Tabárez with 15 years and Gareca with 6: what is the weight of the processes in the South American teams?

The goodbye of Oscar Washington Tabárez did not come true. The 15 glorious years of the seasoned strategist with the Uruguay national team they have a huge weight, so their farewell has not been possible in this month of October. This news confirms that the ‘Maestro’ will continue to be the coach with the longest process with a South American team, above Ricardo Gareca.

Soccer, like life, is about processes. The success of Tabárez with Uruguay is the clear proof of this. His adventure began in May 2006, when he made his debut as coach of the Uruguayan team in its second stage and, since then, he has been in command of the national team for 15 years, 4 months and 23 days.

With that time,. In addition, Tabárez holds the world record for 223 games leading Uruguay, the largest number for a coach in soccer history.

Since the departure of the Uruguayan technician was not fulfilled,. It has been 6 years, 6 months and 14 days since the ‘Tigre’ made his debut on the Peruvian national team bench (03/31/2015) and, in the midst of various complicated situations, he has managed to win the trust of managers and of the fans.

The Argentine coach’s contract with the ‘Blanquirroja’ ends at the end of March 2022, the time scheduled for the conclusion of the South American Qualifiers. In addition, Gareca has an immediate renewal clause in case Peru manages to qualify for the World Cup. Then, it will be up to him and the FPF to continue this relationship.

In case, Tabárez becomes complicated again in the remaining matches and his departure from the Uruguayan team is final, the ‘Tigre’ will take the leading role in the longest current process in this part of the world.

Unstable South America

A wave of instability has been created in South America. The almost exit of TabárezAfter 15 long years, it was just the icing on the cake. In Paraguay, they had already anticipated the dismissal of Eduardo Berizzo. Meanwhile, the continuity of some coaches from other teams remains uncertain.

“The players bank him and he continues. But it can only be analyzed until November, according to the results “, says Enrique Arrillaga, from the newspaper “El País” of Uruguay. The Charruas do not have a good time, but the weight of the Tabárez process still has an influence on their squad.

. So far, he has directed 66 games with the ‘Scratch’ and won the Copa América 2019.

Lionel Scaloni, who debuted in September 2018 as coach of the Argentina team, is fourth on the list. Although his place in the ‘Albiceleste’ has been questioned several times, the 43-year-old coach has consolidated himself on the bench after winning the 2021 Copa América and going through a great moment in the Playoffs.

Since its official premiere,. It is expected that, after his successful present, he will continue to command the Qatar 2022 World Cup, but in recent days his continuity has become unknown.

“I’m not going through a good family situation to be thinking about the World Cup. I want to go. These months were very hard and I don’t want to know anything else. Today this triple date ended and we will see what we do later “, said the Argentine DT after the victory (1-0) over Peru.

Then there are César Farías, who has been leading the Bolivian national team for 2 years and 3 days; Gustavo Alfaro (Ecuador), with 1 year and 5 days; Martín Lasarte (Chile), 6 months and 18 days old; Reinaldo Rueda (Colombia), with only 4 months and 10 days; and Leonardo González (Venezuela), with 1 month and 11 days.

Nobody but him

. The more than six and a half years support the ‘Tigre’, who will soon reach seven years in command of the ‘Blanquirroja’ if something strange does not happen.

In the historical list of the selection it is followed Gyorgy Orth, who spent 4 years and 9 days on the team bench. The Hungarian coach arrived at the ‘Blanquirroja’ for the 1957 Copa América and said goodbye in 1961, with 18 games directed, a month before the World Cup qualifiers in Chile.

Juan Carlos Oblitas closes the podium after venturing between 1996 and 1999, lasting 3 years, 4 months and 30 days. The ‘Blind’ directed 39 matches of the peruvian team and he was very close to qualifying for the 1998 World Cup in France, but unfortunately he was left empty-handed due to goal difference with Chile.

There is also Sergio Markarian, who is fourth on the list with 3 years, 1 month and 12 days between 2010 and 2013. After him, no other coach of the ‘Blanquirroja’ has spent the three years in his position.

It is strange that successful coaches like the great Waldir Pereira, better known as ‘Didí’, have not remained in command any longer. In fact, the Brazilian coach who led us to the first qualification for a World Cup (Mexico 1970) was not even two years old.

It should be noted that Marcos Calderon he is one of the most successful coaches in the history of the national team. From his hand, Peru was crowned champion of the 1975 Copa América and qualified for the 1978 Argentina World Cup.

His case is special, because Calderón accumulated several stages in command of the ‘Blanquirroja’ with resignations and returns between 1962 and 1980. He even managed two Playoffs consecutive, like Gareca, although at completely different times. It was between 1977 and 1978 that he spent the longest consecutive time directing the national team.