Gabriel Milito

Gabriel Milito
Milito coaching Estudiantes in 2015
Personal information
Full name Gabriel Alejandro Milito[1]
Date of birth (1980-09-07) 7 September 1980 (age 44)[2]
Place of birth Bernal, Argentina
Height 1.77 m (5 ft 9+12 in)[2]
Position(s) Centre-back
Team information
Current team
Atlético Mineiro (head coach)
Youth career
Independiente
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1997–2003 Independiente 123 (3)
2003–2007 Zaragoza 137 (5)
2007–2011 Barcelona 84 (1)
2011–2012 Independiente 31 (0)
Total 339 (9)
International career
1997 Argentina U17 4 (0)
1999 Argentina U20 2 (0)
2000–2011 Argentina 42 (1)
Managerial career
2013–2014 Independiente (reserves)
2015 Estudiantes
2016 Independiente
2017–2018 O'Higgins
2019–2020 Estudiantes
2021–2023 Argentinos Juniors
2024– Atlético Mineiro
Medal record
Men's football
Representing  Argentina
Copa América
Runner-up 2007 Venezuela
FIFA Confederations Cup
Runner-up 2005 Germany
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Gabriel Alejandro Milito (born 7 September 1980) is an Argentine football manager and former player who played as a centre-back. He is the current head coach of Brazilian club Atlético Mineiro.

He began and finished his professional career at Independiente. He spent seven years in Spain, representing Zaragoza and Barcelona and amassing La Liga totals of 187 matches and six goals.

Milito appeared with the Argentina national team in three major tournaments, including the 2006 World Cup, winning 42 caps. He later managed three teams in the Argentine Primera División, including Independiente.

  1. ^ "FIFA Club World Cup UAE 2009 presented by Toyota: List of players" (PDF). FIFA. 1 December 2009. p. 1. Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 June 2019. Retrieved 28 March 2014.
  2. ^ a b "Gabriel MILITO". El Mundo (in Spanish). Retrieved 12 April 2020.