Rodrigo Marques de Santana (born 29 May 1982), known as Rodrigo Santana, is a Brazilian football coach and former player who played as an attacking midfielder. He is the current head coach of Remo.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Rodrigo Marques de Santana | ||
| Date of birth | 29 May 1982 | ||
| Place of birth | Santos, Brazil | ||
| Position(s) | Attacking midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Remo (head coach) | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Portuários | |||
| Santos | |||
| Jabaquara | |||
| Comercial de Registro | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2004 | América de Natal | ||
| 2010 | Confiança | ||
| Managerial career | |||
| 2010 | Camboriú (assistant) | ||
| 2010 | Camboriú | ||
| 2011 | Pinheiros U20 | ||
| 2011 | Pinheiros | ||
| 2012 | Uberaba (assistant) | ||
| 2012 | Portuguesa Santista | ||
| 2012 | União Suzano | ||
| 2013 | Grêmio Barueri (assistant) | ||
| 2013–2014 | São Carlos U20 | ||
| 2014 | São Carlos (interim) | ||
| 2014–2016 | Juventus-SP | ||
| 2016 | Uberaba | ||
| 2017–2018 | URT | ||
| 2018–2019 | Atlético Mineiro U20 | ||
| 2019 | Atlético Mineiro (interim) | ||
| 2019 | Atlético Mineiro | ||
| 2020 | Avaí | ||
| 2020 | Coritiba | ||
| 2021 | Confiança | ||
| 2023 | RANS Nusantara | ||
| 2023 | Vaca Díez | ||
| 2024 | Athletic-MG | ||
| 2024– | Remo | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Career
editBorn in Santos, São Paulo, Santana played as a midfielder and retired in 2010, aged 28, after suffering a hand injury while representing Confiança.[1] He started his career as Camboriú's assistant, being named manager shortly after.
In 2011, Santana was named manager of Pinheiros' under-20 manager, being in charge of the first team afterwards. He left the club in November,[2] being immediately appointed Nenê Belarmino's assistant at Uberaba.
On 14 February 2012, Santana left Uberaba and was named Portuguesa Santista manager.[3] Late in the year, he was also in charge of União Suzano during a trip in Bolivia.[4]
In 2013, Santana was Grêmio Barueri's assistant during the Campeonato Paulista Série A2.[5] On 5 November of that year, he was presented as manager of the under-20 squad of São Carlos for the ensuing Copa São Paulo de Futebol Júnior;[6] the following 8 February, he replaced fired Roberto Oliveira as manager of the main squad,[7] acting as an interim until the end of the competition and suffering relegation.
On 10 June 2014, Santana left São Carlos[8] and was appointed manager of Juventus the following day.[9] He was sacked on 11 March 2016, after achieving promotion to the second division of Paulistão the previous year.[10]
On 15 April 2016, Santana returned to Uberaba and was named manager of the main squad.[11] On 26 October, he was named at the helm of URT.[12]
On 20 July 2018, Santana signed for Atlético Mineiro as a coordinator of the youth division.[13] On 4 October 2018, he was named manager of the under-20s.[14] On 12 April 2019, he was appointed interim first team manager after the dismissal of Levir Culpi,[15] and on 24 June, he was named permanent manager.[16]
On 13 October 2019, Santana was sacked after a defeat to Grêmio.[17] On 16 February 2020, he took over Avaí in the place of sacked Augusto Inácio,[18] but was himself dismissed on 1 August.
