St. Louis CITY SC Announces International Soccer Executive Diego Gigliani as the Club’s President and General Manager

April 26, 2023 – Major League Soccer (MLS) – St. Louis City SC News Release

ST. LOUIS – Following the successful launch of Major League Soccer’s 29th team, the club is adding an established soccer industry executive, City Football Group’s Diego Gigliani, to St. Louis CITY SC’s executive leadership team as the club’s new President and General Manager. Carolyn Kindle, having spent the last 4+ years leading the ownership group’s efforts to secure an MLS expansion team, launch the CITY SC brand and build a 32+ acre campus and state-of-the art soccer stadium, will continue as the club’s Chief Executive Officer and, moving forward, will dedicate more time to long-term strategic priorities, including expanding the club’s international reach, regional community programming and league-wide growth initiatives.

Originally from Argentina, Gigliani was raised across the United States and Europe and spent the last 10 years with City Football Group, the largest global football organization in the world and the parent company of English Premier League powerhouse Manchester City FC. In his most recent role, Gigliani oversaw eight of City Football Group’s international football clubs, including all those in the European Union and Latin America covering markets such as Spain, Italy, France and Uruguay, to name a few. He sat on the Board of Directors of most of these clubs and worked directly with each club CEO and Sporting Director to set targets, provide direction, drive strategic projects, pursue synergies, and deliver results. Prior to the City Football Group, Gigliani spent 13 years in management consulting and completed his MBA at the Wharton School in the US.

Reporting to Kindle, Gigliani’s responsibilities as CITY SC’s new President and GM will include managing all day-to-day operations of the club across the sporting, revenue, marketing, experience, operations, administration, and community departments. In addition, with Gigliani’s extensive international experience, he will work closely with Kindle to expand CITY SC’s global reach and partner with her on league initiatives.

“Diego brings an incredible amount of international soccer expertise that will help us take the next step in our ambitious journey to become a global soccer brand,” said Kindle, CEO of St. Louis CITY SC. “After a long and extensive search, we look forward to welcoming him to one of the best sports cities in America as we continue to grow our reach and leverage soccer’s popularity — as well…