Rubens Francisco Minelli (19 December 1928 – 23 November 2023) was a Brazilian

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player and manager. As a player, he played as a winger for Ypiranga, Nacional (SP),

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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,

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, Grêmio,

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, Francana,

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, Santos, Portuguesa, Guarani, Ponte Preta, Rio Branco, Ferroviária,

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and

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. 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

Honours

América (SP) *

Campeonato Paulista Série A2 Campeonato Paulista Série A2 is the second tier of the professional state football league in the Brazilian state of São Paulo. It is run by the São Paulo State Football Federation (FPF). Clubs 2025 Série A2 List of champions There a ...

: 1963 Sport Club Recife *

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: 1966 Palmeiras * Serié A: 1969 Internacional * Serié A: 1975, 1976 *

Campeonato Gaúcho The Campeonato Gaúcho (English: Gaúcho Championship), officially named as Campeonato Gaúcho de Futebol Série A and commonly known as the Gauchão or the Gauchão Ipiranga (company), Ipiranga for sponsorship reasons, is the top-flight profess ...

: 1974, 1975, 1976 Francana *

: 1977 São Paulo * Serié A: 1977 Al-Hilal *

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: 1979–80 Grêmio * Campeonato Gaúcho: 1985 Paraná *

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: 1993, 1994, 1997

References

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