List of Clube Atlético Mineiro players

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 is a list of notable footballers who have played for Atlético Mineiro since its foundation as Athletico Mineiro Football Club in 1908.

João Leite holds Atlético Mineiro's official appearance record, with 684.[1] Reinaldo is the club's all-time leading goalscorer with 255 goals since joining the club's first squad in 1973.[2] Dadá Maravilha comes in second with 211, the only other player to score over 200 goals for the team.[3] Lucas Pratto is Atlético's all-time foreign goalscorer with 19 goals.[4]

The list comprises players who have achieved notability through making a major contribution to the club as a player, such as being club captain, founder member, winning individual awards while at the club or being part of major honour winning squads. For a list of all Atlético Mineiro players, major or minor, with a Wikipedia article, see Category:Clube Atlético Mineiro players. For individual records (appearances and goalscorers) and individual recognitions see the statistics and records related article. For the current squad and its notable players, see the main Clube Atlético Mineiro article.

List of players

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João Leite holds the record for most appearances for the club with 684
 
Ronaldinho won three trophies in two years with the club, including a Copa Libertadores
 
The "Trio Maldito" ("Unholy Trio", circled), composed of Mário de Castro, Said and Jairo, scored a total of 459 goals playing for Atlético Mineiro
 
Cláudio Taffarel played four seasons with Atlético Mineiro, winning a Copa CONMEBOL and a Campeonato Mineiro
 
Dadá Maravilha, or simply Dario, won a Brasileirão with the club and scored 211 goals
 
Lucas Pratto is Atlético's all-time foreign top goalscorer
 
Diego Tardelli had two stints with the club, scoring more than 100 goals
 
Leonardo Silva is the club's current captain and has the most appearances in the current squad
 
Toninho Cerezo played 400 matches and won the Bola de Ouro twice while at the club
 
Gilberto Silva played for the club on two periods
 
Bernard won a Copa Libertadores and is the club's record selling transfer
 
Victor has more than 200 appearances for Atlético Mineiro

Players are listed in alphabetical order according to the date of their first-team debut for the club. Appearances and goals include all matches for the club, substitute appearances included. A star ( ) denotes the player is included on the club's "Great Idols" list, according to its official website.[5] Italics denote the player is currently at the club. International appearances are those at full international level, including substitutions.

