Rodrigo Santana
Personal information
Full name Rodrigo Marques de Santana
Date of birth (1982-05-29) 29 May 1982
Place of birth Santos, Brazil
Position(s) Attacking midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Athletic-MG (head coach)
Youth career
Portuários
Santos
Jabaquara
Comercial de Registro
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2004 América-RN
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
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

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 Athletic-MG.

Career

Born 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]

Managerial statistics

As of 12 December 2023
Managerial record by team and tenure
Team Nat From To Record Ref
G W D L GF GA GD Win %
Atlético Mineiro (interim) Brazil 12 April 2019 24 June 2019 17 8 3 6 21 18 +3 047.06 [27]
Atlético Mineiro Brazil 24 June 2019 13 October 2019 24 10 3 11 30 35 −5 041.67 [27]
Avaí Brazil 16 February 2020 1 August 2020 6 3 2 1 8 6 +2 050.00 [27]
Coritiba Brazil 6 November 2020 14 December 2020 6 0 2 4 4 9 −5 000.00 [27]
Confiança Brazil 26 May 2021 26 July 2021 14 2 4 8 11 20 −9 014.29 [27]
RANS Nusantara Indonesia 2 February 2023 28 April 2023 13 0 2 11 13 35 −22 000.00 [27]
Vaca Díez Bolivia 27 July 2023 9 December 2023 17 4 3 10 19 36 −17 023.53 [27]
Athletic-MG Brazil 9 December 2023 present 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 !— [27]
Total 97 27 19 51 106 159 −53 027.84 —

References

  1. ↑ "Rodrigo Santana chega ao Usac com experiência dentro e fora do campo" [Rodrigo Santana arrives at Usac with experienc in and out the field] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 16 November 2012. Retrieved 14 April 2019.
  2. ↑ "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.
  3. ↑ "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.
  4. ↑ "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.
  5. ↑ "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.
  6. ↑ "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.
  7. ↑ "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.
  8. ↑ "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.
  9. ↑ "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.
  10. ↑ "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.
  11. ↑ "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.
  12. ↑ "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.
  13. ↑ "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.
  14. ↑ "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.
  15. ↑ "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.
  16. ↑ "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.
  17. ↑ "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.
  18. ↑ "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.
  19. ↑ "Coxa acerta com Rodrigo Santana" [Coxa sign Rodrigo Santana] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Coritiba FBC. 29 October 2020. Retrieved 29 October 2020.
  20. ↑ "Rodrigo Santana deixa o Coritiba" [Rodrigo Santana leaves Coritiba] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Coritiba FBC. 13 December 2020. Retrieved 15 December 2020.
  21. ↑ "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.
  22. ↑ "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.
  23. ↑ "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.
  24. ↑ "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.
  25. ↑ "Vaca Díez tiene nuevo director técnico" [Vaca Díez have a new manager] (in Spanish). El Deber. 28 July 2023. Retrieved 28 July 2023.
  26. ↑ "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.
  27. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 "Rodrigo Santana". Soccerway. Retrieved 8 May 2019.
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