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·6 June 2026

Boca offered Rodolfo Arruabarrena the manager’s job

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The Boca leadership headed by Juan Román Riquelme offered the head coach position to Rodolfo Arruabarrena. El Vasco must respond in the coming hours whether or not he accepts the terms to sit on the Xeneize bench again and begin his second stint.

The main candidate already has the offer on the table. In recent hours, there was contact between the parties. Specifically, Marcelo Delgado, the club’s Sporting Director, was in charge of speaking with El Vasco to let him know about the desire to have him.


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Rodolfo Arruabarrena received the formal proposal from Boca Juniors to become the team’s next coach, replacing Claudio Úbeda, who was dismissed four days ago.

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Rodolfo Arruabarrena already has Boca’s offer in his hands.

The coach asked for some time to analyze the details of the proposal and decide whether or not to accept the challenge of returning to the dugout to begin his second stint as head coach of the club from La Ribera.

Although El Vasco asked for some time, there is optimism at the club, since the coach is currently unattached and has gone one year and three months without managing a squad. His last professional experience was at Al-Taawoun FC in Saudi Arabia.

Arruabarrena’s current situation, Boca’s chosen man

After his most recent spell at Al-Taawoun FC, where he recorded 29 matches with 13 wins, 6 draws, and 10 losses, he has not coached again. After leaving the Saudi team, he has remained unattached and had several offers, but turned them all down.

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El Vasco coached the United Arab Emirates national team. Photo: Mohamed Farag/Getty Images.

Before his time in Saudi football, he took on the challenge of leading the United Arab Emirates national team. With the national side, he came within one step of qualifying for the Qatar World Cup, losing in the playoff match against Australia.

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