Eduardo Vincente Gallardo (born 20th April, 1969 in Buenos Aires) is an Argentine handball coach, who has coached both the Argentina men's and Argentina women's national team.eurosport - Eduardo Gallardo
Coaching career He started his coaching career at Club Atlético River Plate in 1988, and coached them for 19 years, winning more than 50 titles. He then went on to coach Argentina youth national teams. At the 2007 U19 World Championship he lead the team to the semifinal, where they lost to eventual champions Denmark. At the 2009 U21 World Championship he finished 6th with the Argentine team.
Argentina Men In 2008 became the head coach of the Argentina men's senior national team. By winning gold medals at the 2011 Pan American Games in Guadalajara, he managed to qualify the team for the 2012 Summer Olympics.2011 Pan American Games - Final match report, read 30 August 2026 At the 2012 Summer Olympics the team finished 10th.2012 Olympic Qualifying Handball
At the 2015 Pan American Games, he won a silver medal, losing to Brazil in the final. This also meant that Argentina had qualified the team for the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, as Brazil had already qualified as the host.
At the 2016 Olympics, Argentina finished 10th out of 12.
He also lead the team to 5 IHF World Championships, At the 2011 World Championship, he led the team to a 12th place, which was the best result of any non-European team.
He also won gold medals at the 2010, 2012 Pan American Men's Handball Championship, and 2014 Pan American Men's Handball Championships.2010 Pan American Men's Handball Championship - Todor662012 Pan American Men's Handball Championship - todor66
Argentina Women In 2018 he took over as the head coach of the Argentina women's national team instead. He led them at the 2019, 2021 and 2023 World Women's Handball Championship.
At the 2018 and 2021 South and Central American Women's Handball Championship he won silver medals, losing to Brazil on both occasions.
Other work In addition to coaching, Gallardo has been on the International Handball Federation commission of coaching and methods, and delivered coaching courses on behalf on the International Handball Federation.
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