The 2015 season was Santa Cruz's 102nd season in the club's history. Santa Cruz competed in the Campeonato Pernambucano[5] and Série B.[6]
| 2015 season | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Chairman | Alírio Moraes[1] | ||
| Manager |  Ricardinho Marcelo Martelotte | ||
| Stadium | Estádio do Arruda | ||
| Série B | Runners-up | ||
| Pernambucano | Champions (28th title)[2][3] | ||
| Top goalscorer | League: Anderson Aquino (10)[4] All: Anderson Aquino (13) | ||
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Squad
editNote: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Statistics
editOverall
edit| Games played | 52 (14 Pernambucano, 38 Série B) |
| Games won | 27 (7 Pernambucano, 20 Série B) |
| Games drawn | 10 (3 Pernambucano, 7 Série B) |
| Games lost | 15 (4 Pernambucano, 11 Série B) |
| Goals scored | 79 |
| Goals conceded | 54 |
| Goal difference | +25 |
| Best results (goal difference) | 4–0 (H) v Central – Pernambucano – 2015.04.18 |
| Worst result (goal difference) | 1–4 (A) v América–MG – Série B – 2015.05.23 |
| Top scorer | Grafite (24) |
Source: Santa Cruz official website
Goalscorers
edit| Place | Position | Nationality | Number | Name | Campeonato Pernambucano | Série B | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | FW |
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9 | Anderson Aquino | 3 | 10 | 13 |
| 2 | FW |
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20 | Bruno Moraes | 0 | 9 | 9 |
| 3 | MF |
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10 | Daniel Costa | 0 | 7 | 7 |
| = | FW |
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23 | Grafite | 0 | 7 | 7 |
| = | MF |
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19 | Luisinho | 0 | 7 | 7 |
| 4 | FW |
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Betinho | 5 | 0 | 5 | |
| = | FW |
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11 | Lelê | 0 | 5 | 5 |
| 5 | DF |
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3 | Rafael Alemão | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 6 | MF |
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10 | João Paulo | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 7 | DF |
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Danny Morais | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| = | MF |
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17 | Nathan | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| = | FW |
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21 | Raniel | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| = | DF |
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8 | Renatinho | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 8 | DF |
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Allan Vieira | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| = | MF |
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7 | Bileu | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| = | MF |
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13 | Bruninho | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| = | MF |
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18 | Emerson Santos | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| = | MF |
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Guilherme Biteco | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| = | MF |
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20 | Marcílio | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| = | MF |
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5 | Moradei | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| = | MF |
