Fortaleza backroom staff
We hold the names of 29 people on Fortaleza's staff for 2025/26, beyond the players. Thiago Carpini manages the first team, with Bruno Barros and Estephano Djian as assistant managers. Fortaleza's is the joint 11th 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, 13 people
| NAME | ROLE | TEAM | AGE | NATIONALITY | PREVIOUSLY AT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thiago Carpini | Manager | First team | 40 | Brazil |  |
| Fred | Manager | Under-20s | 41 | Brazil |  |
| Bruno Barros | Assistant manager | First team | 43 | Brazil | - |
| Estephano Djian | Assistant manager | First team | 30 | Brazil | |
| Léo Porto | Coach | First team | 39 | Brazil | |
| Márcio Goiano | Coach | First team | 52 | Brazil |  |
| Bosco | Goalkeeping coach | First team | 50 | Brazil | - |
| Guto Albuquerque | Goalkeeping coach | First team | 55 | Brazil | - |
| Caio Gilli | Fitness coach | First team | 41 | Brazil | |
| Émerson Santana | Fitness coach | First team | 39 | Brazil | - |
| Kelmo Bonatto | Fitness coach | First team | 47 | Brazil | - |
| Anderson Ferreira | Fitness coach | Under-20s | 35 | Brazil | - |
| Roger Gouveia | Fitness coach | Under-20s | 44 | Brazil |  |
Medical and sports science
Doctors, physios and sports scientists, 5 people
| NAME | ROLE | TEAM | AGE | NATIONALITY | PREVIOUSLY AT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Glay Maranhão | Chief doctor | Club-wide | 59 | Brazil | - |
| Luis Vinicius Castelo Branco Mourão Filho | Club doctor | First team | 38 | Brazil | - |
| Francisco Egberto Oliveira dos Santos | Physio | First team | 35 | Brazil | - |
| Lucas Saraiva Alexandre | Physio | First team | 48 | Brazil | - |
| Adriano Lima Alves | Head of sports science | Club-wide | 40 | Brazil | Associação Chapecoense de Futebol |
Scouting and analysis
Scouts, recruitment analysts and performance analysts, 5 people
| NAME | ROLE | TEAM | AGE | NATIONALITY | PREVIOUSLY AT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bernardo Lima | Recruitment analyst | Club-wide | 35 | Brazil | - |
| Edinardo Abreu | Performance analyst | First team | 31 | Brazil | - |
| Henrique Bittencourt | Performance analyst | First team | 32 | Brazil | - |
| Josué Romero | Performance analyst | First team | 39 | Brazil | Associação Chapecoense de Futebol |
| Leandro Costa Barros | Performance analyst | First team | 40 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roberto Braga | Technical director | 39 | Brazil | Cruzeiro Esporte Clube SAF before that EC Bahia |
| Erisson Matias | Head of youth development | 36 | Brazil | |
Owners and directors
Who owns Fortaleza and sits on its board
| NAME | ROLE | AGE | NATIONALITY | PREVIOUSLY AT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| José Rolim Machado | Chair | 36 | Brazil | - |
| Álvaro Augusto | Director | 57 | Brazil | - |
| Marcelo Boeck | Director | 40 | Brazil | - |
| Pedro Martins | Director | 40 | Brazil | Cruzeiro Esporte Clube SAF |
Backroom staff at every Brasileirão Série A club
The names we hold at each club in the division, 2025/26
Fortaleza's list is the joint 11th longest of the 23, against a median of 29 across the division. Palmeiras names the most, 53. Mirassol Futebol Clube names the fewest, 15.
Fortaleza against the Brasileirão Série A, department by department
Names held in each department, beside the average and the most at any one club
| DEPARTMENT | FORTALEZA | AVERAGE | MOST | AT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coaching | 13 | 12 | 21 | |
| Medical and sports science | 5 | 6 | 14 |  |
| Scouting and analysis | 5 | 7 | 19 | |
| Football management | 2 | 1 | 2 | |
| Owners and directors | 4 | 4 | 8 |  |
Backrooms the size of Fortaleza's, in every league
Fortaleza's 29 names make the joint 349th longest staff list of the 815 clubs we hold one for
| # | CLUB | LEAGUE | STAFF |
|---|---|---|---|
| 328 |  | League Two | 30 |
| 328 |  | Liga MX | 30 |
| 328 |  | Belgian Pro League | 30 |
| 328 |  | League Two | 30 |
| 328 |  | League One | 30 |
| 349 |  | 2. Bundesliga | 29 |
| 349 | Académico de Viseu Futebol Clube | Primeira Liga | 29 |
| 349 |  | Women's Super League | 29 |
| 349 |  | Liga MX | 29 |
| 349 | Deportivo Alavés Alavés | La Liga | 29 |
| 349 | | Brasileirão Série A | 29 |
| 349 |  | La Liga | 29 |
| 349 |  | Brasileirão Série A | 29 |
| 349 | Kyoto Sanga F.C. | J1 League | 29 |
| 349 |  | La Liga 2 | 29 |
| 349 | Neom Sports Club | Saudi Pro League | 29 |
| 349 | NK Lokomotiva Zagreb | Croatian First League | 29 |
| 349 | OL Lyonnes Women | Division 1 Féminine | 29 |
| 349 |  | Ekstraklasa | 29 |
| 349 |  | J1 League | 29 |
| 349 |  | League One | 29 |
Where Fortaleza's former staff work now
On Fortaleza's staff in an earlier season and at another club in 2025/26, 12 people
| NAME | ROLE NOW | NOW AT |
|---|---|---|
| Juan Pablo Vojvoda | Manager |  |
| Rogério Ceni | Manager |  |
| Charles Hembert | Assistant manager | |
| Emerson Nunes | Assistant manager | Associação Chapecoense de Futebol |
| Gastón Liendo | Assistant manager | |
| Nahuel Martínez | Coach | |
| Nelson Simões | Coach | |
| Santiago Piccinini | Goalkeeping coach | |
| Luis Azpiazu | Fitness coach | |
| César Sampaio | Technical director | |
| Marcelo Paz | Director |  |
| Sérgio Papellin | Director | Esporte Clube Vitória |
Frequently asked questions
Who is Fortaleza's manager?
Thiago Carpini is the Fortaleza first-team manager, aged 40. Bruno Barros and Estephano Djian are the assistant managers.
Who is the goalkeeping coach at Fortaleza?
Bosco and Guto Albuquerque coach the Fortaleza first-team goalkeepers.
Who is Fortaleza's technical director?
Roberto Braga is technical director at Fortaleza.
How many backroom staff do Fortaleza have?
We hold the names of 29 people on Fortaleza's staff for 2025/26: 13 in coaching, 5 in medical and sports science, 5 in scouting and analysis, 2 in football management and 4 owners and directors. That is the joint 11th 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 349th longest of 815.
Where to next
For what Fortaleza pays its squad, see Fortaleza player wages. The first-team manager has a page of their own: Thiago Carpini. What each of these jobs pays across football is on backroom staff wages. Every club in the division is on Brasileirão Série A wages.