Eduardo Coudet

Argentine footballer and manager

Eduardo Coudet
Coudet during a press conference in 2020
Personal information
Full name Eduardo Germán Coudet
Date of birth (1974-09-12) 12 September 1974 (age 49)
Place of birth Buenos Aires, Argentina
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Right midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Internacional (head coach)
Youth career
Platense
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1993–1995 Platense 56 (2)
1995–1998 Rosario Central 102 (23)
1998–1999 San Lorenzo 30 (5)
1999–2004 River Plate 103 (26)
2002–2003 → Celta (loan) 9 (0)
2004–2007 Rosario Central 41 (2)
2005–2006 → San Lorenzo (loan) 23 (2)
2007–2010 San Luis 89 (10)
2008–2009 → Necaxa (loan) 16 (1)
2010 → Colón (loan) 5 (1)
2010–2011 Philadelphia Union 9 (0)
2011 Fort Lauderdale Strikers 18 (6)
Total 501 (78)
Managerial career
2014–2016 Rosario Central
2017 Tijuana
2017–2019 Racing Club
2019–2020 Internacional
2020–2022 Celta
2022–2023 Atlético Mineiro
2023– Internacional
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Eduardo Germán Coudet (born 12 September 1974), nicknamed El Chacho,[1] is an Argentine professional football manager and former player who is the manager of Brazilian club Internacional.

He played mainly as a right midfielder, representing the likes of Rosario Central and River Plate, as well as having spells in Spain, Mexico and the United States.

Having begun managing with Rosario, he won the 2018–19 Argentine Primera División for Racing Club. He also worked in the top leagues of Mexico, Brazil and Spain, winning the Campeonato Mineiro for Atlético Mineiro in 2023.

Playing career

Coudet playing for San Luis in 2009

Born in Buenos Aires, Coudet spent most of his career in the Argentinian First Division with Rosario Central. He also had a short spell at Celta Vigo in Spain's La Liga and subsequently in Major League Soccer with Philadelphia Union.

From 1993 to 1995, he played for Platense, alongside David Trezeguet. He won three Argentine titles during his time with River Plate.

In 2002, during the Argentine Great Depression, Coudet was one of many players to move abroad. He said of life in his country: "I can't live any more over here. It's terrible to experience every day with this sense of unease. You brake at a light and you don't know if they're going to wash your windscreen, ask for an autograph or stick a bullet through your head", and had chosen a cheaper car to avoid bringing attention to his wealth.[2]

After several years playing in Mexico, Coudet returned to Argentina in January 2010 to play for Colón de Santa Fe.[3]

Coudet eventually became a trialist for the Philadelphia Union of Major League Soccer and later signed with the club in July 2010.[4] He was released by the club in February 2011.[5] On 28 March 2011, Coudet signed with Fort Lauderdale Strikers of the North American Soccer League.[6] Coudet was given a six-match ban after aggressively confronting the referee in a match against the Puerto Rico Islanders on 21 July.[7]

Coaching career

Rosario Central

On 12 December 2014, Coudet was officially named as the new head coach of Rosario Central, replacing Miguel Angel Russo. As his assistant, he selected former Argentina international Ariel Garcé, who had a previous brief stint with Central. Aiming to reinforce his squad, Coudet contacted various ex-Central players, including Marco Ruben, Cristian Villagra (both playing in Ukraine at the time) and Cesar Delgado, convincing them to join for the 2015 season.[8] Among others, Coudet also managed to sign defender Pablo Álvarez and midfielders José Luis Fernández and Gustavo Colman.

Coudet's official debut began with a surprise 1–0 win away to reigning champions Racing. Central followed up this win with four consecutive victories. Coudet's side had a 13-game undefeated streak until an eventual 2–0 loss away to River Plate. Central bounced back quickly, inflicting on rivals Newell's an unprecedented fourth consecutive derby loss.[9] Coudet's team finished 2015 in third place, and narrowly missed out on the 2014–15 Copa Argentina Championship after a controversial 2–0 final loss to Boca Juniors, after a dubious penalty decision and an offside goal put the tie beyond reach.[10]

Club Tijuana

On 12 June 2017, Coudet was announced as the new manager of Liga MX side Club Tijuana, having signed a one-year contract with the club.[11] Just 4 months and 18 days later, he was dismissed. His team at the Xolos contained nine compatriots.[12]

Racing Club

On 17 December 2017, Coudet was announced as the new manager at Racing Club, succeeding Diego Cocca and aligning with new director of football Diego Milito.[13]

After missing out on Copa Libertadores qualification in 2017–18, Racing won the league in 2018–19, their first in five years. Coudet's team were the highest scorers over the 24 games (42) and conceded the fewest goals (15).[14]

Internacional

On 16 December 2019, Coudet was appointed manager at Brazilian Série A side Internacional, after agreeing to a two-year contract.[15] His first game in charge was a 1–0 win at Juventude,[16] the first game of the Campeonato Gaúcho, and finished the State League Season as runners-up to Grenal rivals Grêmio.[17] He quit the club on 9 November 2020.

