Overview
- Arsenal confirmed Heinze’s appointment as men’s First Team Coach on July 8, 2025, filling the vacancy left by Carlos Cuesta.
- Heinze, a 47-year-old former Argentina defender with 72 caps and an Olympic gold medal from 2004, departed Newell’s Old Boys in November 2023 after managerial roles in Europe and South America.
- Mikel Arteta and Heinze were teammates at Paris Saint-Germain over a decade ago and have maintained a close professional bond that shapes the club’s coaching philosophy.
- He joins an established technical staff featuring assistant coach Albert Stuivenberg, goalkeeping coach Iñaki Cana, set-piece specialist Nicolás Jover and first-team coach Miguel Molina.
- Heinze will travel with Arsenal to Singapore on July 19 for friendlies against AC Milan and Newcastle before a Hong Kong clash with Tottenham on July 31.