Fernando Gago

Universidad de Chile | Manager

Player Info

Full Name: Fernando Gago

Nationality: Argentina

Position: Manager

Born: 10 Apr 1986

Height: 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)

Weight: 72 kg

Club Info

Team: Universidad de Chile

Sport: Soccer

About Fernando Gago

Fernando Rubén Gago (Spanish pronunciation: ; born 10 April 1986) is an Argentine football manager and former player. He is the manager of Universidad de Chile.

During his 16-year club career, limited by multiple serious injuries, Gago played as a defensive midfielder and deep-lying playmaker for Boca Juniors, Real Madrid, Roma, Valencia and Vélez Sarsfield.

A full international from 2007 to 2017, Gago represented Argentina at the 2014 FIFA World Cup and at the Copa América in 2007, 2011 and 2015, as well as winning a gold medal at the 2008 Olympics.

As a manager, he led Aldosivi and Racing Club in the Argentine Primera División, winning two super cup honours.