Ariel Galeano

Ariel Sebastián Galeano Arce (born 7 September 1996) is a Paraguayan professional football manager, recently in charge of Guaraní.

Career Galeano worked as an assistant at Sol de América, Sportivo Trinidense, Deportivo Liberación and River Plate Asunción. On 9 June 2019, he replaced Ricardo Torressi at the helm of Fulgencio Yegros.

In September 2019, Galeano was sacked by Fulgencio, and subsequently returned to an assistant role at River Plate. On 7 December 2020, he was named caretaker manager of the latter side for the remainder of the year, replacing Carlos Aitor García.

On 6 December 2020, Galeano agreed to become the manager of 2 de Mayo for the upcoming season. He was dismissed on 26 May, after nine matches.

In January 2022, Galeano joined Libertad as a manager of the youth sides. On 21 September 2023, he became a first team manager until the end of the year, after Daniel Garnero took over the Paraguay national team.

Despite winning the 2023 Clausura and the 2024 Apertura, Galeano was sacked on 19 August 2024, after a poor run of form. On 26 October, he moved abroad for the first time in his career, after being named manager of Greek side PAS Giannina.

On 6 February 2025, Galeano was sacked despite being in the third position and having just one defeat. Nineteen days later, he was announced as new manager of Polish side ŁKS Łódź. Two months later, on 24 April, Galeano was dismissed following a five-game winless streak.

On 14 July 2026, Galeano was announced as manager of Guaraní back in his home country.

Managerial statistics

Honours Libertad Paraguayan Primera División: 2023 Clausura, 2024 Apertura Copa Paraguay: 2023