In this file photo taken on October 01, 2019 then Boca Juniors' coach Gustavo Alfaro gives instructions during the all-Argentine Copa Libertadores semifinal first leg football match against River Plate at the Monumental stadium in Buenos Aires. Argentinia
Argentine Gustavo Alfaro has been named coach of Ecuador, the Ecuadorean Football Federation said on Wednesday.
Alfaro, 58, replaces Dutchman Jordi Cruyff, who took over in January but resigned in July without leading the team in an official match.
Alfaro has a long CV that includes time at many of Argentina’s top clubs, with his last job coming to an end late last year at Boca Juniors.
His first competitive matches will be in October when Ecuador begin their campaign to reach the 2022 World Cup finals.
The South American side last reached the finals in Brazil in 2014.
