He took over for the third time
“Always a role model”: Boca Juniors mourn coach
Updated 10/10/2025 – 4:34 p.mReading time: 2 minutes
Miguel Ángel Russo suffered from cancer for a long time. Now the coach has died. In June he played with his Argentine team against a German club.
The coach of the Argentine top club Boca Juniors, Miguel Ángel Russo, is dead. The club from Buenos Aires announced this. The 69-year-old was diagnosed with cancer in 2017. “It is with deep sadness that Club Atlético Boca Juniors announces the death of Miguel Ángel Russo,” Boca wrote in a statement on the X platform. “Miguel leaves an indelible mark on our club and will always remain a role model of joy, warmth and commitment.”
The club wrote farewell: “We accompany his family and relatives during this difficult time. Farewell, dear Miguel!”
Russo took over Boca Juniors as coach for the third time this summer. He looked after the club at the Club World Cup in the USA, including in the game against FC Bayern (1:2). Because his health was deteriorating, he had recently stopped sitting on the bench.
He played his last game in charge of the team around two and a half weeks ago. At the famous La Bombonera stadium (officially Estadio Alberto José Armando), Boca Juniors played 2-2 against Central Córdoba.
Russo has been a coach for more than 35 years. He coached other clubs in Argentina, Spain, Chile, Mexico, Colombia, Peru, Paraguay and Saudi Arabia. With Boca he won the Copa Libertadores, the South American equivalent of the Champions League, in 2007.