Club Deportivo Riestra backroom staff
We hold the names of 18 people on Club Deportivo Riestra's staff for 2025/26, beyond the players. Gustavo Benítez manages the first team, with Bruno Maffoni and Matías Zaninovic as assistant managers. Club Deportivo Riestra's is the 29th longest staff list of the 31 Super Liga 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gustavo Benítez | Manager | First team | 39 | Argentina | - |
| Santiago Lupo | Manager | Under-20s | 53 | Argentina |  |
| Bruno Maffoni | Assistant manager | First team | 41 | Argentina | - |
| Matías Zaninovic | Assistant manager | First team | 38 | Argentina | - |
| Diego Durso | Assistant manager | Under-20s | 46 | Argentina | - |
| Denis Segovia | Assistant manager | Reserves | 38 | Argentina |  |
| Hernán de Lima | Coach | Under-20s | 52 | Argentina | - |
| Gastón Romero | Goalkeeping coach | First team | 46 | Argentina |  |
| Gustavo Ruhl | Goalkeeping coach | First team | 47 | Argentina | - |
| Cristian Barone | Goalkeeping coach | Under-20s | 43 | Argentina | - |
| Javier Lores | Fitness coach | First team | 43 | Argentina | - |
Medical and sports science
Doctors, physios and sports scientists, 1 person
| NAME | ROLE | AGE | NATIONALITY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Roberto Cardoso | Head physio | 34 | Argentina |
Scouting and analysis
Scouts, recruitment analysts and performance analysts, 2 people
| NAME | ROLE | TEAM | AGE | NATIONALITY |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pablo Rodríguez Ribeiro | Performance analyst | First team | 26 | Argentina |
| Santiago Basile | Performance analyst | First team | 21 | Argentina |
Football management
The people who run the football side, from the sporting director to the academy, 1 person
| NAME | ROLE | AGE | NATIONALITY | PREVIOUSLY AT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jorge Raffo | Head of youth development | 60 | Argentina |  |
Owners and directors
Who owns Club Deportivo Riestra and sits on its board
Backroom staff at every Super Liga club
The names we hold at each club in the division, 2025/26
Club Deportivo Riestra's list is the 29th longest of the 31, against a median of 40 across the division. Club Atlético River Plate names the most, 83. Club Central Córdoba de Santiago del Estero names the fewest, 17.
Club Deportivo Riestra against the Super Liga, department by department
Names held in each department, beside the average and the most at any one club
| DEPARTMENT | CLUB DEPORTIVO RIESTRA | AVERAGE | MOST | AT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coaching | 11 | 22 | 41 |  |
| Medical and sports science | 1 | 6 | 19 | |
| Scouting and analysis | 2 | 5 | 15 | |
| Football management | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Owners and directors | 3 | 3 | 6 | |
Backrooms the size of Club Deportivo Riestra's, in every league
Club Deportivo Riestra's 18 names make the joint 619th longest staff list of the 815 clubs we hold one for
| # | CLUB | LEAGUE | STAFF |
|---|---|---|---|
| 597 |  | Austrian Bundesliga | 19 |
| 597 | Yunnan Yukun | Chinese Super League | 19 |
| 619 |  | 2. Bundesliga | 18 |
| 619 |  | Superleague Greece | 18 |
| 619 | Akron Togliatti | Russian Premier League | 18 |
| 619 | Al-Hazem Saudi Club | Saudi Pro League | 18 |
| 619 |  | Superleague Greece | 18 |
| 619 |  | Major League Soccer | 18 |
| 619 |  | Liga MX | 18 |
| 619 |  | Indian Super League | 18 |
| 619 | Club Deportivo Riestra | Super Liga | 18 |
| 619 | Cultural y Deportiva Leonesa | La Liga 2 | 18 |
| 619 |  | Scottish Premiership | 18 |
| 619 | FC Zlín | Czech First League | 18 |
| 619 | FK Dukla Praha | Czech First League | 18 |
| 619 | GS Iraklis Salonika | Superleague Greece | 18 |
| 619 | HNK Vukovar 1991 | Croatian First League | 18 |
| 619 | Le Mans FC | Ligue 1 | 18 |
| 619 |  | League Two | 18 |
| 619 |  | Ligue 2 | 18 |
| 619 |  | Liga MX | 18 |
Where Club Deportivo Riestra's former staff work now
On Club Deportivo Riestra's staff in an earlier season and at another club in 2025/26, 3 people
| NAME | ROLE NOW | NOW AT |
|---|---|---|
| Gabriel Ruiz | Fitness coach |  |
| Gastón Romano | Fitness coach | |
| Nicolás Taffarel | Physio | |
Frequently asked questions
Who is Club Deportivo Riestra's manager?
Gustavo Benítez is the Club Deportivo Riestra first-team manager, aged 39. Bruno Maffoni and Matías Zaninovic are the assistant managers.
Who is the goalkeeping coach at Club Deportivo Riestra?
Gastón Romero and Gustavo Ruhl coach the Club Deportivo Riestra first-team goalkeepers.
Who is Club Deportivo Riestra's head physio?
Roberto Cardoso is head physio at Club Deportivo Riestra.
How many backroom staff do Club Deportivo Riestra have?
We hold the names of 18 people on Club Deportivo Riestra's staff for 2025/26: 11 in coaching, 1 in medical and sports science, 2 in scouting and analysis, 1 in football management and 3 owners and directors. That is the 29th longest list of the 31 Super Liga clubs we hold, against a median of 40. Across every league we hold, that list is the joint 619th longest of 815.
Where to next
For what Club Deportivo Riestra pays its squad, see Club Deportivo Riestra player wages. What each of these jobs pays across football is on backroom staff wages. Every club in the division is on Super Liga wages.