List of Clube Atlético Mineiro managers

Clube Atlético Mineiro is a Brazilian professional football club based in Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil. The club has played in the Brasileirão, the top tier of the Brazilian football league system, throughout all of its history with the exception of one season, as well as in all editions of the Campeonato Mineiro, the premier state league of Minas Gerais, while also taking part in numerous CONMEBOL-organised international competitions.

This chronological list comprises those who have held the position of head coach of the first team of Atlético Mineiro since 1926, the date of the first available data for a club manager. Each manager's entry includes his years of tenure, honours won and significant achievements while under his care, where available. Caretaker managers are included, where known. As of 2026, Atlético Mineiro has had 91 known full-time managers.

The first known full-time manager for Atlético Mineiro was Chico Neto, who managed the club in 1926. Cuca holds the record for most trophies won, with seven. Telê Santana is the club's longest-serving manager, with 434 matches during three periods in the 1970s and 1980s.

List of managers

Italics denote a caretaker manager.

NameFromToHonoursChico Netto192619292 Campeonato MineiroJenő Medgyessy19281931Ivo Melo193119332 Campeonato MineiroFloriano Peixoto Corrêa19341936Said193619361 Campeonato MineiroFloriano Peixoto Corrêa193719371 Copa dos Campeões EstaduaisHummel Guimarães193719381 Campeonato MineiroEwando Becker193819391 Campeonato MineiroSaid19391941Gregório Suárez19441944Said19441945Ewando Becker19451945Félix Magno194619481 Campeonato MineiroDarío Letona19471947Ayrton Moreira19491949Chico Trindade19491949Ricardo Diéz195019511 Campeonato Mineiro1950 European TourAbdo Arges19511951Yustrich195119532 Campeonato MineiroMartim Francisco19551955Abdo Arges19541954Ondino Viera19541955Ricardo Diéz195419563 Campeonato MineiroSaid19561956Ewando Becker19561956Délio Neves19571957Paulo Benigno195719581 Campeonato MineiroRicardo Diéz19581959Abdo Arges19591959Ayrton Moreira19591959Artur Nequessaurt19591960Ricardo Diéz19601960Osni Pereira19601961Kafunga19611962Lucas Miranda196219621 Campeonato MineiroAntoninho19621963Marão196319641 Campeonato MineiroMartim Francisco19641964Afonso Silva19641964Marão19641965Wilson de Oliveira19651965Paulo Amaral19661966Gradim19661966Wilson de Oliveira19661966Barbatana19661966Válter Miraglia19661966Gérson dos Santos19661967Manuel Fleitas Solich19671968Dequinha19681968Totinha19681968Haroldo Lopes19681968Yustrich19681969José Luís Barbosa19691970Mussula19701970Barbatana19701970Telê Santana197019721 Campeonato Mineiro1 Campeonato Brasileiro Série ABarbatana19721972Paulo Benigno19731973Sinval Martins19731973Telê Santana19731975Mussula19751976Barbatana197619781 Campeonato Mineiro1 Copa dos Campeões BrasileirosMussula19781978Jorge Vieira19781978Procópio Cardoso197819813 Campeonato MineiroPepe19811981Carlos Alberto Silva198119821 Campeonato MineiroBarbatana19821982Antônio Lacerda198219821 Campeonato MineiroPaulinho de Almeida19831983Mussula198319831 Campeonato MineiroRubens Minelli19841984Procópio Cardoso19841985Vicente Lage19851985Walter Olivera198519851 Campeonato MineiroIlton Chaves198619871 Campeonato MineiroPalhinha19871987Telê Santana198719881 Campeonato MineiroVantuir19881988Paulinho de Almeida19881988Moisés19891989Jair Pereira198919891 Campeonato MineiroRui Guimarães19901990Arthur Bernardes19901990Jair Pereira199119921 Campeonato MineiroVantuir19921992Procópio Cardoso199219921 Copa CONMEBOLNelinho19931993Vantuir19931994Valdir Espinosa19941994Levir Culpi199419951 Campeonato MineiroGaúcho19951995Procópio Cardoso19951996Eduardo Amorim19961997Émerson Leão199719971 Copa CONMEBOLCarlos Alberto Silva19981998Vantuir19981998Carlos Alberto Torres19981998Toninho Cerezo19991999Darío Pereyra199919991 Campeonato MineiroHumberto Ramos19992000João Francisco20002000Márcio Araújo20002000Carlos Alberto Parreira20002000Nedo Xavier20002000Abel Braga20012001Zé Maria20012001Levir Culpi20012002Marcelo Oliveira20022002Geninho20022002Celso Roth20032003Marcelo Oliveira20032003Procópio Cardoso20032003Paulo Bonamigo20042004Jair Picerni20042004Mário Sérgio20042004Procópio Cardoso20042005Tite20052005Marco Aurelio20052005Lori Sandri20052006Marcelo Oliveira20062006Levir Culpi200620071 Campeonato Brasileiro Série B1 Campeonato MineiroTico dos Santos20072007Zetti20072007Marcelo Oliveira20072007Émerson Leão20072007Geninho20082008Marcelo Oliveira20082008Alexandre Gallo20082008Marcelo Oliveira20082008Émerson Leão20092009Celso Roth20092009Vanderlei Luxemburgo201020101 Campeonato MineiroDorival Júnior20102011Cuca201120132 Campeonato Mineiro1 Copa LibertadoresPaulo Autuori20142014Levir Culpi201420151 Recopa Sudamericana1 Copa do Brasil1 Campeonato MineiroDiogo Giacomini20152015Diego Aguirre20162016Marcelo Oliveira20162016Diogo Giacomini20162016Roger201720171 Campeonato MineiroDiogo Giacomini20172017Rogério Micale20172017Oswaldo de Oliveira20172018Thiago Larghi20182018Levir Culpi20182019Rodrigo Santana20192019Vágner Mancini20192019Rafael Dudamel20202020James Freitas20202020Jorge Sampaoli202020211 Campeonato MineiroLucas Gonçalves20212021Cuca202120211 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A1 Copa do Brasil1 Campeonato MineiroAntonio Mohamed202220221 Supercopa do Brasil1 Campeonato MineiroLucas Gonçalves20222022Cuca20222022Eduardo Coudet202320231 Campeonato MineiroLuiz Felipe Scolari20232024Gabriel Milito202420241 Campeonato MineiroLucas Gonçalves20242024Cuca202520251 Campeonato MineiroLucas Gonçalves20252025Jorge Sampaoli20252026Lucas Gonçalves20262026Eduardo Domínguez2026

Records

Most games managed The following are the managers with the most matches in charge of the club.

NameMatches Trophies Telê Santana 434Brasileirão, 2 Campeonato Mineiro Procópio Cardoso328Copa CONMEBOL, 3 Campeonato Mineiro Levir Culpi 320Recopa Sudamericana, Copa do Brasil, 3 Campeonato Mineiro, Série B Cuca290Copa Libertadores, Brasileirão, Copa do Brasil, 4 Campeonato Mineiro Barbatana2273 Campeonato Mineiro Ricardo Diéz1713 Campeonato Mineiro

References General Atlético Mineiro managers:

Atlético Mineiro matches with manager information:

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