On 29 October 2020, Santana replaced fired Jorginho at the helm of Coritiba in the top tier.[19] He was himself dismissed on 13 December, after winning only two points out of 15.[20]
On 12 May 2021, Santana was named manager of Confiança in the Série B,[21] but was sacked on 26 July after the club was in the last position.[22]
On 5 December 2022, Santana was briefly announced as one of the new assistant coaches for Corinthians 2023 season.[23] However, on the next day, the signing was cancelled due to Santana being linked to anti-democratic acts related to the 2022 Brazilian general election.[24]
On 27 July 2023, after a brief period at Indonesian side RANS Nusantara, Santana was named manager of Bolivian Primera División side Vaca Díez.[25] He returned to his home country on 9 December, after being appointed in charge of Série C newcomers Athletic-MG,[26] but left on a mutual agreement the following 5 March.[27]
On 23 May 2024, Santana was announced as head coach of fellow third division side Remo.[28]
Managerial statistics
edit- As of 13 November 2024
| Team | Nat | From | To | Record | Ref | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | |||||
| Atlético Mineiro (interim) | 
|
12 April 2019 | 24 June 2019 | 17 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 21 | 18 | +3 | 47.06 | [29] |
| Atlético Mineiro |
|
24 June 2019 | 13 October 2019 | 24 | 10 | 3 | 11 | 30 | 35 | −5 | 41.67 | [29] |
| Avaí |
|
16 February 2020 | 1 August 2020 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 6 | +2 | 50.00 | [29] |
| Coritiba |
|
6 November 2020 | 14 December 2020 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 9 | −5 | 0.00 | [29] |
| Confiança |
|
26 May 2021 | 26 July 2021 | 14 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 20 | −9 | 14.29 | [29] |
| RANS Nusantara | 
|
2 February 2023 | 28 April 2023 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 13 | 35 | −22 | 0.00 | [29] |
| Vaca Díez | 
|
27 July 2023 | 9 December 2023 | 17 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 19 | 36 | −17 | 23.53 | [29] |
| Athletic-MG |
|
9 December 2023 | 5 March 2024 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 15 | 10 | +5 | 55.56 | [29] |
| Remo |
|
23 May 2024 | Present | 19 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 23 | 20 | +3 | 47.37 | [29] |
| Total | 106 | 32 | 20 | 54 | 121 | 169 | −48 | 30.19 | — | |||
References
edit- ^ "Rodrigo Santana chega ao Usac com experiência dentro e fora do campo" [Rodrigo Santana arrives at Usac with experience in and out the field] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 16 November 2012. Retrieved 14 April 2019.
- ^ "Rodrigo Santana não é mais o Técnico do Glorioso do Vale" [Rodrigo Santana is no longer manager of Glorioso do Vale] (in Brazilian Portuguese). AC Pinheiros SC. 14 November 2011. Retrieved 14 April 2019.
- ^ "Rodrigo Santana deixa o Uberaba Sport e vai para Portuguesa Santista" [Rodrigo Santana leaves Uberaba Sport and goes to Portuguesa Santista] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 14 February 2012. Retrieved 14 April 2019.
- ^ "Rodrigo Santana é o novo técnico do Usac" [Rodrigo Santana is the new manager of Usac] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 10 November 2012. Retrieved 14 April 2019.
- ^ "Usac disputa jogo-treino contra o Barueri nesta segunda-feira" [Usac play training match against Barueri this Monday] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 31 March 2013. Retrieved 14 April 2019.
- ^ "Copa São Paulo 2014: São Carlos apresenta nova comissão técnica" [2014 Copa São Paulo: São Carlos present new technical staff] (in Brazilian Portuguese). São Carlos Dia e Noite. 5 November 2013. Retrieved 14 April 2019.
- ^ "Diretoria anuncia saída do técnico Roberto Oliveira" [Board announces departure of manager Roberto Oliveira] (in Brazilian Portuguese). São Carlos FC. 8 February 2014. Retrieved 14 April 2019.
- ^ "Categorias de base: Rodrigo Santana deixa o comando técnico da equipe sub-20" [Youth categories: Rodrigo Santana leaves the under-20 team] (in Brazilian Portuguese). São Carlos FC. 10 June 2014. Retrieved 14 April 2019.
- ^ "Diretoria grená anuncia Rodrigo Santana como o novo técnico do Juventus" [Grená board announces Rodrigo Santana as new manager of Juventus] (in Brazilian Portuguese). CA Juventus. 11 June 2014. Retrieved 14 April 2019.
- ^ "Diretoria Juventina anuncia a saída de Santana e a contratação de Ailton Silva" [Juventus board announces the departure of Santana and the signing of Ailton Silva] (in Brazilian Portuguese). CA Juventus. 11 March 2016. Retrieved 14 April 2019.
- ^ "Rodrigo Santana é o novo técnico do Uberaba Sport para o Estadual" [Rodrigo Santana is the new manager of Uberaba Sport for the State League] (in Brazilian Portuguese). JM Online. 15 April 2016. Retrieved 14 April 2019.
