Gustavo Quinteros agrees terms, set to become new Independiente manager | OneFootball

After Monday's meeting between the president, Néstor Grindetti, and the 60-year-old coach, they progressed in reaching an economic agreement, and it only remains to be made official. He is expected to make his debut in the Avellaneda derby.

Gustavo Quinteros will become the next coach of Independiente following the departure of Julio Vaccari after the defeat to Banfield and after reaching a verbal agreement with the president Néstor Grindetti in the virtual meeting they held on Monday.

According to TyC Sports, the new coach will sign until December 2026, when the current management's term ends, and he would debut in the derby against Racing, at the Cilindro, on Sunday the 28th for the 10th round of the Clausura.

The 60-year-old coach, who was the champion of the 2024 Professional League with Vélez, will take on the challenge after being out of work since April of this year, following a brief and unsuccessful stint at Gremio in Brazil, where he only managed 17 matches.

This will be his first experience with one of the popularly known big clubs in Argentina, as before Vélez, he had only coached once in the country: San Martín de San Juan in the B Nacional in 2005.

Currently, documents are being exchanged between the coach's representative and the Rojo's management, but it is most likely that he will not be present this Sunday at 14:30 at the Libertadores de América – Ricardo Enrique Bochini against San Lorenzo because he is abroad and, pending any changes, is scheduled to return to the country on the 23rd. Therefore, this weekend the interim coach will be Carlos Matheu along with Eduardo Tuzzio.

Quinteros' name was quite prominent in Argentine football after his departure from Vélez, as he was even a candidate to manage Boca following Fernando Gago's exit, but ultimately Juan Román Riquelme, the Xeneize's president, chose Miguel Ángel Russo and never called him. Additionally, the Santa Fe native recently turned down Colo-Colo and has been considered by the national teams of Chile and Peru once the South American Qualifiers concluded.

At Vélez, the coach left a great impression, not only for the 2024 title but also for reaching the final of the Copa Argentina (where they narrowly lost to Central Córdoba). He formed a team that played great football during the 50 matches he was in charge, with a record of 28 wins, 13 draws, and 9 losses.

However, his time at Gremio was not positive. In 17 matches, he accumulated 10 wins, 4 draws, and 3 losses before being dismissed. In August, he stated: «As of today, I would like to wait for something interesting from Argentine football. I have spent many years working abroad and my idea is to be with my family, be in Argentina and, well, let's hope something interesting comes up». Now he will fulfill his wish on the Rojo's bench.

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