✅ It’s official: Fluminense unveil new manager | OneFootball

Now it's official! Fluminense has confirmed the signing of Luís Zubeldía, former coach of São Paulo, who has signed until the end of 2026.

The Argentine will have the final stretch of the Brazilian Championship and the semifinal of the Copa do Brasil to compete in 2025 for the Tricolor.

Assistants Maxi Cuberas, Carlos Gruezo, and Alejandro Escobar, along with physical trainer Lucas Vivas, have also been hired and will be part of Zubeldía's technical team.

The professional will begin his work this Friday (09/26), when he presents himself and leads the group in training at the Carlos Castilho Training Center.

The coach was close to joining Internacional but reportedly backed out due to a supposed offer from the Peru national team.

Career

Luís Zubeldía started his career at Lanús, where he coached Cano. Since then, he has managed clubs like Barcelona de Guayaquil (EQU), Racing (ARG), LDU (EQU), Santos Laguna (MEX), Independiente Medellín (COL), Alavés (ESP), and Cerro Porteño (PAR).

In 2023, he won the Copa Sudamericana and the Ecuadorian Championship with LDU.

His first experience in Brazilian football was with São Paulo in April 2024, and he had an exciting start, achieving 13 unbeaten matches.

In the Libertadores, he led the team undefeated to the quarter-finals, where they were eliminated on penalties by Botafogo, the future champion. They also fell in the same stage of the Copa do Brasil against Atlético-MG.

Explosive on the sidelines, Zubeldía also accumulated cards and suspensions with São Paulo.

Despite a good campaign, the performance declined in the final stretch of the Brasileirão 2024. The team finished in sixth place after five winless games, with no major objectives left in the standings. Zubeldía left São Paulo in June 2025, after a defeat to Vasco, with a record of 85 games: 38 wins, 27 draws, and 20 losses.

During his time at Morumbi, he received inquiries from Boca Juniors and the Ecuador national team, but chose to stay with the club at the time, believing he could win the Libertadores.

Foreign Coach in Charge

The Argentine will be the first foreign coach of Fluminense in almost 30 years – the last was the Uruguayan Hugo de León in 1997.

Before closing with Renato Gaúcho, the board had tried to hire Gabriel Milito, but the Argentine declined the offer.

Luís Zubeldía arrives to replace Renato Gaúcho, after the coach resigned following the elimination in the Sudamericana.

In total, there were 40 games, 21 wins, 8 draws, and 11 losses.

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