Soccer-River Plate boss Gallardo to leave in December after eight years

FILE PHOTO: Soccer Football - Copa Libertadores - Round of 16 - Second Leg - River Plate v Velez Sarsfield - Monumental Antonio Vespucio Liberti, Buenos Aires, Argentina - July 6, 2022 River Plate coach Marcelo Gallardo after the match REUTERS/Agustin Marcarian/File Photo

(Reuters) - Marcelo Gallardo will leave River Plate when his contract ends in December after more than eight years at the club, he told reporters at a news conference on Thursday.

Gallardo, whose spell has marked one of the most successful periods in River's history, said he informed the club's board of his decision at a meeting on Wednesday.