Overview
- The Federación Ecuatoriana de Fútbol publicly announced Gallardo’s appointment on Monday, replacing Sebastián Beccacece and beginning what the federation calls a long‑term project.
- Gallardo will make his debut in an Asia friendly tour that starts on Sept. 24 against South Korea in Suwon, continues on Oct. 1 in Japan, and likely ends on Oct. 5 versus Panama or New Zealand.
- Reports say the agreement is a multi‑year deal commonly described as four years with the Copa América 2028 and the World Cup 2030 as the primary targets, though those contract details were reported rather than published by the federation.
- Longtime deputy Matías Biscay will not join for personal and family reasons, so Gallardo has reconfigured his staff, naming Hernán Buján as his main assistant and adding Juan Carlos Docabo as goalkeeping coach among other hires.
- Gallardo arrives for his first national‑team job with a generation of Ecuadorian players in top European clubs, and the next steps to watch are his first squad list, how he adapts club tactics to international play, and the federation’s planning for qualifying formats toward 2030.