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 Argentina's national football team coach Gerardo Martino speaks during a press conference in Ezeiza, Buenos Aires, Argentina during his presentation as new coach of Argentina's squad.

Gerardo Daniel "Tata" Martino (born 20 November 1962) is a former Argentinian footballer midfielder who is currently the manager of Argentina.

Martino played mostly for Newell's Old Boys in his native Rosario. He holds the record of appearances with the team playing a total of 505 matches in all official competitions. He was also selected in a fan's poll as Newell's best player throughout the club's history.^[1]

He was chosen to replace Tito Vilanova as manager of FC Barcelona at the start of the 2013-14 Season, but he announced his resignation on May 17, 2014, though his side finished runner-up in both the Copa del Rey and La Liga that season.

Managerial statistics

Team	Type of Team	Nat	From	To	Record
Paraguay	National		February 2007	July 2011	33	13	11	9	39.39
Newell's	Club		29 December 2011	19 June 2013	70	35	18	17	50.00
Barcelona	Club		23 July 2013	17 May 2014	59	40	11	8	67.80
Argentina	National		12 August 2014	Present	0	0	0	0	"

Teams managed
1998	Brown de Arrecifes
1999	Platense
2000	Instituto
2002-2003	Libertad
2003-2004	Cerro Porteo
2005	Coln
2005-2006	Libertad
2006-2011	Paraguay
2012-2013	Newell's Old Boys
2013-2014	Barcelona
2014-	Argentina

Edited by ashdgr8 - 9 years ago

Louis van Gaal has trusted Argentine winger to follow in the famous footsteps of Best, Robson, Cantona, Beckham and Ronaldo and make his own mark in club's rich history.

Bhukkat , I hate you 😡😈  Else , do you know that still few Argentinian supporters are insinuating that if Di Maria was present during the final of Germany versus Argentina , Argentina may have won 😕  

Lionel Messi, Neymar, Zinedine Zidane and Diego Maradona might play match for peace in Gaza

Originally posted by: ashdgr8

Lionel Messi, Neymar, Zinedine Zidane and Diego Maradona might play match for peace in Gaza

Pope Francis has called for an exhibition football match to promote a peaceful resolution to the ongoing violence in the Gaza strip. 

The exhibition game is scheduled to take place on September 1 at the Olympic Stadium in Rome. Barcelona and Argentina great Lionel Messi is expected to take part, and so is Brazilian and Barcelona superstar Neymar. Football legends Diego Maradona and Zinedine Zidane might also participate. Maradona has expressed that it is an honour to be invited to the event by the Pope.

The description on the Official website says:

"On September 1st, 2014, in Rome, the best soccer players in the world, will represent many religious faiths and will give life to the first Interreligious Match for Peace, a historic and engaging appointment, which will be based on spirituality, fraternity and sporting excellence, in the name of the dialogue among peoples for the peace in the world."
 
Besides these superstars, former Arsenal and Chelsea midfielder Yossi Benayoun, an Israeli team star, along with former Italian superstar Robert Baggio, a renowned Buddhist could also play.

Zanetti, who retired from competitive football the previous season, could also play.
 
The match is being hosted by the  Pupi Foundation, a Buenos Aires-based charity founded by Inter Milan legend Javier Zanetti and the Pontifical Academy for Social Science. 

"More than anything, the goal is to show the coexistence of different religions on the soccer field," a  Pupi Foundation spokesman told Fox News Latino. "It's not about making money, we want it to make it accessible to everyone."

The idea of the match, officially called Partita per la Pace (Match For Peace), was communicated by Pope Francis to Zanetti when they met in Rome back in 2013. The subsequent violence in the Gaza Strip makes the match that much more relevant.

Originally posted by: sweetystubborn

Bhukkat , I hate you 😡😈  Else , do you know that still few Argentinian supporters are insinuating that if Di Maria was present during the final of Germany versus Argentina , Argentina may have won 😕  

cool hate me good ok 😆 yeah if's n but's no use now as its done 😃

Bring TEVEZ back in the squad Mr. TATA 😃

Originally posted by: ashdgr8

cool hate me good ok 😆 yeah if's n but's no use now as its done 😃