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Rubens Minelli

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Rubens Minelli
Personal information
Full name Rubens Francisco Minelli
Date of birth (1928-12-19)19 December 1928
Place of birth São Paulo, Brazil
Date of death 23 November 2023(2023-11-23) (aged 94)
Place of death São Paulo, Brazil
Position(s) Winger
Managerial career
Years Team
1963–1965 América (SP)
1966 Botafogo (SP)
1966 América (SP)
1967 Sport
1968 Francana
1969 Guarani
1969–1971 Palmeiras
1971–1973 Portuguesa
1973 Rio Preto
1974–1976 Internacional
1977–1979 São Paulo
1979–1980 Al-Hilal
1982–1983 Palmeiras
1984 Atlético Mineiro
1985 Grêmio
1986 Corinthians
1987–1988 Palmeiras
1988–1989 Grêmio
1990 Paraná
1991 Rio Branco (SP)
1992 Santos
1995 XV de Piracicaba
1994 Ferroviária
1994–1997 Paraná
1997–1998 Coritiba

Rubens Francisco Minelli (19 December 1928 – 23 November 2023) was a Brazilian football player and manager.

As a player, he played as a winger for Ypiranga, Nacional (SP), Palmeiras, Taubaté and São Bento, where he ended his career after breaking a leg when he was 27.

Eight years later, he started his career as a manager for América, and coached many clubs of Brazil, like Internacional, São Paulo, Palmeiras, Grêmio, Paraná, Sport, Francana, Corinthians, Santos, Portuguesa, Guarani, Ponte Preta, Rio Branco, Ferroviária, Atlético Mineiro and Coritiba.[1] Later, he moved abroad to manage Al-Hilal and the Saudi Arabia national team in Saudi Arabia.

Minelli died from an infection on 23 November 2023, at the age of 94.[2]

Minelli won many trophies throughout his managerial career, especially in clubs that were located in either Rio Grande de Sul or Paulista

Managerial statistics

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Team Nation From To Record
G W D L F A GD Win %
América-SP  Brazil 1963 1965 54 25 15 14 77 58 19 46.3
Botafogo-SP  Brazil 1966 1966 14 6 2 6 30 35 -5 42.86
América-SP  Brazil 1966 1966 6 1 1 4 6 14 -8 16.67
Sport  Brazil 11 June 1967 31 November 1967 16 10 2 4 25 18 7 62.5
Francana  Brazil 10 June 1968 8 December 1968 25 14 5 6 35 22 13 56
Guarani  Brazil 15 January 1969 22 August 1969 26 9 5 12 35 40 -5 34.62
Palmeiras  Brazil 23 August 1969 24 July 1971 88 50 19 19 135 71 64 56.82
Portuguesa  Brazil 30 July 1971 28 December 1973 117 34 41 42 131 132 -1 29.06
Internacional  Brazil 14 February 1974 20 December 1976 158 115 28 15 334 82 252 72.78
Francana  Brazil 1 January 1977 4 December 1977 37 22 7 8 51 26 25 59.46
São Paulo FC  Brazil 5 December 1977 23 July 1979 102 46 29 27 144 96 48 45.1
Al-Hilal  Saudi Arabia 1 August 1979 4 May 1980 23 17 2 4 56 17 39 73.91
Saudi Arabia  Saudi Arabia 30 January 1980 19 December 1981 22 9 3 10 31 30 1 40.91
Palmeiras  Brazil 10 January 1982 30 November 1983 109 44 45 20 153 99 54 40.37
Atlético Mineiro  Brazil 15 January 1984 12 December 1984 44 24 9 11 67 31 36 54.55
Grêmio  Brazil 8 January 1985 15 December 1985 46 24 14 8 81 38 43 52.17
Corinthians  Brazil 1 February 1986 22 December 1986 70 32 22 16 92 57 45 45.71
Palmeiras  Brazil 1 March 1987 30 July 1988 80 30 32 18 77 61 16 37.5
Grêmio  Brazil 10 August 1988 18 December 1989 72 37 21 14 104 53 51 51.39
Paraná  Brazil 10 January 1990 12 December 1990 37 15 17 5 53 23 30 40.54
Rio Branco-SP  Brazil 17 July 1991 17 December 1991 26 10 5 11 24 22 2 40.54
Santos  Brazil 19 December 1991 26 February 1992 6 2 2 2 5 8 -3 33.33
Paraná  Brazil 18 January 1993 16 November 1993 47 26 16 5 85 31 54 40.54
Ferroviária  Brazil 9 January 1994 10 December 1994 45 16 10 19 49 66 -17 40.54
XV de Piracicaba  Brazil 9 January 1994 10 December 1994 42 16 12 14 53 47 6 38.1
Paraná  Brazil 25 January 1996 12 November 1997 113 53 29 31 142 81 61 46.9
Coritiba  Brazil 8 January 1998 1998 57 29 19 9 92 62 30 50.88
Total 1,482 716 412 354 2,171 1,320 851 48.31

Honours

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América (SP)

Sport Club Recife

Palmeiras

Internacional

Francana

São Paulo

  • Serié A: 1977

Al-Hilal

Grêmio

  • Campeonato Gaúcho: 1985

Paraná

References

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  1. ^ "Futpedia: Rubens Minelli (Rubens Francisco Minelli)" (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. Archived from the original on 20 December 2009. Retrieved 15 February 2010.
  2. ^ "Morre Rubens Minelli, um dos maiores técnicos do futebol brasileiro". globo. 23 November 2023. Retrieved 23 November 2023.