The Argentine coach resides in Bunyola, a village in the Serra de Tramuntana with barely 7,000 inhabitants, where he enjoys a quiet life with his wife and children.
The coach of the Argentina National Team, Lionel Scaloni, has made his home in Bunyola, a small municipality in the Serra de Tramuntana in Mallorca. There he lives with his wife, Elisa Montero, and their two children, Ian and Noah, in a home that prioritises simplicity and functionality over luxury.
Scaloni arrived on the island in 2008 as a player for RCD Mallorca, where he played as a right-back. During his time with the red-and-black team, he met Montero, a native of Mallorca, with whom he started a family. After retiring in 2015, following a stint with Italian club Atalanta, he decided to return to the island instead of settling in Argentina.
The coach has explained that he resides in a village in the Serra, enamoured with its tranquillity and natural surroundings. Bunyola is about a fifteen-minute drive from Palma and is part of a cultural landscape protected by UNESCO. The home, as has been revealed, is not an ostentatious mansion, but a residence with spacious areas, large windows with mountain views, and a pool, designed as a private retreat.
Integration into the local community has been natural, favoured by the coach's discreet profile and the respect for privacy that characterises the village. Scaloni balances his responsibilities at the helm of the albiceleste with family life on the island, which serves as a base when his schedule allows.
Scaloni is also a cycling enthusiast and has been seen participating in events like the Mallorca 312, as well as in iconic climbs such as Deià or Valldemossa, which surround his place of residence. The mountainous environment of Bunyola offers him privacy and the perfect setting to stay fit.
As a footballer, Scaloni played in the 2006 World Cup in Germany and the 2011 Copa América with the Argentine national team. His professional career took him through several European clubs before settling in Mallorca, where he found stability for his personal and family project.
Bunyola, with barely 7,000 inhabitants, has become the refuge of the world champion coach, far from the media noise surrounding elite football. The decision to live in Mallorca, where he began his relationship with Montero and where their children grew up, reflects the coach's bond with the island beyond the professional.
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