Pablo Guede
Full namePablo Adrián Guede Barrirero
Birth date12 November 1974 (age 51)
Birth placeBuenos Aires, Argentina
Height1.78 m
PositionForward
CurrentclubAlianza Lima (manager)
Years 11993–1995
Clubs 1Deportivo Español
Years 21995–1996
Clubs 2Nueva Chicago
Caps 235
Goals 215
Years 31996–1997
Clubs 3Deportivo Español
Caps 332
Goals 32
Years 41997
Clubs 4Xerez
Caps 45
Goals 40
Years 51997–1999
Clubs 5Málaga
Caps 539
Goals 56
Years 61999–2001
Clubs 6Elche
Caps 617
Goals 61
Years 72001–2002
Clubs 7Poli Ejido
Caps 730
Goals 74
Years 82002
Clubs 8Motril
Caps 811
Goals 81
Years 92002–2003
Clubs 9Jaén
Caps 929
Goals 910
Years 102003–2006
Clubs 10Melilla
Caps 1099
Goals 1026
Years 112007–2008
Clubs 11Atlético Juval
Totalcaps297
Totalgoals65
Manageryears 12008–2010
Managerclubs 1Atlético Juval (youth)
Manageryears 22010–2011
Managerclubs 2Atlético Juval
Manageryears 32011–2012
Managerclubs 3El Palo
Manageryears 42013–2014
Managerclubs 4Nueva Chicago
Manageryears 52014–2015
Managerclubs 5Palestino
Manageryears 62015–2016
Managerclubs 6San Lorenzo
Manageryears 72016–2018
Managerclubs 7Colo-Colo
Manageryears 82018–2019
Managerclubs 8Al-Ahli
Manageryears 92019–2020
Managerclubs 9Morelia
Manageryears 102020–2021
Managerclubs 10Tijuana
Manageryears 112021–2022
Managerclubs 11Necaxa
Manageryears 122022
Managerclubs 12Málaga
Manageryears 132023–2024
Managerclubs 13Argentinos Juniors
Manageryears 142025
Managerclubs 14Puebla
Manageryears 152026–
Managerclubs 15Alianza Lima

Pablo Adrián Guede Barrirero (born 12 November 1974) is an Argentine professional football manager and former player who played as a forward. He is the current manager of Peruvian club Alianza Lima.

Playing career

Born in Buenos Aires, Guede represented local sides Deportivo Español and Nueva Chicago before moving to Spain in 1997, with Segunda División side Xerez CD.[1] In November of that year, however, he left the club and moved to Málaga CF in Segunda División B, helping in their promotion at the end of the season.[2]

In 1999, after achieving another promotion with Málaga, Guede signed for Elche CF in the second division. Rarely used, he moved to third level's Polideportivo Ejido in January 2001, and also achieved promotion with the side.

In January 2002, Guede joined Motril CF in division three, and subsequently resumed his career in the category, representing Real Jaén and UD Melilla. He retired from professional football with the latter in 2006, aged 31.

Managerial career

Early career

In 2006, after ending his playing spell at Melilla, Guede became the technical secretary of the very same club. He left in 2008 to become a youth manager at lowly Atlético Juval, and was also the manager of the main squad during the 2010–11 season when it returned to an active status.

On 26 January 2011, Guede was named manager of Tercera División club CD El Palo.[3] He left the club for personal reasons in February 2013, being replaced by his assistant Daniel Pérez Vivar;[4] the club achieved promotion at the end of the campaign.[5]

In November 2013, Guede signed as coach for Nueva Chicago of the Primera B Metropolitana, returning thereby his homeland Argentina following seventeen years outside. He resigned in May 2014, after leading the side back to the Primera B Nacional.[6]

Palestino

In mid-2014, Guede moved to Primera División de Chile side Palestino.[7] After finishing fourth in the league table and also qualified to the liguilla for enter the 2015 Copa Libertadores, he reached the team's qualification to continental contest after beat 6–1 to Santiago Wanderers at Valparaíso which broke a 37-year absence from the team at the Conmebol tournament.[8]

At the Libertadores he reached an historical qualification to the group stage over Nacional, but once there the club failed to advance the knockout stage after finishing third behind Boca Juniors and Montevideo Wanderers F.C. from Uruguay too. On 13 November 2015, after long negotiations, it was confirmed that Guede would leave Palestino in order to undertake the coaching of the prestigious Argentine club San Lorenzo de Almagro the following season.[9]

San Lorenzo

San Lorenzo officially named Guede as manager on 5 January 2016.[10] He won the 2015 Supercopa Argentina with the side before resigning on 15 June.[11]

Colo-Colo

On 15 July 2016, Guede returned to Chile after being appointed manager of Colo-Colo.[12] He was presented at his new club three days later.[13]

Guede led the side to the 2016 Copa Chile title in his first season, while also winning the 2017 Transición tournament and two Supercopa de Chile accolades in 2017 and 2018. On 19 April 2018, he resigned.[14]

