List of Clube Atlético Mineiro managers explained

Clube Atlético Mineiro is a Brazilian professional football club based in Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil. The club has played in the Brasileirão, the top tier of the Brazilian football league system, throughout all of its history with the exception of one season, as well as in all editions of the Campeonato Mineiro, the premier state league of Minas Gerais, while also taking part in numerous CONMEBOL-organised international competitions.

This chronological list comprises those who have held the position of head coach of the first team of Atlético Mineiro since 1926, the date of the first available data for a club manager. Each manager's entry includes his years of tenure, honours won and significant achievements while under his care, where available. Caretaker managers are included, where known. As of 2024, Atlético Mineiro has had 90 known full-time managers.

The first known full-time manager for Atlético Mineiro was Chico Neto, who managed the club in 1926.[1] Cuca and Levir Culpi jointly hold the record for most trophies won, with six each. Telê Santana is the club's longest-serving manager, with 434 matches during three periods in the 1970s and 1980s.[2]

List of managers

Italics denote a caretaker manager.

NameFromToHonours
Chico Netto192619292 Campeonato Mineiro
Jenő Medgyessy19281931
Ivo Melo193119332 Campeonato Mineiro
Floriano Peixoto Corrêa19341936
Said193619361 Campeonato Mineiro
Floriano Peixoto Corrêa193719371 Copa dos Campeões Estaduais
Hummel Guimarães193719381 Campeonato Mineiro
Ewando Becker193819391 Campeonato Mineiro
Said19391941
Gregório Suárez19441944
Said19441945
Ewando Becker19451945
Félix Magno194619481 Campeonato Mineiro
Darío Letona19471947
Ayrton Moreira19491949
Chico Trindade19491949
Ricardo Diéz195019511 Campeonato Mineiro
1950 European Tour
Abdo Arges19511951
Yustrich195119532 Campeonato Mineiro
Martim Francisco19551955
Abdo Arges19541954
Ondino Viera19541955
Ricardo Diéz195419563 Campeonato Mineiro
Said19561956
Ewando Becker19561956
Délio Neves19571957
Paulo Benigno195719581 Campeonato Mineiro
Ricardo Diéz19581959
Abdo Arges19591959
Ayrton Moreira19591959
Artur Nequessaurt19591960
Ricardo Diéz19601960
Osni Pereira19601961
Kafunga19611962
Lucas Miranda196219621 Campeonato Mineiro
Antoninho19621963
Marão196319641 Campeonato Mineiro
Martim Francisco19641964
Afonso Silva19641964
Marão19641965
Wilson de Oliveira19651965
Paulo Amaral19661966
Gradim19661966
Wilson de Oliveira19661966
Barbatana19661966
Válter Miraglia19661966
Gérson dos Santos19661967
Manuel Fleitas Solich19671968
Dequinha19681968
Totinha19681968
Haroldo Lopes19681968
Yustrich19681969
José Luís Barbosa19691970
Mussula19701970
Barbatana19701970
Telê Santana197019721 Campeonato Mineiro
1 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A
Barbatana19721972
Paulo Benigno19731973
Sinval Martins19731973
Telê Santana19731975
Mussula19751976
Barbatana197619781 Campeonato Mineiro
1 Copa dos Campeões Brasileiros
Mussula19781978
Jorge Vieira19781978
Procópio Cardoso197819813 Campeonato Mineiro
Pepe19811981
Carlos Alberto Silva198119821 Campeonato Mineiro
Barbatana19821982
Antônio Lacerda198219821 Campeonato Mineiro
Paulinho de Almeida19831983
Mussula198319831 Campeonato Mineiro
Rubens Minelli19841984
