Marcelo Russo

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Russo and the second or maternal family name is López.

Marcelo Sebastián Russo López (born 31 January 1987) is a Uruguayan football manager, currently in charge of Basáñez.

Marcelo Russo

Personal information
Full name	Marcelo Sebastián Russo López[1]
Date of birth	(1987-01-31) 31 January 1987 (age 38)[2]
Place of birth	Uruguay
Team information
Current team	Basáñez (manager)
Managerial career
Years	Team
2019–2022	Villa Española (youth)
2023	La Luz (youth)
2023–2024	La Luz
2024–	Basáñez

Career

Russo played amateur football before moving to coaching in 2019, in charge of Villa Española's youth sides. Ahead of the 2023 season, he moved to La Luz and was appointed manager of the under-19 team.

On 25 July 2023, after the dismissal of Ignacio Pallas, Russo was named manager of La Luz's first team.^[3] His first match in charge occurred on 19 August, a 1–0 away win over Montevideo Wanderers.^[4]

Sacked on 17 April 2024,^[5] Russo took over Basáñez on 1 September of that year.