A double Primera Division title winner with La Academia as a player in 2001 and 2014, Milito returned to Racing at the start of 2018 in a new role alongside freshly appointed coach Eduardo Coudet.
The handing out of such positions, be they as technical secretary, sporting director, director of football or the rather confusing (to English-speaking ears) manager post is a common honour for club favourites, and often means little more than a popular buffer between irate fans and presidents when results take a turn for the worse.
Milito, however, applied to his job the same dedication, commitment and intelligence that served him so well on the pitch for the likes of Racing, Genoa and Inter, transforming the club both on the pitch and off it.