Vasco da Gama backroom staff
We hold the names of 32 people on Vasco da Gama's staff for 2025/26, beyond the players. Renato Gaúcho manages the first team, with Alexandre Mendes as assistant manager. Vasco da Gama's is the joint 9th longest staff list of the 23 Brasileirão Série A clubs we hold.
Coaching staff
The manager, the assistants and the coaches at every level of the club, 15 people
| NAME | ROLE | TEAM | AGE | NATIONALITY | PREVIOUSLY AT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Renato Gaúcho | Manager | First team | 62 | Brazil |  |
| Matheus Curopos Frasson Sylvestre | Manager | Under-20s | 30 | Brazil | - |
| Alexandre Mendes | Assistant manager | First team | 61 | Brazil | |
| França Júnior | Assistant manager | Under-20s | 43 | Brazil | - |
| Luciano Gusso | Assistant manager | Under-20s | 55 | Brazil | Associação Chapecoense de Futebol |
| Bruno Lazaroni | Coach | First team | 44 | Brazil |  |
| Luisinho Quintanilha | Coach | First team | 60 | Brazil | - |
| Marcelo Salles | Coach | First team | 47 | Brazil | |
| Gabriel Bussinger | Coach | Under-20s | 41 | Brazil | - |
| Leandro Franco | Goalkeeping coach | First team | 46 | Brazil | Cruzeiro Esporte Clube SAF |
| Nelcírio Franchin | Goalkeeping coach | First team | 36 | Brazil | - |
| Daniel Félix | Fitness coach | First team | 50 | Brazil |  |
| Marcelo Arouca | Fitness coach | First team | 41 | Brazil | - |
| Lucas Albuquerque | Fitness coach | Under-20s | 30 | Brazil | Al-Hazem Saudi Club before that Flamengo |
| Neto Pereira | Fitness coach | Under-20s | 38 | Brazil | - |
Medical and sports science
Doctors, physios and sports scientists, 6 people
| NAME | ROLE | TEAM | AGE | NATIONALITY | PREVIOUSLY AT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gustavo da Silva Caldeira | Chief doctor | Club-wide | 48 | Brazil | |
| Ricardo do Carmo Bastos | Club doctor | First team | 48 | Brazil | - |
| Aldo José Carvalho Barreto de Mattos | Physio | First team | 40 | Brazil | - |
| Eduardo Calçada | Physio | First team | 49 | Brazil | - |
| Fred Manhães | Physio | First team | 50 | Brazil |  |
| Sarah Ramos | Sports scientist | First team | 31 | - | - |
Scouting and analysis
Scouts, recruitment analysts and performance analysts, 5 people
| NAME | ROLE | TEAM | AGE | NATIONALITY | PREVIOUSLY AT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daniel de Brito | Chief scout | Club-wide | 45 | Brazil | |
| Saulo Matos | Recruitment analyst | Club-wide | 36 | Brazil | - |
| Lucas Vergne | Head performance analyst | Club-wide | 37 | Brazil | - |
| Eduardo Danillo Iung | Performance analyst | First team | 30 | Brazil | - |
| Thiago Hildebrandt | Performance analyst | First team | 41 | Brazil | - |
Football management
The people who run the football side, from the sporting director to the academy, 2 people
| NAME | ROLE | AGE | NATIONALITY | PREVIOUSLY AT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Felipe Maestro | Technical director | 47 | Brazil | - |
| Rodrigo Dias | Head of youth development | 39 | Brazil |  |
Owners and directors
Who owns Vasco da Gama and sits on its board
| NAME | ROLE | AGE | NATIONALITY | PREVIOUSLY AT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pedrinho | Chair | 48 | Brazil | - |
| Admar Lopes | Director | 41 | Portugal |  |
| Cláuber Rocha | Director | 40 | Brazil | - |
| Leo Matos | Director | 39 | Brazil | - |
Backroom staff at every Brasileirão Série A club
The names we hold at each club in the division, 2025/26
Vasco da Gama's list is the joint 9th longest of the 23, against a median of 29 across the division. Palmeiras names the most, 53. Mirassol Futebol Clube names the fewest, 15.
Vasco da Gama against the Brasileirão Série A, department by department
Names held in each department, beside the average and the most at any one club
| DEPARTMENT | VASCO DA GAMA | AVERAGE | MOST | AT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coaching | 15 | 12 | 21 |  |
| Medical and sports science | 6 | 6 | 14 | |
| Scouting and analysis | 5 | 7 | 19 | |
| Football management | 2 | 1 | 2 |  |
| Owners and directors | 4 | 4 | 8 |  |
Backrooms the size of Vasco da Gama's, in every league
Vasco da Gama's 32 names make the joint 292nd longest staff list of the 815 clubs we hold one for
| # | CLUB | LEAGUE | STAFF |
|---|---|---|---|
| 292 |  | Ekstraklasa | 32 |
| 292 |  | 2. Bundesliga | 32 |
| 292 |  | League One | 32 |
| 292 | Lommel SK | Belgian Pro League | 32 |
| 292 |  | - | 32 |
| 292 |  | - | 32 |
| 292 |  | La Liga 2 | 32 |
| 292 |  | Ligue 1 | 32 |
| 292 |  | - | 32 |
| 292 |  | - | 32 |
| 292 | | Brasileirão Série A | 32 |
| 310 |  | Saudi Pro League | 31 |
| 310 |  | Danish Superliga | 31 |
| 310 |  | - | 31 |
| 310 |  | 2. Bundesliga | 31 |
| 310 |  | J1 League | 31 |
| 310 | Korona Kielce | Ekstraklasa | 31 |
| 310 |  | La Liga | 31 |
| 310 |  | La Liga | 31 |
| 310 |  | Ekstraklasa | 31 |
| 310 |  | Scottish Premiership | 31 |
Where Vasco da Gama's former staff work now
On Vasco da Gama's staff in an earlier season and at another club in 2025/26, 23 people
Frequently asked questions
Who is Vasco da Gama's manager?
Renato Gaúcho is the Vasco da Gama first-team manager, aged 62. Alexandre Mendes is the assistant manager.
Who is the goalkeeping coach at Vasco da Gama?
Leandro Franco and Nelcírio Franchin coach the Vasco da Gama first-team goalkeepers.
Who is Vasco da Gama's chief scout?
Daniel de Brito is chief scout at Vasco da Gama.
Who is Vasco da Gama's technical director?
Felipe Maestro is technical director at Vasco da Gama.
How many backroom staff do Vasco da Gama have?
We hold the names of 32 people on Vasco da Gama's staff for 2025/26: 15 in coaching, 6 in medical and sports science, 5 in scouting and analysis, 2 in football management and 4 owners and directors. That is the joint 9th longest list of the 23 Brasileirão Série A clubs we hold, against a median of 29. Across every league we hold, that list is the joint 292nd longest of 815.
Where to next
For what Vasco da Gama pays its squad, see Vasco da Gama player wages. The first-team manager has a page of their own: Renato Gaúcho. What each of these jobs pays across football is on backroom staff wages. Every club in the division is on Brasileirão Série A wages.