7] | 1 | 2014 | – |
61 | Rodolfo Arruabarrena[18] | 1 | 2014–16 | 2 |
62 | Guillermo Barros Schelotto | 1 | 2016–18 | 2 |
63 | Gustavo Alfaro | 1 | 2019–20 | 1 |
– | Miguel Ángel Russo | 2 | 2020–21 | 2 |
64 | Sebastian Battaglia | 1 | 2021–22 | 2 |
65 | Hugo Ibarra [n 8] | 1 | 2022–23 | 2 |
– | Mariano Herrón | – | 2023 | – |
66 | Jorge Almirón | 1 | 2023 | – |
67 | Diego Martínez | 1 | 2024 | – |
– | Mariano Herrón | – | 2024 | – |
68 | Fernando Gago | 1 | 2024–25 | – |
– | Mariano Herrón | – | 2025 | – |
– | Miguel Ángel Russo | 3 | 2025 | – |
– | Claudio Úbeda | – | 2025– | – |
- Notes
- He was originally part of the staff of Carlos Sosa, being appointed as coach when Sosa left the charge.
- Pedernera was the main coach although it was Aristóbulo Deambrossi who was sitting on the bench during the matches.
- Replaced Pedernera when he suffered an accident.
- Was both, football and manager at the same time.