Celta

On 12 November 2020, Coudet was named in charge of La Liga side RC Celta de Vigo, signing an 18-month deal.[18] He won his first five in command, with the most goals and fewest conceded of any league manager at that time, markedly better than his predecessor Óscar García.[1] At the end of the season, he signed a new contract until June 2024, including the Galician club's centenary.[19]

In January of 2021 and 2022, Coudet's team were eliminated from the Copa del Rey by third-tier opposition away in the Balearic Islands, namely UD Ibiza and CD Atlético Baleares.[20] On 2 November 2022, he was sacked by the club.[21]

Atlético Mineiro

On 19 November 2022, Coudet joined Brazilian club Atlético Mineiro ahead of the 2023 season, signing a two-year deal.[22] In April 2023, he won the Campeonato Mineiro with an aggregate 5–2 win over rivals América in the finals.[23] His departure from Atlético was announced on 11 June, following a dispute with the board of the club over player transfers.[24]

Internacional return

On 19 July 2023, Coudet was announced back at Internacional, replacing sacked Mano Menezes, accompanied by assistant manager Lucho González.[25] He managed his first match back at the Colorado in a 0-0 draw at Red Bull Bragantino on 27 July,[26] and took five matches to record his first win as Internacional knocked out River Plate on penalties following a 2-1 triumph in regular time at Beira-Rio to lead the team into the Copa Libertadores quarterfinals. He proceeded to lead the team to the semifinals, where they got knocked out by eventual winners Fluminense in a heartbraking 1-2 defeat in Porto Alegre.

Following the elimination, and with the team facing danger in the lowest positions at the Campeonato Brasileiro, Coudet got his first win in the Gre-Nal derby on 8 October, a 3-2 scoreline at home.[27] Internacional began a slow climb at the table with a 7-1 smashing against Santos and a 2-1 win at Vasco da Gama, but eventually lost steam and lost the chance to qualify to the following year's Libertadores. Still, Inter won five of its last seven Serie A matches, ending in 9th place overall. On 19 December, he signed a contract extension with the club valid until December 2024.[28]

Managerial statistics

As of match played 25 April 2024
Managerial record by team and tenure
Team Nat From To Record Ref
G W D L GF GA GD Win %
Rosario Central Argentina 12 December 2014 16 December 2016 81 37 26 18 118 78 +40 045.68 [29]
Tijuana Mexico 12 June 2017 30 October 2017 20 6 7 7 19 23 −4 030.00 [30]
Racing Club Argentina 17 December 2017 16 December 2019 73 37 24 12 112 67 +45 050.68 [31]
Internacional Brazil 16 December 2019 9 November 2020 46 24 13 9 71 37 +34 052.17 [32]
Celta de Vigo Spain 12 November 2020 2 November 2022 84 31 19 34 120 117 +3 036.90 [33]
Atlético Mineiro Brazil 19 November 2022 11 June 2023 35 21 8 6 53 27 +26 060.00
Internacional Brazil 19 July 2023 present 49 25 12 12 71 45 +26 051.02
Total 388 181 109 98 564 394 +170 046.65 —

Honours

Player

River Plate

Rosario Central

Manager

Racing Club

Atlético Mineiro

References

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  2. ^ Grosso, Cristian (31 July 2002). "Jugar con miedo" [Playing with fear]. La Nación (in Spanish). Retrieved 6 February 2022.
  3. ^ [1][usurped] at FOOTBALLpress.net
  4. ^ [2] Archived 23 July 2010 at the Wayback Machine at PhiladelphiaUnion.com
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  6. ^ Strikers Ink Eduardo Coudet – OurSports Central – Independent and Minor League Sports News. OurSports Central (28 March 2011).
  7. ^ Quarstad, Brian (21 July 2011). "Fort Lauderdale's Eduardo Coudet Suspended Six Games by League". IM Soccer. Retrieved 6 February 2022.
  8. ^ "Eduardo Coudet sera el nuevo técnico de Rosario Central y llega acompañado por Ariel Garcé". La Nación.
  9. ^ "Newell´s old Boys vs. Rosario Central".
  10. ^ "Boca Juniors-Rosario Central referees suspended for dubious Cup calls". 6 November 2015.
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  20. ^ Leyenda, Alberto (5 January 2022). "El Celta se vuelve a traer carbón copero de Baleares" [Celta bring Copa coal back from the Balearics again]. Faro de Vigo (in Spanish). Retrieved 8 February 2022.
  21. ^ "Chacho Coudet and RC Celta part ways". Celta Vigo. 2 November 2022. Retrieved 3 November 2022.
  22. ^ "Eduardo Coudet é o novo técnico do Galo" [Eduardo Coudet is the new Galo manager] (in Portuguese). Clube Atlético Mineiro. 19 November 2022. Retrieved 19 November 2022.
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  31. ^ "Racing Club de Avellaneda: Matches". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 20 April 2019.
  32. ^ "Sport Club Internacional: Matches". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 20 April 2019.
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    "Matches Eduardo Coudet, 2021–22 season". BDFutbol. Retrieved 2 January 2022.
    "Matches Eduardo Coudet, 2022–23 season". BDFutbol. Retrieved 3 November 2022.

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