Gerardo Seoane Castro (born 30 October 1978) also known as Gerry Seoane, is a Swiss professional football coach and former player, who is the current manager of BSC Young Boys.
Managerial career Seoane was appointed manager of reigning Swiss Super League champions Young Boys on 2 June 2018. Seoane, aged 39, was considered a surprise pick to succeed Adi Hütter as coach, despite guiding FC Luzern to third place in the Super League in his first full management job. Upon taking the role as Young Boys manager, Seoane pledged to continue with Hütter's playing style and keep the backroom staff in place.
In his first season in charge, he guided the club to their 13th league title and helped the club qualify to the group stage of the UEFA Champions League for the first time in club history. In his second season, Seoane led the club to a domestic double, delivering their 14th league title (their third in a row) and seventh cup title and first in over 30 years.
In May 2021, it was announced that Seoane would coach Bundesliga club Bayer Leverkusen. In the 2021–22 season, he led Bayer Leverkusen to finish third in the Bundesliga, to be their best finish in seven seasons. However, he was sacked on 5 October 2022, due to his Leverkusen's poorest season start since their promotion in 1979. Leverkusen had won only one game, drawn two, and lost five games, resulting in only five points in their first eight games. In June 2023, he was named the new head coach of Borussia Mönchengladbach, starting from the 2023–24 season. He was sacked in September 2025.
On 31 October 2025, he returned to BSC Young Boys, signing a contract until summer 2028.
Personal life Seoane was born in Luzern, Switzerland to Galician parents and holds both Swiss and Spanish citizenship. In addition to German, he is also fluent in Spanish, English, French, Italian, and Galician.
Managerial statistics
+ Managerial record by team and tenure TeamFromToRecord Luzern (interim)4 April 20138 April 2013 Luzern5 January 20182 June 2018Young Boys2 June 201830 June 2021Bayer Leverkusen1 July 20215 October 2022Borussia Monchengladbach1 July 202315 September 2025Young Boys31 October 2025presentTotal
Honours Manager Young Boys Swiss Super League: 2018–19, 2019–20, 2020–21 Swiss Cup: 2019–20
Individual Swiss Super League Manager of the Year: 2018–19, 2019–20, 2020–21,
References
External links
Gerardo Seoane career statistics at The Guardian Gerardo Seoane managerial statistics at the Swiss Super League