Eduardo Coudet

Eduardo Germán Coudet, nicknamed El Chacho, is an Argentine professional football manager and former player who is the manager of Spanish club RC Celta de Vigo.

He played mainly as a right midfielder, representing the likes of Rosario Central and River Plate, as well as having spells in Spain, Mexico and the United States.

Having begun managing with Rosario, he won the 2018–19 Argentine Primera División for Racing Club. He also worked in the top leagues of Mexico, Brazil and Spain.

Coudet was officially named as the new head coach of Rosario Central, replacing Miguel Angel Russo. As his assistant, he selected former Argentina international Ariel Garcé, who had a previous brief stint with Central. 

Aiming to reinforce the squad, Coudet contacted various ex-Central players, including Marco Ruben, Cristian Villagra (both playing in Ukraine at the time) and Cesar Delgado, convincing them to join for the coming 2015 season. Among others, Coudet also managed to sign defender Pablo Álvarez and midfielders José Luis Fernández and Gustavo Colman.

Coudet's official debut began with a surprise 1–0 win away to reigning champions Racing. Central followed up this win with four consecutive victories. Coudet's side had a 13-game undefeated streak until an eventual 2–0 loss away to River Plate. Central bounced back quickly, inflicting on rivals Newell's an unprecedented fourth consecutive derby loss.

Coudet's team finished 2015 in third place, and narrowly missed out on the 2014–15 Copa Argentina championship after a controversial 2–0 final loss to Boca Juniors, after a dubious penalty decision and an offside goal put the tie beyond reach.

Coudet was announced as the new manager of Liga MX side Club Tijuan on 12 June 2017, having signed a one-year contract with the club. Just 4 months and 18 days later, he was dismissed. His team at the Xolos contained nine compatriots.

Coudet was announced as the new manager of Racing Club, succeeding Diego Cocca and aligning with new director of football Diego Milito on 17 December 2017.

After missing out on Copa Libertadores qualification in 2017–18, Racing won the league in 2018–19, their first in five years. Coudet's team were the highest scorers over the 24 games and conceded the fewest goals.

Coudet was named in charge of La Liga side RC Celta de Vigo, on 12 November 2020 signing an 18-month deal. After observing his first match, he won his first five in command with the most goals and fewest conceded of any league manager in that time, markedly better than his predecessor Óscar García. At the end of his first season, he signed a new contract until June 2024, including the Galician club's centenary.

Coudet's team were eliminated from the Copa del Rey by third-tier opposition away in the Balearic Islands, namely UD Ibiza and CD Atlético Baleares in January of both 2021 and 2022.