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17 | Pedro Castro | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| = | DF |
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2 | Vítor | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| = | FW |
|
21 | Waldison | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Own goals | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Total | 16 | 63 | 79 |
Managers performance
edit| Name | Nationality | From | To | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | Avg% | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ricardinho | Brazil
|
31 January 2015 | 12 June 2015 | 21 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 24 | 23 | 46% | [7][8] |
| Marcelo Martelotte | Brazil
|
20 June 2015 | 28 November 2015 | 31 | 19 | 5 | 7 | 55 | 31 | 66% | [9] |
Friendlies
editTaça Chico Science
edit| 22 January 2015 | Santa Cruz | 1–1 (10–11 p) |  Žalgiris | Recife |
| (UTC-3) | Waldison  44' |
Report | Adi Rocha 11' (pen.) |
Stadium: Estádio José do Rego Maciel (Arruda) Attendance: 5,011 Referee: Anderson Freitas |
National
edit| 25 January 2015 | Santa Cruz | 3–0 | Campinense | Recife |
| (UTC-3) | Edson Sitta 32' Anderson Aquino 47'Williams Luz 63' |
Report | Stadium: Estádio José do Rego Maciel (Arruda) Attendance: 2,572 Referee: Cláudio Mercante |
Official Competitions
editCampeonato Pernambucano
editFirst stage
edit| 31 January 2015 1 | Santa Cruz | 0–3 | Sport | Recife |
| 18:30 (UTC-3) | Report | Danilo Barcelos 62' (pen.) Élber 70', 88' |
Stadium: Estádio José do Rego Maciel (Arruda) Attendance: 24,143 Referee: Marcelo de Lima Henrique |
| 8 February 2015 2 | Serra Talhada | 3–0 | Santa Cruz | Serra Talhada |
| 16:00 (UTC-3) | Júnior Juazeiro 22', 37' Kleitinho 80' |
Report | Stadium: Estádio Nildo Pereira de Menezes Attendance: 4,988 Referee: Niélson Nogueira Dias |
| 18 February 2015 3 | Central | 1–2 | Santa Cruz | Caruaru |
| 21:20 (UTC-3) | Candinho 20' |
Report | Guilherme Biteco 17' João Paulo 61' |
Stadium: Estádio Luiz José de Lacerda (Lacerdão) Attendance: 5,039 |
| 21 February 2015 4 | Santa Cruz | 0–1 | Salgueiro | Recife |
| 18:30 (UTC-3) | Report | Jefersom Berger 55' |
Stadium: Estádio José do Rego Maciel (Arruda) Attendance: 9,992 |
| 25 February 2015 5 | Náutico | 1–2 | Santa Cruz | São Lourenço da Mata |
| 22:00 (UTC-3) | Renato Henrique 34' |
Report | Rafael Alemão 43' Betinho 86' |
Stadium: Estádio Governador Carlos Wilson Campos (Arena Pernambuco) Attendance: 4,626 |
| 1 March 2015 6 | Santa Cruz | 0–0 | Náutico | São Lourenço da Mata |
| 16:00 (UTC-3) | Report | Stadium: Estádio Governador Carlos Wilson Campos (Arena Pernambuco) Attendance: 14,714 Referee: Nielson Nogueira Dias |
| 8 March 2015 7 | Salgueiro | 1–0 | Santa Cruz | Salgueiro |
| 16:00 (UTC-3) | Anderson Lessa 75' |
Report | Stadium: Estádio Cornélio de Barros Attendance: 6,272 |
| 15 March 2015 8 | Santa Cruz | 1–0 | Central | Recife |
| 16:00 (UTC-3) | Anderson Aquino 60' |
Report | Stadium: Estádio José do Rego Maciel (Arruda) Attendance: 8,540 Referee: Marcelo de Lima Henrique |
| 21 March 2015 9 | Santa Cruz | 3–0 | Serra Talhada | Recife |
| 19:30 (UTC-3) | Raniel 56' Betinho 63', 90+1' |
Report | Stadium: Estádio José do Rego Maciel (Arruda) Attendance: 14,301 Referee: Luiz Sobral |
| 5 April 2015 10 | Sport | 1–1 | Santa Cruz | Recife |
| 16:00 (UTC-3) | Samuel 47' (pen.) |
Report | João Paulo 90+2' |
Stadium: Estádio Adelmar da Costa Carvalho (Ilha do Retiro) Referee: Luiz Cláudio Sobral |
Semi-finals
edit| 18 April 2015 | Santa Cruz | 4–0 | Central | Recife |
| 18:30 (UTC-3) | Betinho 45+2', 90+3' Rafael Alemão 81', 89' |
Report | Stadium: Estádio José do Rego Maciel (Arruda) Referee: Sebastião Rufino Filho |
