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 TeamNationFromToRecordGWDLFAGDWin %América-SP19631965 54 25 15 14 77 58 +19 Botafogo-SP19661966 14 6 2 6 30 35 -5 América-SP19661966 6 1 1 4 6 14 -8 Sport11 June 196731 November 1967 16 10 2 4 25 18 +7 Francana10 June 19688 December 1968 25 14 5 6 35 22 +13 Guarani15 January 196922 August 1969 26 9 5 12 35 40 -5 Palmeiras23 August 196924 July 1971 88 50 19 19 135 71 +64 Portuguesa30 July 197128 December 1973 117 34 41 42 131 132 -1 Internacional14 February 197420 December 1976 158 115 28 15 334 82 +252 Francana1 January 19774 December 1977 37 22 7 8 51 26 +25 São Paulo FC5 December 197723 July 1979 102 46 29 27 144 96 +48 Al-Hilal1 August 19794 May 1980 23 17 2 4 56 17 +39 Saudi Arabia30 January 198019 December 1981 22 9 3 10 31 30 +1 Palmeiras10 January 198230 November 1983 109 44 45 20 153 99 +54 Atlético Mineiro15 January 198412 December 1984 44 24 9 11 67 31 +36 Grêmio8 January 198515 December 1985 46 24 14 8 81 38 +43 Corinthians1 February 198622 December 1986 70 32 22 16 92 57 +45 Palmeiras1 March 198730 July 1988 80 30 32 18 77 61 +16 Grêmio10 August 198818 December 1989 72 37 21 14 104 53 +51 Paraná10 January 199012 December 1990 37 15 17 5 53 23 +30 Rio Branco-SP17 July 199117 December 1991 26 10 5 11 24 22 +2 Santos19 December 199126 February 1992 6 2 2 2 5 8 -3 Paraná18 January 199316 November 1993 47 26 16 5 85 31 +54 Ferroviária9 January 199410 December 1994 45 16 10 19 49 66 -17 XV de Piracicaba9 January 199410 December 1994 42 16 12 14 53 47 +6 Paraná25 January 199612 November 1997 113 53 29 31 142 81 +61 Coritiba8 January 19981998 57 29 19 9 92 62 +30 Total 1,482 716 412 354 2,171 1,320 +851
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
See also List of football managers with the most matches
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