Months after the departures of Raúl Cascini, Chicho Serna and Patron Bermúdez, Boca announced who will be the club’s new sports director.
Marcelo Delgado He was always the right hand of Juan Roman Riquelme since assuming his role as president of Boca. So much so that after the dissolution of the Football CouncilCello was the only one who stayed in the club and his role was always to be the manager, although it had never been made official.
Now, last Wednesday night Xeneize officially announced that the Cello Delgado He will be the new sports director of the club. Through the 23rd edition of the digital magazine Bocathe Ribera team presented to all its fans how the professional squad, the coaching staff and the club’s staff were formed for 2026.
Marcelo Delgado was made official as Boca’s sports director
In this context, it was made explicit what role it plays. Delgadoa function that was understood to have been assumed after the dissolution of the CdeF, although until now it had not been officially communicated.
El Chelo was the member of the Council with the greatest daily ties to the team, an aspect that was decisive for Juan Roman Riquelme at the time of supporting it within the leadership core in charge of decisions related to the football area.
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The three key roles within the new structure in Boca
- Juan Roman Riquelmepresident of the club and main historical reference of the institution, holds the position of General Director of Professional and Amateur Football, a position from which he maintains the final decision in each strategic determination.
- On the second level of the structure there is Marcelo Delgadoa direct collaborator of Riquelme since the beginning of the management headed by Jorge Amor Ameal in 2019. The former soccer player works alongside three delegates—whose identities were not disclosed—specialized in transfer markets and transfer operations, who actively participate in the negotiations of both incorporations and departures.
- The organization chart is completed with Orlando Giménez, head of the institution’s Legal Department, who together with his team provides permanent legal advice to Riquelme and Delgado in the different contractual processes.
