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
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Italics denote a caretaker manager.
Records
editMost games managed
editThe following are the managers with the most matches in charge of the club.
| Name | Matches | Trophies |
|---|---|---|
 Telê Santana
|
434 | Brasileirão, 2 Campeonato Mineiro |
| Procópio Cardoso
|
328 | Copa CONMEBOL, 3 Campeonato Mineiro |
| Levir Culpi
|
320 | Recopa Sudamericana, Copa do Brasil, 3 Campeonato Mineiro, Série B |
| Cuca
|
245 | Copa Libertadores, Brasileirão, Copa do Brasil, 3 Campeonato Mineiro |
| Barbatana
|
227 | 3 Campeonato Mineiro |
 Ricardo Diéz
|
171 | 3 Campeonato Mineiro |
References
edit- General
- Atlético Mineiro managers:
- "Futebol Profissional - Treinadores" (in Portuguese). Galo Digital. Retrieved 28 September 2015.
- Atlético Mineiro matches with manager information:
- "O Canto do Galo - Fichas técnicas dos jogos". O Canto do Galo (in Portuguese). Retrieved 28 September 2015.
- Specific
- ^ "Mário de Castro, Jairo e Said: o Trio Maldito" [Mário de Castro, Jairo and Said: the Unholy Trio]. Clube Atlético Mineiro official website (in Portuguese). Retrieved 28 September 2015.
- ^ "Levir Culpi supera marca e se torna o 3º técnico com mais jogos pelo Galo" [Levir Culpi beats mark and becomes 3rd manager with most matches with Galo]. Globoesporte.com (in Portuguese). 1 February 2015. Retrieved 28 September 2015.