Al-Ahli

On 15 May 2018, Guede moved overseas and was named in charge of Saudi club Al-Ahli for two years.[15] He was sacked the following 4 February, with the side in the fourth place in the league.[16]

Monarcas Morelia

On 22 August 2019, Guede switched teams and countries again after being named manager of Liga MX side Monarcas Morelia.[17] He left the club the following 24 May, amidst the COVID-19 pandemic.[18]

Tijuana

On 19 June 2020, Guede took over Tijuana also in the Mexican first division.[19] He resigned on 12 April of the following year, after a poor run of results.[20]

Necaxa

On 27 September 2021, Guede was appointed manager of Necaxa.[21] The following 8 February, he was sacked after winning only three points out of 12 in the league and being in charge for ten matches.[22]

Málaga

On 2 April 2022, Guede replaced sacked Natxo González at the helm of former side Málaga.[23] He was himself dismissed on 20 September, after a poor start of the new season.[24]

Puebla

On 2 December 2024, Club Puebla hired Guede to be their new manager. During his tenure, Puebla played 24 matches under his leadership, with three wins, three draws, and 17 losses during this period.

Guede was relieved of duties on 16 August 2025, after a home loss to Atlético de San Luis in a match that was controversial due to a prematch shooting nearby. His management record included a particularly heavy loss to Tigres UANL (7–0) just days before his sacking and a poor showing in the 2025 Liga MX Apertura, where Puebla finished 15th in the standings.

Alianza Lima

On 12 December 2025, Guede was confirmed as manager of Alianza Lima in Peru for the upcoming season.[25]

Managerial statistics

Managerial record by team and tenure
TeamNatFromToRecordRef.
GWDLWin %
El Palo26 January 201110 December 2012[26]
Nueva Chicago18 November 201326 May 2014[27]
Palestino2 June 201422 December 2015[28]
San Lorenzo23 December 201515 June 2016[29]
Colo-Colo18 July 201618 April 2018[30]
Al-Ahli15 May 20185 February 2019[31]
Morelia20 August 201924 May 2020[32]
Tijuana19 June 202012 April 2021[33]
Necaxa27 September 20217 February 2022[34]
Málaga2 April 202220 September 2022[35]
Argentinos Juniors9 September 202320 August 2024
Puebla2 December 202415 August 2025
Alianza Lima12 December 2025present
Career Total—

Honours

Player

Málaga

Manager

Nueva Chicago

San Lorenzo

Colo-Colo

References

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  2. ^ "La rica historia detrás de Guede, el entrenador que busca San Lorenzo" [The rich story behind Guede, the manager who San Lorenzo want] (in Spanish). Clarín. 30 October 2015. Retrieved 3 April 2022.
  3. ^ "Pablo Guede, nuevo técnico del C.D. El Palo" [Pablo Guede, new manager of C.D. El Palo] (in Spanish). Diario Axarquia. 26 January 2011. Retrieved 3 April 2022.
  4. ^ "Estreno de técnico en El Palo frente a un buen rival" [Managerial debut at El Palo against a good opponent] (in Spanish). Diario Sur. 22 February 2013. Retrieved 3 April 2022.
  5. ^ "El Palo, "un milagro buscado"" [El Palo, a "pursued miracle"] (in Spanish). Málaga Hoy. 27 April 2013. Retrieved 3 April 2022.
  6. ^ "El recién ascendido Nueva Chicago se quedó sin entrenador" [Recently promoted Nueva Chicago stayed without manager] (in Spanish). Télam. 26 May 2014. Archived 5 November 2023 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 3 April 2022.
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  8. ^ "En el fútbol no existe la revolución; está todo inventado". Marca.com. Marca. 5 January 2015. Retrieved 6 December 2015.
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  18. ^ "Pablo Guede deja de ser técnico de Morelia; Monarcas lo despide con emotivo video" [Pablo Guedes leaves as manager of Morelia; Monarcas bid farewell with an emotional video] (in Spanish). Medio Tiempo. 24 May 2020. Retrieved 3 April 2022.
  19. ^ ""Pablo Guede es el nuevo DT de Xolos de Tijuana"" ["Pablo Guede is the new manager of Xolos de Tijuana"] (in Spanish). Noroeste. 19 June 2020. Retrieved 3 April 2022.
  20. ^ "Se acabó: Pablo Guede renunció como entrenador de Tijuana por malos resultados en la Liga MX" [It is over: Pablo Guede resigned as manager of Tijuana due to the poor results in the Liga MX] (in Spanish). Depor. 12 April 2021. Retrieved 3 April 2022.
  21. ^ "¡Ya es oficial! Pablo Guede es el nuevo técnico del Necaxa" [It is official! Pablo Guede is the new manager of Necaxa] (in Spanish). Marca. 27 September 2021. Retrieved 3 April 2022.
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