Name Nationality Position Club career Apps. Goals Int'l apps.
(at club)
Int'l apps.
(overall)
Aníbal Machado   Brazil Forward 1908–1909f
Mário de Castro     Brazil Forward 1926–1931 100 195
Jairo     Brazil Forward 1927–1933 122
Said     Brazil Midfielder 1927–1934 142
Guará   Brazil Forward 1933–1941 200 168
Kafunga   Brazil Goalkeeper 1935–1954 335 0
Alvinho   Brazil Forward 1938–1951
1957–1960
234 100
Tião   Brazil Forward 1941–1943
1947–1949
106 49
Lucas Miranda   Brazil Forward 1944–1954 258 152
Nívio Gabrich   Brazil Forward 1945–1952 182 126
Mexicano   Brazil Defender 1946–1949 116 1
Mão de Onça   Brazil Goalkeeper 1946–1952 95 0
Zé do Monte   Brazil Midfielder 1946–1956 320 25
Carlyle   Brazil Forward 1947–1948 68 53 3 3
Vavá   Brazil Forward 1949–1953 118 58
Ubaldo   Brazil Forward 1950–1955
1958–1961
274 135
Oswaldo   Brazil Defender 1950–1957 276
Geraldo   Brazil Defender 1951–1957 140 3
Paulo Valentim   Brazil Winger 1954–1956 51 31 0 5
William   Brazil Defender 1954–1964 330 19
Ilton Chaves   Brazil Midfielder 1955–1960 200 9
Mussula   Brazil Goalkeeper 1958
1968–1973
168 0 1 1
Fábio   Brazil Goalkeeper 1959–1962
1968
118 0
Marcelino   Brazil Defender 1960–1966 239 1
Procópio Cardoso   Brazil Defender 1962–1963
1966
60 2
Ronaldo Drummond   Brazil Forward 1964–1972 270 66 1 1
Grapete   Brazil Defender 1964–1975 486 0 1 1
Lôla   Brazil Midfielder 1966–1972 196 51 1 1
Tião   Brazil Forward 1966–1972 283 32 1 1
Beto   Brazil Midfielder 1966–1973 142 29
Wanderley Paiva   Brazil Midfielder 1966–1975 559 32 7 7
Humberto Monteiro   Brazil Defender 1967–1972 219 3
Djalma Dias   Brazil Defender 1968–1969 51 0 3 17
Vaguinho   Brazil Forward 1968–1971
1981
213 56 7 7
Dario     Brazil Forward 1968–1972
1974
1978–1979
290 211 4 6
Héctor Cincunegui   Uruguay Defender 1968–1973 194 1 0 1
Oldair   Brazil Midfielder 1968–1973 282 61 0 1
Humberto Ramos   Brazil Midfielder 1968–1973
1976
110 12
Romeu Evangelista   Brazil Forward 1968–1976 267 43 6 6
Vantuir   Brazil Defender 1968–1978 507 6 7 7
Renato   Brazil Goalkeeper 1970–1972 86 0
Getúlio   Brazil Defender 1970–1977 205 27 9 9
Danival   Brazil Midfielder 1970–1978 300 59 5 5
Marcelo Oliveira   Brazil Forward 1970–1979
1983
285 104
Ângelo   Brazil Forward 1970–1980 238 12
Márcio Gugu   Brazil Defender 1971–1979 262 9
Heleno   Brazil Midfielder 1971–1985 379 25
Ladislao Mazurkiewicz   Uruguay Goalkeeper 1972–1974 89 0 36
Paulo Isidoro   Brazil Midfielder 1973–1979
1985–1987
399 98 5 36
Toninho Cerezo   Brazil Midfielder 1973–1983
1996–1997
400 53 52 57
Reinaldo     Brazil Forward 1973–1985 475 255 37 37
Alves   Brazil Defender 1975–1980 210 19
Miguel Ángel Ortiz   Argentina Goalkeeper 1976–1977 100 7
João Leite   Brazil Goalkeeper 1976–1988
1991–1992
684 0 5 5
Renato   Brazil Midfielder 1977–1984
1986
213 29
Luizinho   Brazil Defender 1978–1989 537 21 34 34
Osmar Guarnelli   Brazil Defender 1979–1983 222 0
Jorge Valença   Brazil Defender 1979–1987 333 13
Palhinha   Brazil Midfielder 1980–1981 77 27 0 16
Éder     Brazil Winger 1980–1985
1989–1990
1994–1995
368 122 49 52
Sérgio Araújo   Brazil Winger 1981–1989 360 58 10 10
Edivaldo   Brazil Forward 1982–1987 164 27 2 3
Nelinho   Brazil Defender 1982–1987 274 52 0 28
Walter Olivera   Uruguay Forward 1983–1985 72 8
Elzo   Brazil Midfielder 1984–1987 140 10 11 11
Everton Nogueira   Brazil Midfielder 1984–1987 198 92
Batista   Brazil Defender 1985–1990 246 12 7 7
Marquinhos   Brazil Midfielder 1985–1991
1997
269 45 1 1
Renato   Brazil Midfielder 1986–1989 205 59 2 22
Paulo Roberto Prestes   Brazil Defender 1986–1996 504 38
Aílton Delfino   Brazil Forward 1987–1993 264 63
Éder Lopes   Brazil Midfielder 1987–1996 378 4
Moacir   Brazil Midfielder 1987–1993
1996
199 24 6 6
Gerson   Brazil Forward 1988–1991 149 92
Cléber   Brazil Defender 1989–1991 110 12 3 13
Paulo Sérgio   Brazil Defender 1989–1994 72 2
Carlos   Brazil Goalkeeper 1990–1991 51 0 2 37
Leandro Tavares   Brazil Midfielder 1992–1997 137 22
Negrini   Brazil Midfielder 1992–1994 67 11
Valdir Benedito   Brazil Midfielder 1992–1994
1999–2000
222 14 0 3
Renaldo   Brazil Forward 1993–1996 183 79 1 1
Cláudio Taffarel     Brazil Goalkeeper 1994–1998 191 0 35 101
Cairo   Brazil Midfielder 1995–2000 115 19
Doriva   Brazil Midfielder 1995–1997 143 6 3 12
Edgar   Brazil Defender 1995–2004 185 15
Euller   Brazil Forward 1995–1997
2005
167 62 0 11
Ronaldo Guiaro   Brazil Defender 1995–1996 84 1
Neguete   Brazil Defender 1996–2003 92 4
Bruno Heleno   Brazil Defender 1996–2000 260 9
Dedê   Brazil Defender 1996–1998 92 3 0 1
Caçapa   Brazil Defender 1997–2001 169 6 1 3
Lincoln   Brazil Midfielder 1997–2001 186 38
Marques     Brazil Forward 1997–2002
2005
2008–2010
386 133 9 13
Valdir Bigode   Brazil Forward 1997–2000 111 57
Carlos Galván   Argentina Defender 1998–1999 58 3
Alexandre Gallo   Brazil Midfielder 1999–2000 92 7
Guilherme   Brazil Forward 1999–2003 205 139 6 6
Juliano Belletti   Brazil Midfielder 1999 28 10
Kim   Brazil Forward 1999–2003 113 21
Mancini   Brazil Defender
Winger
1999–2002
2011–2012
174 27 0 9
Ronildo   Brazil Defender 1999–2002 162 2
Velloso   Brazil Goalkeeper 1999–2004 231 1 0 1
Gilberto Silva   Brazil Midfielder 2000–2002
2013
122 9 14 93
Ramon Menezes   Brazil Midfielder 2000–2002 94 28
Cicinho   Brazil Defender 2001–2003 96 7 0 15
Márcio Araújo   Brazil Midfielder 2003–2009 224 14
Rafael Miranda   Brazil Midfielder 2003–2009 153 4
Diego Alves   Brazil Goalkeeper 2005–2007 61 0 0 8
Éder Luís   Brazil Forward 2005–2009 161 43
Julio César Cáceres   Paraguay Defender 2005
2010–2011
46 3 10 61
Danilinho   Brazil Midfielder 2006–2008
2012
145 38
Marcos   Brazil Defender 2006–2009 163 2
Marinho   Brazil Forward 2006–2008 68 28
Leandro Almeida   Brazil Defender 2007–2009 101 14
Dejan Petković   Serbia Midfielder 2008 32 5 0 6
Marcos Rocha   Brazil Defender 2008–present 203 11 2 2
Serginho   Brazil Midfielder 2008–2013 169 6
Diego Tardelli   Brazil Forward 2009–2011
2013–2014
219 110 9 14
Bernard   Brazil Winger 2010–2013 100 22 5 14
Neto Berola   Brazil Winger 2010–2015 150 27
Réver   Brazil Defender 2010–2014 177 22 8 8
Giovanni   Brazil Goalkeeper 2011– 55 0
Guilherme   Brazil Midfielder 2011–2015 147 27
Leonardo Silva   Brazil Defender 2011– 266 27
Pierre   Brazil Midfielder 2011–2015 170 0
Richarlyson   Brazil Midfielder 2011–2014 122 3 0 1
  Brazil Forward 2012–2015 127 39 17 20
Leandro Donizete   Brazil Midfielder 2012– 170 2
Ronaldinho     Brazil Midfielder 2012–2014 88 28 3 97
Victor   Brazil Goalkeeper 2012– 267 0 1 6
Jesús Dátolo   Argentina Midfielder 2013– 122 18 0 3
Luan   Brazil Winger 2013– 162 36
Josué   Brazil Midfielder 2013–2015 106 5 0 28
Jemerson   Brazil Defender 2013–2016 101 8 0 0
Carlos   Brazil Forward 2013– 100 20 0 0
Rafael Carioca   Brazil Midfielder 2014– 123 5 0 0
Lucas Pratto   Argentina Forward 2015– 100 41 3 3
Diego Costa[6]   Spain Forward 2021–

