2002 Santos FC season explained

Club:Santos
Season:2002
Chairman:Marcelo Teixeira
Chrtitle:President
Manager:Celso Roth
(until May)[1]
Emerson Leão
Mgrtitle:Coach
Stadium:Vila Belmiro
League:Campeonato Brasileiro
League Result:Winners
League2:Torneio Rio-São Paulo
League2 Result:9th
Cup1:Copa do Brasil
Cup1 Result:Second stage
League Topscorer:
Alberto (12)
Season Topscorer:
Diego (13)
Prevseason:2001
Nextseason:2003

The 2002 season was Santos Futebol Clube's ninetieth season in existence and the club's forty-third consecutive season in the top flight of Brazilian football.

This season marked the new Meninos da Vila generation, where Robinho, Diego, Elano, Léo, Alex, Renato and others, helped Santos win their 6th Campeonato Brasileiro title, in which the club had not won since 1968.[2]

Players

Appearances and goals

Pos.NameCampeonato BrasileiroCopa do BrasilTorneio Rio-São PauloTotal
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
GK Fábio Costa6040150250
GK Júlio Sérgio2200000220
GK Rafael3+(1)0000040
DF Alex2530000253
DF André Luís1810061242
DF Léo29630140476
DF Marcão0+(1)0000010
DF Maurinho2600000260
DF Michel3+(1)04011+(1)1201
DF Pereira2+(5)0000070
DF Preto20+(1)03+(1)011+(2)1381
DF Bernardi1+(3)0000040
DF Leandro00001010
MF Alexandre2+(11)00000130
MF Canindé10000010
MF Diego28100+(3)17+(4)24213
MF Elano2991+(1)04+(2)0379
MF Paulo Almeida280409+(1)0420
MF Renato312107+(2)0412
MF Robert3+(13)2301483310
MF Wellington2+(10)00+(2)02+(5)0210
FW Adiel0+(3)0000030
FW Alberto28+(1)1200002912
FW Douglas1+(7)11+(2)04+(6)1212
FW Fabiano Souza1+(1)0000020
FW Robinho3010000+(3)03310
FW William2+(16)33+(1)25+(8)4359
FW Bruno Moraes0+(2)0000020
Players who left the club during the season
MF Esquerdinha001+(1)06+(7)0150
MF Marcelo Silva0040152192
FW Oséas004271113
MF Eduardo Marques00001010
DF Valdir00004040
DF Cléber003093123
DF Odvan0042121163

Transfers

In

Pos.NameMoving fromSourceNotes
DF MichelVitóriaLoan return
DF André LuísFluminenseLoan return
MF WellingtonBrasilienseLoan return
MF Eduardo MarquesGuaraniLoan return
FW AdielBotafogo–SPLoan return
DF OdvanVasco[3]
FW OséasCruzeiro[4]
MF EsquerdinhaSão Caetano[5]
DF MaurinhoEtti-Jundiaí[6]
GK Júlio SérgioComercial
DF BernardiInternacional[7]
MF AlexandreGuarani[8]
FW AlbertoRio Branco[9]
FW Fabiano SouzaInternacional[10]

Out

Pos.NameMoving toSourceNotes
GK PitarelliGama
DF Pereira Gaziantepspor[11] On loan
DF Galván Lanús
DF RussoSão Caetano
DF OrestesPortuguesa SantistaLoan return
DF Rodrigo Costa 1860 München[12]
DF VálberFree agentEnd of contract
MF VágnerBahiaLoan return
FW Marcelinho Carioca Gamba Osaka[13]
FW WeldonBrasiliense
FW ViolaFree agent[14]
FW OséasFree agent[15] Contract terminated
FW André DiasPortuguesa Santista[16] On loan
DF Cléber Yverdon
DF OdvanFree agentContract terminated
DF ValdirGama[17] On loan
MF Marcelo Silva Spartak Moscow[18]
MF Eduardo Marques Belenenses[19]
MF EsquerdinhaSão Caetano[20] Loan return

Competitions

Overall summary

CompetitionStarted roundFinal position / roundFirst matchLast match
Campeonato BrasileiroFirst stageWinners10 August15 December
Torneio Rio-São PauloFirst stage9th20 January14 April
Copa do BrasilFirst roundSecond round6 February6 March

Detailed overall summary

TotalHomeAway
Games played502525
Games won23176
Games drawn1358
Games lost14311
Biggest win4–1 v Cruzeiro4–2 v Ji-Paraná4–1 v Cruzeiro
Biggest loss2–4 v Coritiba1–3 v Ponte Preta2–4 v Coritiba
Clean sheets13103
Goals scored915635
Goals conceded672740
Goal difference+24+29-5
Average GF per game1.822.241.4
Average GC per game1.341.081.6
Most appearancesLéo (47)Léo (23)Léo (24)
Top scorerDiego (13)Alberto (9)Elano (7)
Points82/150 (54.67%)56/75 (74.67%)26/75 (34.66%)
Winning rate46%68%24%

Campeonato Brasileiro

See main article: 2002 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A.

First stage

Matches

Final

Copa do Brasil

See main article: 2002 Copa do Brasil.

Second round

Torneio Rio-São Paulo

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Santos demite Roth e deve anunciar Leão. Folha.
  2. Web site: Santos conquista o Brasileiro e sai da fila de 18 anos. Folha. EDUARDO VIEIRA e GUIO BASTOS.
  3. Web site: Santos contrata zagueiro Odvan. Portuguese. 18 October 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20160107050138/http://www.douradosnews.com.br/arquivo/santos-contrata-zagueiro-odvan-c9e54784902d0e08263dc040d6460e5b. 7 January 2016. dead.
  4. Web site: Santos paga R$150 mil e leva Oséas. Terra Esportes.
  5. Web site: Esquerdinha tem motivação dupla. Folha.
  6. Web site: Santos contrata lateral direito Maurinho.
  7. Web site: Santos contrata zagueiro Odvan. Portuguese. 18 October 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20160107050138/http://www.douradosnews.com.br/arquivo/santos-contrata-zagueiro-odvan-c9e54784902d0e08263dc040d6460e5b. 7 January 2016. dead.
  8. Web site: Santos contrata Alexandre, ex-Guarani. Globo Esporte.
  9. Web site: Santos contrata atacante Alberto. UOL.
  10. Web site: Fabiano Souza apresenta-se ao Santos nesta terça-feira. UOL Esporte.
  11. Web site: Santos empresta Pereira para time da Turquia. UOL. Santos Pereira lends team to Turkey. 2002-01-15. 2016-01-01.
  12. Web site: Costa signs for 1860.
  13. Web site: Marcelinho acerta com clube japonês.
  14. Web site: Santos vai chutar Viola em 2002.
  15. Web site: Santos rescinde contrato de Oséas.
  16. Web site: Santista já pode estrear André Dias.
  17. Web site: Leão se irrita com o empréstimo do lateral Valdir. 28 October 2022. 26 July 2002. A Tribuna.
  18. Web site: Spartak pick up Silva. 18 October 2012. 24 October 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20121024051529/http://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/news/newsid=28679.html. dead.
  19. Web site: Meia Eduardo Marques acerta contrato com o Belenenses.
  20. Web site: Meia Eduardo Marques acerta contrato com o Belenenses.

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