Procópio Cardoso19841985
Vicente Lage19851985
Walter Olivera198519851 Campeonato Mineiro
Ilton Chaves198619871 Campeonato Mineiro
Palhinha19871987
Telê Santana198719881 Campeonato Mineiro
Vantuir19881988
Paulinho de Almeida19881988
Moisés19891989
Jair Pereira198919891 Campeonato Mineiro
Rui Guimarães19901990
Arthur Bernardes19901990
Jair Pereira199119921 Campeonato Mineiro
Vantuir19921992
Procópio Cardoso199219921 Copa CONMEBOL
Nelinho19931993
Vantuir19931994
Valdir Espinosa19941994
Levir Culpi199419951 Campeonato Mineiro
Gaúcho19951995
Procópio Cardoso19951996
Eduardo Amorim19961997
Émerson Leão199719971 Copa CONMEBOL
Carlos Alberto Silva19981998
Vantuir19981998
Carlos Alberto Torres19981998
Toninho Cerezo19991999
Darío Pereyra199919991 Campeonato Mineiro
Humberto Ramos19992000
João Francisco20002000
Márcio Araújo20002000
Carlos Alberto Parreira20002000
Nedo Xavier20002000
Abel Braga20012001
Zé Maria20012001
Levir Culpi20012002
Marcelo Oliveira20022002
Geninho20022002
Celso Roth20032003
Marcelo Oliveira20032003
Procópio Cardoso20032003
Paulo Bonamigo20042004
Jair Picerni20042004
Mário Sérgio20042004
Procópio Cardoso20042005
Tite20052005
Marco Aurelio20052005
Lori Sandri20052006
Marcelo Oliveira20062006
Levir Culpi200620071 Campeonato Brasileiro Série B
1 Campeonato Mineiro
Tico dos Santos20072007
Zetti20072007
Marcelo Oliveira20072007
Émerson Leão20072007
Geninho20082008
Marcelo Oliveira20082008
Alexandre Gallo20082008
Marcelo Oliveira20082008
Émerson Leão20092009
Celso Roth20092009
Vanderlei Luxemburgo201020101 Campeonato Mineiro
Dorival Júnior20102011
Cuca201120132 Campeonato Mineiro
1 Copa Libertadores
Paulo Autuori20142014
Levir Culpi201420151 Recopa Sudamericana
1 Copa do Brasil
1 Campeonato Mineiro
Diogo Giacomini20152015
Diego Aguirre20162016
Marcelo Oliveira20162016
Diogo Giacomini20162016
Roger201720171 Campeonato Mineiro
Diogo Giacomini20172017
Rogério Micale20172017
Oswaldo de Oliveira20172018
Thiago Larghi20182018
Levir Culpi20182019
Rodrigo Santana20192019
Vágner Mancini20192019
Rafael Dudamel20202020
James Freitas20202020
Jorge Sampaoli202020211 Campeonato Mineiro
Lucas Gonçalves20212021
Cuca202120211 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A
1 Copa do Brasil
1 Campeonato Mineiro
Antonio Mohamed202220221 Supercopa do Brasil
1 Campeonato Mineiro
Cuca20222022
Eduardo Coudet202320231 Campeonato Mineiro
Luiz Felipe Scolari20232024
Gabriel Milito20241 Campeonato Mineiro

Records

Most games managed

The following are the managers with the most matches in charge of the club.

NameMatchesTrophies
434Brasileirão, 2 Campeonato Mineiro
Procópio Cardoso328Copa CONMEBOL, 3 Campeonato Mineiro
320Recopa Sudamericana, Copa do Brasil, 3 Campeonato Mineiro, Série B
Cuca245Copa Libertadores, Brasileirão, Copa do Brasil, 3 Campeonato Mineiro
Barbatana2273 Campeonato Mineiro
Ricardo Diéz1713 Campeonato Mineiro

References

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Mário de Castro, Jairo e Said: o Trio Maldito. 28 September 2015. Clube Atlético Mineiro official website. pt. Mário de Castro, Jairo and Said: the Unholy Trio.
  2. News: Levir Culpi supera marca e se torna o 3º técnico com mais jogos pelo Galo. 1 February 2015. Globoesporte.com. 28 September 2015. pt. Levir Culpi beats mark and becomes 3rd manager with most matches with Galo.