| 26 April 2015 | Central | 0–2 | Santa Cruz | Caruaru |
| 16:00 (UTC-3) | Report | Emerson Santos 6' Anderson Aquino 90' |
Stadium: Estádio Luiz José de Lacerda (Lacerdão) Attendance: 6,061 Referee: Niélson Nogueira Dias |
Finals
edit| 29 April 2015 | Salgueiro | 0–0 | Santa Cruz | Salgueiro |
| 22:00 (UTC-3) | Report | Stadium: Estádio Cornélio de Barros Referee: Marcelo de Lima Henrique |
| 3 May 2015 | Santa Cruz | 1–0 | Salgueiro | Recife |
| 16:00 (UTC-3) | Anderson Aquino 69' |
Report | Stadium: Estádio José do Rego Maciel (Arruda) Attendance: 46,370 Referee: Emerson Sobral |
Record
edit| Final Position | Points | Matches | Wins | Draws | Losses | Goals For | Goals Away | Avg% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 24 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 16 | 11 | 57% |
Série B
edit| 9 May 2015 1 | Macaé | 2–0 | Santa Cruz | Macaé |
| 16:30 (UTC-3) | Fernando 35' Juninho Valoura 90+3' |
Report | Stadium: Estádio Cláudio Moacyr de Azevedo (Moacyrzão) Attendance: 2,520 Referee: Aurélio Santana Martins |
| 15 May 2015 2 | Santa Cruz | 4–1 | Paraná | Recife |
| 19:30 (UTC-3) | Rodrigo 6' (o.g.) Nathan 55'Anderson Aquino 72', 82' |
Report | Rodrigo 40' |
Stadium: Estádio José do Rego Maciel (Arruda) Attendance: 8,172 Referee: Italo Medeiros de Azevedo |
| 23 May 2015 3 | América–MG | 4–1 | Santa Cruz | Belo Horizonte |
| 16:30 (UTC-3) | Robertinho 1' Mancini 9'Diego Sacoman 15' (o.g.)Marcelo Toscano 43' |
Report | Pedro Castro 45' |
Stadium: Estádio Raimundo Sampaio (Independência) Attendance: 758 Referee: Rafael Traci |
| 29 May 2015 4 | Santa Cruz | 0–1 | ABC | Recife |
| 19:30 (UTC-3) | Report | Kayke 27' |
Stadium: Estádio José do Rego Maciel (Arruda) Attendance: 5,027 Referee: Luiz César de Oliveira Magalhães |
| 2 June 2015 5 | Paysandu | 2–1 | Santa Cruz | Belém |
| 19:30 (UTC-3) | Thiago Martins 33' Carlinhos 76' |
Report | Anderson Aquino 45+1' |
Stadium: Estádio Leônidas Sodré de Castro (Curuzu) Attendance: 9,165 Referee: Glauco Nunes Feitosa |
| 6 June 2015 6 | Luverdense | 2–2 | Santa Cruz | Lucas do Rio Verde |
| 16:30 (UTC-3) | Diego Rosa 17' Osman Júnior 28' |
Report | Daniel Costa 3' Nathan 78' |
Stadium: Estádio Municipal Passo das Emas Attendance: 543 Referee: Rodrigo D Alonso Ferreira |
| 12 June 2015 7 | Santa Cruz | 0–0 | Boa Esporte | Recife |
| 21:50 (UTC-3) | Report | Stadium: Estádio José do Rego Maciel (Arruda) Attendance: 3,985 Referee: Rafael Martins Diniz |
| 20 June 2015 8 | Ceará | 3–3 | Santa Cruz | Fortaleza |
| 16:30 (UTC-3) | Roger Gaúcho 30' Marinho 75', 90+3' |
Report | Anderson Aquino 25', 65' Waldison 90' |
Stadium: Estádio Governador Plácido Castelo (Castelão) Attendance: 6,934 Referee: Wasley do Couto Leão |
| 27 June 2015 9 | Santa Cruz | 1–0 | Sampaio Corrêa | Recife |
| 16:30 (UTC-3) | Renatinho 64' |
Report | Stadium: Estádio José do Rego Maciel (Arruda) Attendance: 8,227 Referee: Gleidson Santos Oliveira |
| 4 July 2015 10 | Bragantino | 1–2 | Santa Cruz | Bragança Paulista |
| 16:30 (UTC-3) | Johnathan 90+5' |
Report | Anderson Aquino 57' Renatinho 81' |
Stadium: Estádio Nabi Abi Chedid Attendance: 830 Referee: Edivaldo Elias da Silva |
| 7 July 2015 11 | Santa Cruz | 2–1 | CRB | Recife |
| 21:50 (UTC-3) | João Paulo 48' Anderson Aquino 80' |
Report | Zé Carlos 3' |
Stadium: Estádio José do Rego Maciel (Arruda) Attendance: 9,708 Referee: Johnn Herbert Alves Bispo |
| 11 July 2015 12 | Náutico | 2–1 | Santa Cruz | São Lourenço da Mata |
| 16:30 (UTC-3) | Guilherme Lucena 52' Gil Mineiro 73' |
Report | Anderson Aquino 58' |
Stadium: Estádio Governador Carlos Wilson Campos (Arena Pernambuco) Attendance: 12,085 Referee: Sebastião Rufino Ribeiro Filho |
