The experienced Silvana Villalobos is the new DT of Gimnasia y Esgrima de La Plata

In the preview of the match between LP Gymnastics and Lanús for the date 16 of the Professional League, the leadership of Wolf presented Silvana Villalobos as the new technical director of the women’s team. He will be the replacement for Juan Leyton, who left his position at the end of last week.

This will be the first time the Colo direct in the first division of AFA, however It has an extensive career in women’s soccer in Mendoza, where he first worked as a soccer player and then led several clubs.

Villalobos is a benchmark for Las Pumas de Mendoza, one of the most important teams in the interior of the country in women’s soccer. She has directed it since 2006 and was a coach of national team players such as Stephanie Banini and Chiara Singarellaamong other.

besides She is the first DT to direct a men’s team in the countrywas in front of Mouth of Bermejo de Mendoza in 2016. There, a promotion appeared, a runner-up and also the classification to the Federal C Tournament. He also directed leonardo murialdo, argentinian and finally middle roundup.

Before becoming a coach, she was a soccer player and played in san francisco del monteis Chilean Evertonis University of Chile forks The Cougars. As a technician he had never left Mendoza and had even rejected offers from AFA, always prioritizing his province.

His gymnastics debut will be for the date 13 of the YPF Championship, nothing more and nothing less than in the classic against Estudiantes LP as a visitorwith day and time to be confirmed.

The first statements of Silvina Villalobos as DT of Gimnasia LP

At the presentation press conference, Silvana Villalobos was very happy about the new challenge: “It is a pride to be in a club as important as Gymnastics and, neither more nor less, where led by the best player in the world, Diego”.

On his objectives in front of the Wolf, he was blunt: “My teams are protagonists, I like to fight. We are going to do a comprehensive job and give importance to the lower categories”. And she added: “We are going to fight so that women’s gymnastics football is among the top positions.”

Finally, he left a message for the fans: “I tell the fans that our team will continue with the sense of belonging that identifies it. Your accompaniment will be very important for the discipline to continue to grow”.