Abel Picabea Allero (20 June 1906 – 1993) was an Argentine football manager and player.

Born in Buenos Aires, Picabea started his career with San Lorenzo before representing Estudiantil Porteño and Rosario Central in his homeland.

He subsequently returned to São Cristóvão and won the Taça da Prefeitura do Distrito Federal in 1943.

[4] Picabea arrived at Sporting CP in the later stages of the 1955–56 season, he was in charge of the club during the whole 1956–57 campaign before taking over Real Oviedo in the Spanish Segunda División.

After winning the second division with the club, he was later in charge of neighbouring Sporting de Gijón before returning to Brazil in 1960 with Vasco da Gama.