- ^ "Rodrigo Santana é o novo treinador da URT" [Rodrigo Santana is the new manager of URT] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Manchete Esportiva. 26 October 2016. Retrieved 14 April 2019.
- ^ "Clube contrata Rodrigo Santana para as categorias de base" [Club sign Rodrigo Santana for the youth setup] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Atlético Mineiro. 20 July 2018. Retrieved 14 April 2019.
- ^ "Rodrigo Santana é o novo técnico do sub-20" [Rodrigo Santana is the new manager of the under-20s] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Atlético Mineiro. 4 October 2018. Retrieved 14 April 2019.
- ^ "Rodrigo Santana comandará o time no 1º clássico da final" [Rodrigo Santana will be in charge of the team in the 1st derby of the final] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Atlético Mineiro. 12 April 2019. Retrieved 14 April 2019.
- ^ "Diretor de futebol comunica efetivação de Rodrigo Santana" [Director of football announces the appointment of Rodrigo Santana on a permanent basis] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Atlético Mineiro. 24 June 2019. Retrieved 25 June 2019.
- ^ "Diretor de futebol comunica saída de Rodrigo Santana" [Football director announces the departure of Rodrigo Santana] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Clube Atlético Mineiro. 13 October 2019. Retrieved 17 February 2020.
- ^ "Rodrigo Santana é o novo comandante do Avaí" [Rodrigo Santana is the new manager of Avaí] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Avaí FC. 16 February 2020. Retrieved 17 February 2020.
- ^ "Coxa acerta com Rodrigo Santana" [Coxa sign Rodrigo Santana] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Coritiba FBC. 29 October 2020. Retrieved 29 October 2020.
- ^ "Rodrigo Santana deixa o Coritiba" [Rodrigo Santana leaves Coritiba] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Coritiba FBC. 13 December 2020. Retrieved 15 December 2020.
- ^ "Rodrigo Santana é o novo técnico do Confiança" [Rodrigo Santana is the new manager of Confiança] (in Brazilian Portuguese). GloboEsporte.com. 12 May 2021. Retrieved 15 May 2021.
- ^ "Após resultados ruins na Série B, Confiança anuncia a saída do técnico Rodrigo Santana" [After poor results in the Série B, Confiança announce the departure of manager Rodrigo Santana] (in Brazilian Portuguese). ge. 26 July 2021. Retrieved 2 August 2021.
- ^ "Corinthians anuncia nova comissão técnica de Lázaro com Thiago Larghi e Rodrigo Santana" [Corinthians announces the new technical staff with Thiago Larghi and Rodrigo Santana] (in Brazilian Portuguese). ge.globo.com. 5 December 2022. Retrieved 5 December 2022.
- ^ "Corinthians desiste de contratar auxiliar que esteve em ato antidemocrático" [Corinthians gives up hiring assistant who was in an anti-democratic act] (in Brazilian Portuguese). ge.globo.com. 6 December 2022. Retrieved 6 December 2022.
- ^ "Vaca Díez tiene nuevo director técnico" [Vaca Díez have a new manager] (in Spanish). El Deber. 28 July 2023. Retrieved 28 July 2023.
- ^ "Ex-Atlético-MG e Corinthians, Rodrigo Santana é confirmado como técnico do Athletic para 2024" [Formerly of Atlético-MG and Corinthians, Rodrigo Santana is confirmed as head coach of Athletic for 2024] (in Brazilian Portuguese). ge. 9 December 2023. Retrieved 12 December 2023.
- ^ "Ex-Atlético-MG, Rodrigo Santana deixa comando técnico do Athletic" [Formerly of Atlético-MG, Rodrigo Santana leaves Athletic] (in Brazilian Portuguese). ge. 5 March 2024. Retrieved 8 March 2024.
- ^ "Remo anuncia contratação do técnico Rodrigo Santana para a disputa da Série C" [Remo announce the signing of head coach Rodrigo Santana for the Série C] (in Brazilian Portuguese). ge. 23 May 2024. Retrieved 24 May 2024.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i "Rodrigo Santana". Soccerway. Retrieved 8 May 2019.
External links
edit- Rodrigo Santana coach profile at Soccerway