Mariano Messera (born 23 February 1978) is an Argentine football manager and former player who played as a midfielder.
In 2005, Messera played for San Lorenzo, O'Higgins in Chile,[2][3] and Skoda Xanthi of Greece before returning to Rosario Central in 2007.
[1] Messera has served as coach of the Gimnasia La Plata reserves.
[2] After Gustavo Alfaro was fired in May 2017, Messera and Leandro Martini was appointed joint caretaker manager.
[4] In November 2019, the duo was appointed caretaker managers once again after Diego Maradona left.