Club Atlético River Plate is an Argentine professional football club based in Buenos Aires, who currently play in the Argentine Primera División. The club was formed in 1901, as a result of the merging of football clubs Santa Rosa and La Rosales. River Plate won their first Primera División title in 1920; since then, the club has won a further 37 league titles, along with 16 national cups. At international level, they have been crowned champions of South American football on four occasions, winning the Copa Libertadores in 1986, 1996, 2015 and 2018, and have also won a Worldwide thropy, the 1986 Intercontinental Cup.
River Plate have had 59 managers, of whom the most successful person to manage the club is Marcelo Gallardo. Domestically, he won one Primera División title, three Copa Argentina, two Supercopa Argentina and one Trofeo de Campeones de la Liga Profesional. Internationally, he led River Plate to two Copa Libertadores, one Copa Sudamericana, three Recopa Sudamericana and a Suruga Bank Championship title in his joint ten-year reign as manager. The club's longest-serving manager was José María Minella, who managed the club from 1947 to 1959, totalling 13 years. Several coaches have managed River Plate twice, with Renato Cesarini having the longest gap between spells. He first took charge of the club during 1939, and then from 1965 to 1966 on his third spell.
This chronological list comprises all those who have held the position of manager of the first team of River Plate since 1931. Each manager's entry includes his dates of tenure and the club's overall competitive record (in terms of matches won, drawn and lost), honours won and significant achievements while under his care. Caretaker managers are included, where known, as well as those who have been in permanent charge.
Key
Key to record: Pld = Matches played W = Matches won D = Matches drawn L = Matches lost GF = Goals for / scored GA = Goals against / conceded Win % = Win ratio
Managers Information correct as of 19 September 2026. Only competitive matches are counted. +Key* Caretaker manager
+River Plate managersNameFromToRecordHonours———*—————————*—*———*——*————*———Didi——*——Delem———*———*——*—*——*—*——*———Delem*—*———*—*——————*—*——*—26 August 2026—Present—
Most trophies won As of 13 March 2024 Name AFA-AUF CONMEBOL Worldwide Total 1 6 0 7 0 14 6 1 0 2 0 9 6 1 1 0 0 8 6 0 0 0 0 6 3 1 2 0 0 6 2 3 1 0 0 6 1 0 0 1 1 3 3 0 0 0 0 3 1 2 0 0 0 3 1 1 0 0 0 2 1 0 1 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 Total 37 15 5 11 1 69
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