Rubens Minelli

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]

Honours

América (SP)

Sport Club Recife

Palmeiras

Internacional

Francana

São Paulo

  • Serié A: 1977

Al-Hilal

Grêmio

  • Campeonato Gaúcho: 1985

Paraná

References

  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.
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