| 18 July 2015 13 | Santa Cruz | 3–0 | Atlético Goianiense | Recife |
| 16:30 (UTC-3) | Lelê 14', 90+2' Daniel Costa 63' |
Report | Stadium: Estádio José do Rego Maciel (Arruda) Attendance: 10,220 Referee: Igor Junio Benevenuto |
| 25 July 2015 14 | Criciúma | 0–0 | Santa Cruz | Criciúma |
| 16:30 (UTC-3) | Report | Stadium: Estádio Heriberto Hülse Attendance: 4,321 Referee: Alinor Silva da Paixão |
| 28 July 2015 15 | Santa Cruz | 3–1 | Bahia | Recife |
| 19:30 (UTC-3) | Anderson Aquino 37' Luisinho 63', 90+3' |
Report | Thales 39' |
Stadium: Estádio José do Rego Maciel (Arruda) Attendance: 13,235 Referee: Rafael Traci |
| 1 August 2015 16 | Oeste | 1–0 | Santa Cruz | Osasco |
| 16:30 (UTC-3) | Rafael Martins 81' |
Report | Stadium: Estádio Prefeito José Liberatti Attendance: 1,928 Referee: Jailson Macedo Freitas |
| 8 August 2015 17 | Santa Cruz | 1–0 | Botafogo | Recife |
| 16:30 (UTC-3) | Grafite 50' |
Report | Stadium: Estádio José do Rego Maciel (Arruda) Attendance: 44,872 Referee: Flávio Rodrigues Guerra |
| 11 August 2015 18 | Santa Cruz | 2–1 | Mogi Mirim | Recife |
| 19:00 (UTC-3) | Grafite 20' Anderson Aquino 31' |
Report | Geovane 13' |
Stadium: Estádio José do Rego Maciel (Arruda) Attendance: 13,660 Referee: Andrey da Silva e Silva |
| 14 August 2015 19 | Vitória | 2–1 | Santa Cruz | Salvador |
| 19:00 (UTC-3) | Escudero 6' Élton 8' |
Report | Luisinho 55' |
Stadium: Estádio Manoel Barradas (Barradão) Attendance: 15,203 Referee: Luis Teixeira Rocha |
| 21 August 2015 20 | Santa Cruz | 1–0 | Macaé | Recife |
| 21:30 (UTC-3) | Grafite 59' |
Report | Stadium: Estádio José do Rego Maciel (Arruda) Attendance: 10,270 Referee: Marcelo Aparecido R de Souza |
| 29 August 2015 21 | Paraná | 3–2 | Santa Cruz | Curitiba |
| 16:30 (UTC-3) | Henrique 37' Carlão 46', 54' |
Report | Marcílio 6' Lelê 65' |
Stadium: Estádio Durival Britto e Silva (Vila Capanema) Attendance: 4,319 Referee: Wagner Reway |
| 1 September 2015 22 | Santa Cruz | 2–1 | América–MG | Recife |
| 20:30 (UTC-3) | Luisinho 24' Bruno Moraes 73' |
Report | Tony 65' |
Stadium: Estádio José do Rego Maciel (Arruda) Attendance: 8,532 Referee: Vinicius Furlan |
| 4 September 2015 23 | ABC | 1–1 | Santa Cruz | Natal |
| 19:00 (UTC-3) | Rafael Oliveira 42' |
Report | Moradei 25' |
Stadium: Arena das Dunas Attendance: 6,515 Referee: Bráulio da Silva Machado |
| 8 September 2015 24 | Santa Cruz | 1–2 | Paysandu | Recife |
| 19:00 (UTC-3) | Grafite 61' |
Report | Jhonnatan 33' Betinho 83' |
Stadium: Estádio José do Rego Maciel (Arruda) Attendance: 10,552 Referee: Paulo Roberto Alves Junior |
| 12 September 2015 25 | Santa Cruz | 2–0 | Luverdense | Recife |
| 16:30 (UTC-3) | Rafael Alemão 29' Daniel Costa 64' |
Report | Stadium: Estádio José do Rego Maciel (Arruda) Attendance: 7,932 Referee: Charles Hebert Cavalcante Ferreira |
| 15 September 2015 26 | Boa Esporte | 1–3 | Santa Cruz | Varginha |
| 21:30 (UTC-3) | Felipe Alves 69' |
Report | Bruno Moraes 13', 52' Daniel Costa 57' |
Stadium: Estádio Municipal Prefeito Dilson Luiz de Melo (Melão) Attendance: 533 Referee: Josá Cláudio Rocha Filho |
| 19 September 2015 27 | Santa Cruz | 2–1 | Ceará | São Lourenço da Mata |
| 16:30 (UTC-3) | Grafite 55' Vítor 89' |
Report | Ricardinho 67' |
Stadium: Estádio Governador Carlos Wilson Campos (Arena Pernambuco) Attendance: 14,558 Referee: Antônio Neuriclaudio R. Costa |
| 26 September 2015 28 | Sampaio Corrêa | 0–0 | Santa Cruz | São Luís |
| 16:30 (UTC-3) | Report | Stadium: Estádio Governador João Castelo (Castelão) Attendance: 10,241 Referee: Francisco Carlos do Nascimento |
| 29 September 2015 29 | Santa Cruz | 3–1 | Bragantino | Recife |
| 21:00 (UTC-3) | Lelê 34' Luisinho 55'Bruninho 89' |
Report | Alan Mineiro 59' |
