Benito Montalvo

Benito Montalvo (born September 19, 1985 in Unquillo) is an Argentine football coach. He worked at the Marcet Foundation as a coach, analyst and sport director. He is currently assistant coach of India.

Benito Montalvo

Montalvo with Hyderabad in January 2021
Personal information
Full name	Benito Félix Montalvo
Date of birth	(1985-09-19) September 19, 1985 (age 39)
Place of birth	Unquillo, Argentina
Height	1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Team information
Current team	India (assistant)
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2005−2008	Instituto Atlético Central Córdoba	18	(1)
2008−2009	Central Córdoba de Rosario	13	(1)
2009−2010	Instituto Atlético Central Córdoba	15	(1)
2010−2011	Tacuary	11	(1)
2011−2012	Deportivo Capiata	12	(1)
2012-2013	Cerro Porteño Pdte Franco	5	(0)
2012−2014	FC Jūrmala	36	(5)
2015−2016	Ciudad de Ibiza	10	(0)
2016−2017	Vilassar de Mar	12	(0)
Managerial career
2020–2023	Hyderabad (assistant)
2023–2025	FC Goa (assistant)
2024−	India (assistant)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 31 January 2020 (UTC)

Coaching Career

Following his retirement as a player in 2017, Benito received training as a coach, analyst and sports director in Barcelona and has also been the head coach of RCD Espanyol Academy Helsinki. During training camps in Finland and Sweden during the COVID-19 pandemic, Benito met Spaniard Manolo Márquez. Benito's first coaching job was as an assistant coach for Marquez in 2020, at Indian Super League club Hyderabad FC.^[1]

With Hyderabad FC, Benito won his first trophy as a coach, with the club beating Kerala Blasters in the 21-22 ISL Cup Final. This ISL Cup triumph was also the first trophy in Hyderabad FC's history.^[2]

In 2023, Marquez left Hyderabad to join fellow ISL club FC Goa. Benito was also subsequently hired by the club as his assistant.^[3]

After a season with the Goan club, Marquez was hired to coach the Indian national team in 2024. As per his contract, he would see out his contract for the 24-25 season with FC Goa while also being coach of the national team. Benito was hired by the AIFF as Marquez's assistant manager, and, similar to Marquez, he would retain his position as FC Goa assistant manager until the end of the season.^[4]