Fernando Gago

Fernando Gago
Gago with Real Madrid in 2010
Personal information
Full name Fernando Rubén Gago
Date of birth (1986-04-10) 10 April 1986
Place of birth Ciudadela, Argentina
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Defensive midfielder
Team information
Current team
Necaxa (head coach)
Youth career
1991–2004 Boca Juniors
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2004–2006 Boca Juniors 61 (1)
2007–2012 Real Madrid 92 (1)
2011–2012Roma (loan) 30 (1)
2012–2013 Valencia 13 (0)
2013Vélez Sársfield (loan) 3 (0)
2013–2019 Boca Juniors 85 (5)
2019–2020 Vélez Sarsfield 14 (0)
Total 298 (8)
International career
2003 Argentina U17 5 (0)
2005 Argentina U20 15 (0)
2008 Argentina U23 9 (0)
2007–2017 Argentina 61 (0)
Managerial career
2021 Aldosivi
2021–2023 Racing Club
2024 Guadalajara
2024–2025 Boca Juniors
2025– Necaxa
Medal record
Men's football
Representing  Argentina
Olympic Games
2008 BeijingTeam
FIFA U-20 World Cup
Winner2005 Netherlands
FIFA World Cup
Runner-up2014 Brazil
Copa América
Runner-up2015 Chile
Runner-up2007 Venezuela
FIFA U-17 World Cup
2003 Finland
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Fernando Rubén Gago (Spanish pronunciation: [feɾˈnando ˈɣaɣo]; born 10 April 1986) is an Argentine football manager and former player. He is the current head coach of Liga MX club Necaxa.

During his 16-year club career, limited by multiple serious injuries, Gago played as a defensive midfielder and deep-lying playmaker for Boca Juniors, Real Madrid, Roma, Valencia and Vélez Sarsfield.

A full international from 2007 to 2017, Gago represented Argentina at the 2014 FIFA World Cup and at the Copa América in 2007, 2011 and 2015, as well as winning a gold medal at the 2008 Olympics.

As a manager, he led Aldosivi and Racing Club in the Argentine Primera División, winning two super cup honours.