Eduardo Coudet

Eduardo Germán Coudet (born 12 September 1974), nicknamed El Chacho, is an Argentine professional football manager and former player who is the manager of Spanish club RC Celta de Vigo. He played mainly as a right midfielder.

Eduardo Coudet
Coudet playing for San Luis in 2009
Personal information
Full name Eduardo Germán Coudet
Date of birth (1974-09-12) 12 September 1974
Place of birth Buenos Aires, Argentina
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Right midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Celta (manager)
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)
1999–2002 River Plate 47 (12)
2002 Celta Vigo 9 (0)
2003–2004 River Plate 56 (14)
2004 Rosario Central 16 (1)
2005 San Lorenzo 23 (2)
2006 Rosario Central 25 (1)
2007–2008 San Luis 77 (9)
2009 Necaxa 16 (1)
2009–2010 San Luis 12 (1)
2010 Colón 5 (1)
2010 Philadelphia Union 9 (0)
2011 Fort Lauderdale Strikers 18 (6)
Total 501 (78)
Teams managed
2015–2016 Rosario Central
2017 Club Tijuana
2017–2019 Racing Club
2020 Internacional
2020– Celta
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Career

Born in Buenos Aires, Coudet spent most of his career in the Argentinian First Division team Rosario Central, but he did have a short spell at Celta Vigo in the Spanish League and subsequently in Major League Soccer with Philadelphia Union.

From 1993 to 1995, he played for Argentine football team Platense, alongside French-Argentine David Trezeguet, also playing his first years of football in Platense. He won three Argentine titles during his time with River Plate.

After several years playing in Mexico, Coudet returned to Argentina in January 2010 to play for Colón de Santa Fe.[1]

Coudet eventually became a trialist for the Philadelphia Union of Major League Soccer and later signed with the club in July 2010.[2] He was released by the club in February 2011.[3] On 28 March 2011, Coudet signed with Fort Lauderdale Strikers of the North American Soccer League.[4] Coudet was slapped with a six-match ban after aggressively confronting the referee in a match against the Puerto Rico Islanders on 21 July. He was released by the Strikers at the season's end.

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 the 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 coming 2015 season.[5] Among others, Coudet also managed to sign defender Pablo Álvarez and midfielders José Luis Fernández and Gustavo Colman.

Coudet's official debut at the helm of Rosario Central began with a surprise 1–0 win away to reigning champions Racing. Central followed up this win with four consecutive victories. Coudet's side showed remarkable form throughout the first half of the tournament, culminating in a 13-game undefeated streak until an eventual 2–0 loss away to River Plate. Central bounced back quickly and resumed their stunning form, handing their hated rivals Newell's an unprecedented fourth consecutive derby loss.[6] Throughout the tournament, Central was characterized for playing attractive, attacking football, spearheaded by the attacking talents of attacking midfielder Franco Cervi and top goalscorer Marco Ruben, who had a career season with 24 goals across all competitions.

During the break, Coudet further strengthened the squad with two important signings, Javier Pinola and Marcelo Larrondo. Both players would prove to be invaluable for the rest of the season, with Larrondo forming a particularly impressive partnership with Marco Ruben and Pinola adding poise and experience to Central's defense.

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.[7]

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.[8] Just 4 months and 18 days later, Coudet and Club Tijuana agreed to end their working relationship.[9]

Racing Club

On 17 December 2017, Coudet was announced as the new manager of Racing Club Racing Club de Avellaneda, since its former coach Diego Cocca resigned from his post due to poor results and some controversy with the team star, Lisandro López. The soccer coordinator Diego Milito was key in the negotiations with the new coach.

First steps on the team were very productive, the team enhanced his play however it gets out from Copa Libertadores and also Copa Argentina. Even so, he managed to be one of the best Argentine teams of 2018, finishing on first position of the championship at the end of date 15, with some troubles playing with River Plate and losing that match 2–0. Additionally, there was an issue with Ricardo Centurión, a gifted but troublesome player who gets angry when called to the field, completing Coudet´s black day because Defensa y Justicia catches the leadership too.

First championship

Despite those last facts, Chacho Coudet gets on december 2017 his first championship as a coach. He also became the most effective coach in the history of Racing Club, surpassing other trainers who have obtained titles with this club such as Diego Cocca, Guillermo Stábile, among others.

Internacional

On 16 December 2019, Coudet was appointed manager of Brazilian Série A side Internacional, after agreeing to a two-year contract.[10] On 9 November, he left the club despite leading the league.[11]

Celta

On 12 November 2020, Coudet was named in charge of La Liga side RC Celta de Vigo.[12]

Managerial statistics
As of match played 31 January 2021
Managerial record by team and tenure
Team Nat From To Record Ref
G W D L Win %
Rosario Central 12 December 2014 16 December 2016 81 37 26 18 045.68 [13]
Club Tijuana 12 June 2017 30 October 2017 20 6 7 7 030.00 [14]
Racing Club 17 December 2017 16 December 2019 73 37 23 13 050.68 [15]
Internacional 16 December 2019 9 November 2020 46 24 13 9 052.17 [16]
Celta 12 November 2020 Present 14 6 3 5 042.86 [17]
Total 234 110 72 52 047.01 —

Honours

Player

River Plate

Rosario Central

Manager

Racing Club

References
  1. Archived 23 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine at FOOTBALLpress.net
  2. at PhiladelphiaUnion.com
  3. MOVING ON Union waive midfielder Coudet Archived 15 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine. Phillysoccernews.com.
  4. Strikers Ink Eduardo Coudet – OurSports Central – Independent and Minor League Sports News. OurSports Central (28 March 2011).
  5. "Eduardo Coudet sera el nuevo técnico de Rosario Central y llega acompañado por Ariel Garcé".
  6. "Newell´s old Boys vs. Rosario Central".
  7. "Boca Juniors-Rosario Central referees suspended for dubious Cup calls".
  8. "Club Tijuana Introduces Head Coach Eduardo Coudet".
  9. "Club Tijuana Official Release".
  10. "Eduardo Coudet é o novo técnico do Inter" [Eduardo Coudet is the new manager of Inter] (in Portuguese). SC Internacional. 16 December 2019. Retrieved 20 December 2019.
  11. "Eduardo Coudet deixa o comando técnico do Internacional" [Eduardo Coudet leaves Internacional] (in Portuguese). SC Internacional. 9 November 2020. Retrieved 12 November 2020.
  12. "Eduardo Coudet, nuevo entrenador del RC Celta" [Eduardo Coudet, new manager of RC Celta] (in Spanish). Celta Vigo. 12 November 2020. Retrieved 12 November 2020.
  13. "Rosario Central: Matches". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 20 April 2019.
  14. "Club Tijuana: Matches". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 20 April 2019.
  15. "Racing Club de Avellaneda: Matches". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 20 April 2019.
  16. "Sport Club Internacional: Matches". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 20 April 2019.
  17. "Real Club Celta de Vigo: Matches". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 29 November 2020.
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