


Daniel Oscar Garnero (born 1 April 1969) is an Argentine football manager and former player who played as a midfielder. He is the manager of Chilean club Universidad Católica.
Garnero played most of his career for Club Atlético Independiente. He also made a short spell in Chilean football with Universidad Católica, and Mexico with Toros Neza.
After retiring as a player, Garnero became the assistant manager to Jorge Burruchaga at Arsenal de Sarandí. He has also held coaching positions at Estudiantes de La Plata and Independiente. In July 2008 he was appointed as manager of Arsenal de Sarandí as replacement for Gustavo Alfaro. On 25 April 2009 he was sacked as manager of Arsenal de Sarandi. On 20 May 2010 was named as Independiente's new coach, the former Diablos Rojos player replaces Americo Gallego, who left the club a few days ago. On 21 September 2010, Independiente have parted ways with coach Daniel Garnero by mutual consent, just four months after he took over from Americo Gallego at the Argentine giants. He later coached San Martín SJ, Banfield and Independiente Rivadavia, before moving to Paraguay, where he managed Sol de América, Guaraní, Olimpia and Libertad. He later became the head coach of Paraguay national team, until he was dismissed after a winless group stage exit from the 2024 Copa América.
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