Rubens Minelli

Rubens Francisco Minelli (19 December 1928 – 23 November 2023) was a Brazilian football player and manager.

As a player, he played as a winger for Ypiranga, Nacional (SP), Palmeiras, Taubaté and São Bento, where he ended his career after breaking a leg when he was 27.

Eight years later, he started his career as a manager for América, and coached many clubs of Brazil, like Internacional, São Paulo, Palmeiras, Grêmio, Paraná, Sport, Francana, Corinthians, Santos, Portuguesa, Guarani, Ponte Preta, Rio Branco, Ferroviária, Atlético Mineiro and Coritiba. Later, he moved abroad to manage Al-Hilal and the Saudi Arabia national team in Saudi Arabia.

Minelli died from an infection on 23 November 2023, at the age of 94.

Minelli won many trophies throughout his managerial career, especially in clubs that were located in either Rio Grande de Sul or Paulista

Managerial statistics

Team	Nation	From	To	Record
				G	W	D	L	F	A	GD	Win %
América-SP		1963	1965	54	25	15	14	77	58	+19	46.3
Botafogo-SP		1966	1966	14	6	2	6	30	35	-5	42.86
América-SP		1966	1966	6	1	1	4	6	14	-8	16.67
Sport		11 June 1967	31 November 1967	16	10	2	4	25	18	+7	62.5
Francana		10 June 1968	8 December 1968	25	14	5	6	35	22	+13	56
Guarani		15 January 1969	22 August 1969	26	9	5	12	35	40	-5	34.62
Palmeiras		23 August 1969	24 July 1971	88	50	19	19	135	71	+64	56.82
Portuguesa		30 July 1971	28 December 1973	117	34	41	42	131	132	-1	29.06
Internacional		14 February 1974	20 December 1976	158	115	28	15	334	82	+252	72.78
Francana		1 January 1977	4 December 1977	37	22	7	8	51	26	+25	59.46
São Paulo FC		5 December 1977	23 July 1979	102	46	29	27	144	96	+48	45.1
Al-Hilal		1 August 1979	4 May 1980	23	17	2	4	56	17	+39	73.91
Saudi Arabia		30 January 1980	19 December 1981	22	9	3	10	31	30	+1	40.91
Palmeiras		10 January 1982	30 November 1983	109	44	45	20	153	99	+54	40.37
Atlético Mineiro		15 January 1984	12 December 1984	44	24	9	11	67	31	+36	54.55
Grêmio		8 January 1985	15 December 1985	46	24	14	8	81	38	+43	52.17
Corinthians		1 February 1986	22 December 1986	70	32	22	16	92	57	+45	45.71
Palmeiras		1 March 1987	30 July 1988	80	30	32	18	77	61	+16	37.5
Grêmio		10 August 1988	18 December 1989	72	37	21	14	104	53	+51	51.39
Paraná		10 January 1990	12 December 1990	37	15	17	5	53	23	+30	40.54
Rio Branco-SP		17 July 1991	17 December 1991	26	10	5	11	24	22	+2	40.54
Santos		19 December 1991	26 February 1992	6	2	2	2	5	8	-3	33.33
Paraná		18 January 1993	16 November 1993	47	26	16	5	85	31	+54	40.54
Ferroviária		9 January 1994	10 December 1994	45	16	10	19	49	66	-17	40.54
XV de Piracicaba		9 January 1994	10 December 1994	42	16	12	14	53	47	+6	38.1
Paraná		25 January 1996	12 November 1997	113	53	29	31	142	81	+61	46.9
Coritiba		8 January 1998	1998	57	29	19	9	92	62	+30	50.88
Total				1,482	716	412	354	2,171	1,320	+851	48.31

Honours

América (SP)

• Campeonato Paulista Série A2: 1963

Sport Club Recife

• Campeonato Pernambucano: 1966

Palmeiras

• Serié A: 1969

Internacional

• Serié A: 1975, 1976
• Campeonato Gaúcho: 1974, 1975, 1976

Francana

• Campeonato Paulista Série A2: 1977

São Paulo

• Serié A: 1977

Al-Hilal

• Crown Prince Cup: 1979–80

Grêmio

• Campeonato Gaúcho: 1985

Paraná

• Campeonato Paranaense: 1993, 1994, 1997