References

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General
  • Atlético Mineiro players:
    • "Futebol Profissional - Jogadores". Galo Digital. Retrieved 20 September 2015.
  • Brazilian national team appearances:
Specific
  1. ^ "João Leite, o maior do Atlético-MG: veja um raio-x do eleito da torcida" [João Leite, Atlético Mineiro's greatest: see an x-ray of the supporter's chosen one]. Lance! (in Portuguese). 17 July 2015. Retrieved 25 August 2015.
  2. ^ "Reinaldo: o maior artilheiro da história de Minas Gerais" [Reinaldo: Minas Gerais's top goalscorer of all-time]. Clube Atlético Mineiro official website (in Portuguese). 21 November 2014. Retrieved 25 August 2015.
  3. ^ "Dadá Maravilha: "o Glorioso não é uma paixão, é uma religião" - Atlético" [Dadá Maravilha: "the Glorioso is not passion, it's a religion" - Atlético]. Clube Atlético Mineiro official website (in Portuguese). 25 November 2014. Retrieved 25 August 2015.
  4. ^ "Inédito hat-trick na carreira isola Pratto como artilheiro estrangeiro no Galo" [First career hat-trick isolates Pratto as Galo's top foreign goalscorer]. Globoesporte.com (in Portuguese). 30 July 2015. Retrieved 25 August 2015.
  5. ^ "Grandes Ídolos - Torcida do Atlético". Clube Atlético Mineiro official website (in Portuguese). Retrieved 21 September 2015.
  6. ^ "Diego Costa returns to brazilian soccer with Atletico Mineiro international soccer". US. 14 August 2021. Retrieved 14 August 2021.