Francisco Palladino

Francisco Palladino
Personal information
Full name	Francisco Ricardo Palladino Soba
Date of birth	23 January 1983 (age 41)
Place of birth	Maldonado, Uruguay
Team information
Current team	River Plate Montevideo (manager)
Managerial career
Years	Team
2007–2019	Deportivo Maldonado (youth)
2017	Deportivo Maldonado (interim)
2019–2022	Deportivo Maldonado
2023–2024	Santiago Wanderers
2024–	River Plate Montevideo

Francisco Ricardo Palladino Soba (born 23 January 1983) is a Uruguayan football manager, currently in charge of River Plate Montevideo.

Career

Born in Maldonado, Palladino joined hometown side Deportivo Maldonado's youth setup in 2007.^[1]^[2] In September 2017, after Nelson Abeijón was sacked, he was named interim manager of the main squad in the Segunda División;^[3] he was in charge of the team in a match against Miramar Misiones before returning to his previous role.

On 6 February 2019, Palladino was definitely appointed manager of Depor for the 2019 campaign.^[4] He achieved promotion to the Primera División after finishing second in his first season, helping the side to return to the top tier after 15 years.^[1]

On 8 November 2022, after qualifying Maldonado to their first-ever continental championship (2023 Copa Libertadores), Palladino left the club, and was named in charge of Chilean Primera B side Santiago Wanderers.^[5] He left the club on 22 May 2024, and returned to his home country with River Plate Montevideo on 17 June.^[6]

References

^ ^a ^b "Después de 15 años de amarguras, Deportivo Maldonado lloró de felicidad" [After 15 years of bitterness, Deportivo Maldonado cried of happiness] (in Spanish). El Observador. 9 November 2019. Retrieved 23 March 2021.
^ "Francisco Palladino, el técnico más joven, asegura que a Peñarol "no le tememos"" [Francisco Palladino, the youngest manager, assures that Peñarol "we do not fear"] (in Spanish). Ovación. 19 August 2020. Retrieved 23 March 2021.
^ "Nelson Abeijón dejó de ser el entrenador de Deportivo Maldonado" [Nelson Abeijón left as manager of Deportivo Maldonado] (in Spanish). El Ascenso. 12 September 2017. Retrieved 23 March 2021.
^ "Francisco Palladino es el nuevo entrenador de Deportivo Maldonado" [Francisco Palladino is the new manager of Deportivo Maldonado] (in Spanish). El Ascenso. 6 February 2019. Retrieved 23 March 2021.
^ "Palladino dejó de ser el entrenador de Deportivo Maldonado y ya tiene equipo" [Palladino left as manager of Deportivo Maldonado and already has a team] (in Spanish). El Observador. 8 November 2022. Retrieved 17 November 2022.
^ "Intermedio: Francisco Palladino asumirá como nuevo director técnico de River Plate" [Intermedio: Francisco Palladino will take over as new manager of River Plate] (in Spanish). FútbolUy. 17 June 2024. Retrieved 18 June 2024.