CD Guadalajara backroom staff
We hold the names of 26 people on CD Guadalajara's staff for 2025/26, beyond the players. Gabriel Milito manages the first team, with Leandro Ávila and Sergio Di Bartolo as assistant managers. CD Guadalajara's is the joint 7th longest staff list of the 18 Liga MX clubs we hold.
Coaching staff
The manager, the assistants and the coaches at every level of the club, 11 people
| NAME | ROLE | TEAM | AGE | NATIONALITY | PREVIOUSLY AT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gabriel Milito | Manager | First team | 44 | Argentina |  |
| José Meléndez | Manager | Under-21s | 36 | Mexico |  |
| Benny Ferreyra | Manager | Under-19s | 47 | Mexico | - |
| Leandro Ávila | Assistant manager | First team | 45 | Argentina | |
| Sergio Di Bartolo | Assistant manager | First team | 41 | Argentina | |
| Francisco Macías | Assistant manager | Under-21s | 42 | Mexico | - |
| Vinicio Guerrero | Assistant manager | Under-19s | 42 | Mexico |  |
| Víctor Hugo Hernández | Goalkeeping coach | First team | 39 | Mexico | - |
| Wilber Gómez | Goalkeeping coach | Under-19s | 32 | Mexico | - |
| Adrián Cruz | Fitness coach | First team | 47 | Mexico |  |
| Roberto Rivera | Fitness coach | Under-19s | 37 | Mexico | - |
Medical and sports science
Doctors, physios and sports scientists, 7 people
| NAME | ROLE | TEAM | AGE | NATIONALITY | PREVIOUSLY AT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rafael Ortega | Chief doctor | Club-wide | 63 | Mexico | - |
| Luis Gallardo | Club doctor | First team | 34 | Mexico | - |
| José Trejo | Club doctor | Under-21s | 39 | Mexico | - |
| José Fernando Márquez | Club doctor | Under-19s | 34 | Mexico | |
| Alejandro Ramírez | Physio | First team | 35 | Mexico | - |
| Jaime Castillo | Physio | Under-19s | 66 | Mexico | - |
| José Antonio López | Sports scientist | Under-21s | 59 | Mexico | - |
Scouting and analysis
Scouts, recruitment analysts and performance analysts, 4 people
| NAME | ROLE | AGE | NATIONALITY | PREVIOUSLY AT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alan Rivera | Scout | 50 | Mexico | - |
| Felipe de Jesús Robles | Scout | 56 | Mexico | - |
| Gustavo Sedano | Scout | 51 | Mexico | - |
| Javier Mier | Scout | 43 | Mexico |  |
Football management
The people who run the football side, from the sporting director to the academy, 1 person
| NAME | ROLE | AGE | NATIONALITY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mariano Varela | Technical director | 53 | Mexico |
Owners and directors
Who owns CD Guadalajara and sits on its board
| NAME | ROLE | AGE | NATIONALITY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Amaury Vergara | Chair | 49 | Mexico |
| Angélica Fuentes | Managing director | 62 | - |
| Juan Carlos Martínez | Managing director | 59 | Spain |
Backroom staff at every Liga MX club
The names we hold at each club in the division, 2025/26
CD Guadalajara's list is the joint 7th longest of the 18, against a median of 26 across the division. Club América names the most, 41. Xoloitzcuintles de Tijuana names the fewest, 18.
CD Guadalajara against the Liga MX, department by department
Names held in each department, beside the average and the most at any one club
| DEPARTMENT | CD GUADALAJARA | AVERAGE | MOST | AT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coaching | 11 | 12 | 16 |  |
| Medical and sports science | 7 | 6 | 14 | |
| Scouting and analysis | 4 | 3 | 11 |  |
| Football management | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Owners and directors | 3 | 3 | 5 |  |
Backrooms the size of CD Guadalajara's, in every league
CD Guadalajara's 26 names make the joint 410th longest staff list of the 815 clubs we hold one for
| # | CLUB | LEAGUE | STAFF |
|---|---|---|---|
| 389 | SK Brann | Eliteserien | 27 |
| 389 |  | Bundesliga | 27 |
| 389 |  | - | 27 |
| 389 | Zhejiang FC | Chinese Super League | 27 |
| 410 |  | Eredivisie | 26 |
| 410 |  | Russian Premier League | 26 |
| 410 |  | Saudi Pro League | 26 |
| 410 |  | J1 League | 26 |
| 410 |  | League One | 26 |
| 410 |  | Liga MX | 26 |
| 410 | | Liga MX | 26 |
| 410 |  | Liga MX | 26 |
| 410 |  | Chinese Super League | 26 |
| 410 |  | Brasileirão Série A | 26 |
| 410 | Esporte Clube Vitória | Brasileirão Série A | 26 |
| 410 |  | - | 26 |
| 410 |  | - | 26 |
| 410 |  | Major League Soccer | 26 |
| 410 | FC Hradec Králové | Czech First League | 26 |
| 410 |  | League Two | 26 |
| 410 | Futebol Clube de Alverca | Primeira Liga | 26 |
Where CD Guadalajara's staff come from
3 nationalities across the 25 staff whose nationality we hold
Mexico supplies 21 of the 25, 84%. The median age is 45. The oldest is Jaime Castillo, physio, at 66, and the youngest Wilber Gómez, goalkeeping coach, at 32. 8 members of staff came from another club, most often Asociación Atlética Argentinos Juniors (3).
Where CD Guadalajara's former staff work now
On CD Guadalajara's staff in an earlier season and at another club in 2025/26, 15 people
| NAME | ROLE NOW | NOW AT |
|---|---|---|
| Matías Almeyda | Manager |  |
| Sergio Pinto | Manager | |
| Federico Insúa | Assistant manager |  |
| Luis Ernesto Pérez | Assistant manager |  |
| Omar Zarif | Assistant manager |  |
| Ricardo Cadena | Assistant manager |  |
| Óscar Resano | Goalkeeping coach |  |
| Guido Bonini | Fitness coach | |
| Jorge Milton Graniolati | Fitness coach | |
| Luis Alberto Canay | Fitness coach |  |
| Salvador Ureña | Fitness coach | Wuhan Three Towns |
| Arturo Alcalde | Club doctor |  |
| Oriol Pastor | Head physio |  |
| Fabio Álvarez | Physio | |
| Felipe Peña | Sports scientist | |
Frequently asked questions
Who is CD Guadalajara's manager?
Gabriel Milito is the CD Guadalajara first-team manager, aged 44. Leandro Ávila and Sergio Di Bartolo are the assistant managers.
Who is the goalkeeping coach at CD Guadalajara?
Víctor Hugo Hernández coaches the CD Guadalajara first-team goalkeepers.
Who is CD Guadalajara's technical director?
Mariano Varela is technical director at CD Guadalajara.
How many backroom staff do CD Guadalajara have?
We hold the names of 26 people on CD Guadalajara's staff for 2025/26: 11 in coaching, 7 in medical and sports science, 4 in scouting and analysis, 1 in football management and 3 owners and directors. That is the joint 7th longest list of the 18 Liga MX clubs we hold, against a median of 26. Across every league we hold, that list is the joint 410th longest of 815.
Where to next
For what CD Guadalajara pays its squad, see CD Guadalajara player wages. The first-team manager has a page of their own: Gabriel Milito. What each of these jobs pays across football is on backroom staff wages. Every club in the division is on Liga MX wages.