Rolando Hernán Cristante Mandarino (born 16 September 1969), known as Hernán Cristante, is an Argentine football manager and former player. He is the current head coach of Liga MX club Puebla.
Cristante began his professional career with Gimnasia y Esgrima La Plata in Argentina, where he showed early promise before moving to Mexico in 1993 to join Toluca.
Though he had loan spells back in Argentina with Platense, Newell's Old Boys, and Huracán, it was in Toluca where he made his name. He became one of the most iconic goalkeepers in the history of the Mexican football league, making more than 400 appearances and helping Toluca secure five league titles and a CONCACAF Champions Cup.
He holds the league record of 772 consecutive minutes without conceding a goal.
After retiring as a player in 2012 following a final season with Leones Negros, Cristante transitioned into coaching. His managerial career includes spells with Toluca, Querétaro, Juárez, and most recently Club Puebla.
Hernán Cristante was part of Argentina's Seleccion Nacional on three occasions, in 1989, 1992, and again in 1995, and was a member of his nation's squad for the 1995 Copa América; in total he made six appearances for the national side.