Stadium: Estádio José do Rego Maciel (Arruda) Attendance: 14,615 Referee: Francisco de Paula dos Santos Silva Neto |
| 6 October 2015 30 | CRB | 3–2 | Santa Cruz | Maceió |
| 20:30 (UTC-3) | Diego Jussani 12' Zé Carlos 70', 74' |
Report | Grafite 29' Luisinho 83' |
Stadium: Estádio Rei Pelé Attendance: 9,054 Referee: Marcos Andre Gomes da Penha |
| 17 October 2015 31 | Santa Cruz | 1–3 | Náutico | Recife |
| 16:30 (UTC-3) | Bruno Moraes 30' |
Report | Bergson 38' Hiltinho 46', 56' |
Stadium: Estádio José do Rego Maciel (Arruda) Attendance: 28,279 Referee: Leandro Pedro Vuaden |
| 24 October 2015 32 | Atlético Goianiense | 0–0 | Santa Cruz | Goiânia |
| 17:30 (UTC-3) | Report | Stadium: Estádio do Governo do Estado de Goiás (Serra Dourada) Attendance: 2,606 Referee: Daniel Nobre Bins |
| 27 October 2015 33 | Santa Cruz | 2–0 | Criciúma | Recife |
| 21:30 (UTC-3) | Bruno Moraes 14' Raniel 74' |
Report | Stadium: Estádio José do Rego Maciel (Arruda) Attendance: 6,879 Referee: Leo Simão Holanda |
| 7 November 2015 34 | Bahia | 1–2 | Santa Cruz | Salvador |
| 17:30 (UTC-3) | Kieza 52' |
Report | Danny Morais 65' Bruno Moraes 82' |
Stadium: Itaipava Arena Fonte Nova Attendance: 29,965 Referee: André Luiz de Freitas Castro |
| 10 November 2015 35 | Santa Cruz | 3–1 | Oeste | Recife |
| 21:30 (UTC-3) | Daniel Costa 22' Danny Morais 44'Luisinho 75' |
Report | Rafael Martins 87' |
Stadium: Estádio José do Rego Maciel (Arruda) Attendance: 24,600 Referee: Wagner do Nascimento Magalhães |
| 14 November 2015 36 | Botafogo | 0–3 | Santa Cruz | Rio de Janeiro |
| 17:30 (UTC-3) | Report | Lelê 50' Grafite 67'Bruno Moraes 75' |
Stadium: Estádio Olímpico Nilton Santos (Engenhão) Attendance: 23,035 Referee: Héber Roberto Lopes |
| 21 November 2015 37 | Mogi Mirim | 0–3 | Santa Cruz | Itu |
| 17:30 (UTC-3) | Report | Daniel Costa 55' Bruno Moraes 58'Bileu 77' |
Stadium: Estádio Municipal Dr. Novelli Júnior Attendance: 1,400 Referee: Wilton Pereira Sampaio |
| 28 November 2015 38 | Santa Cruz | 3–1 | Vitória | Recife |
| 17:30 (UTC-3) | Allan Vieira 36' Daniel Costa 50'Bruno Moraes 84' |
Report | Vander 82' |
Stadium: Estádio José do Rego Maciel (Arruda) Attendance: 36,622 Referee: José Cláudio Rocha Filho |
Record
edit| Final Position | Points | Matches | Wins | Draws | Losses | Goals For | Goals Away | Avg% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2nd | 67 | 38 | 20 | 7 | 11 | 63 | 43 | 58% |
References
edit- ^ "Alírio Moraes é empossado como novo presidente do Santa Cruz" (in Brazilian Portuguese). GE Globo.com. Retrieved 2 February 2024.
- ^ "Santa vence por 1x0 e é o campeão pernambucano de 2015" (in Brazilian Portuguese). JC Notícias. Retrieved 4 February 2024.
- ^ "Anderson Aquino brilha, Santa bate Salgueiro e conquista quatro dos cinco últimos estaduais" (in Brazilian Portuguese). PE Superesportes. Retrieved 4 February 2024.
- ^ "Artilheiro da Série B, Anderson Aquino comemora sequência no Santa" (in Brazilian Portuguese). Santa Cruz official web site. Retrieved 4 February 2024.
- ^ "Santa Cruz perde Clássico das Multidões, na estreia do PE 2015" (in Brazilian Portuguese). Santa Cruz Official web site. Retrieved 4 February 2024.
- ^ "Santa Cruz enfrenta 'novato' na estreia da Série B" (in Brazilian Portuguese). JC Notícias. Retrieved 4 February 2024.
- ^ "Ricardinho assume o Santa Cruz buscando acesso à Série A já em 2015" (in Brazilian Portuguese). ESPN Brasil. Retrieved 25 February 2024.
- ^ "Ricardinho não é mais técnico do Santa Cruz" (in Brazilian Portuguese). Superesportes. Retrieved 25 February 2024.
- ^ "De volta ao Santa Cruz, Martelotte destaca identificação com o clube" (in Brazilian Portuguese). Globo Esporte. Retrieved 25 February 2024.