Arsenal appoint Gabriel Heinze to join Mikel Arteta's coaching staff
The club have confirmed the Argentine's appointment following the departure of former assistant Carlos Cuesta, who became the head coach of Serie A team Parma last month. Heinze will work alongside Arteta, having previously been teammates at Paris Saint-Germain in 2001-02.
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Heinze joins Albert Stuivenberg, set-piece coach Nico Jover, and goalkeeping coach Inaki Cana, who have all been at the club since 2021, in Arteta's coaching team.
Further changes to Arsenal's staff have seen Under-21 coach Mehmet Ali depart to join Keith Andrews' backroom team at Brentford, while Andrea Berta was appointed as the club's new sporting director in March.
Welcome, Gabriel 👋
Mikel Arteta's former teammate Gabriel Heinze has joined our coaching staff ahead of the new season 👇
— Arsenal (@Arsenal) July 8, 2025
Since retiring from his playing career in 2014, Heinze, 47, has held managerial roles with Argentinian top-flight side Godoy Cruz, Argentinos Juniors and Velez Sarsfield, before moving to MLS side Atlanta United for six months in 2021. His most recent position saw him spend a year-long stint as head coach of Newell's Old Boys, where his playing career began.
In September, Arteta named Heinze as one of the main inspirations throughout his career, alongside United States head coach Mauricio Pochettino: 'Those two were next to me all the time, behind me, and they were guiding me in everything I had to do in my professional life, how I had to understand the game and they were inspirational to me.'
Heinze won league titles at Manchester United, Real Madrid and Marseille as well as an Olympic gold medal with Argentina in Athens in 2004 during his playing career. He also won 72 caps for his national team and was a Copa America runner-up twice.
Arsenal secured their third consecutive second-placed Premier League finish in the 2024-25 season, while reaching the semi-final of the Champions League, where they were defeated by eventual winners PSG.
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