São Paulo backroom staff
We hold the names of 35 people on São Paulo's staff for 2025/26, beyond the players. Roger Machado manages the first team, with Roberto Ribas as assistant manager. São Paulo's is the joint 6th 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roger Machado | Manager | First team | 50 | Brazil |  |
| Allan Barcellos | Manager | Under-20s | 32 | Brazil | - |
| Roberto Ribas | Assistant manager | First team | 41 | Brazil | |
| André Mello | Assistant manager | Under-20s | 40 | Brazil | - |
| Adaílton Bolzan | Coach | First team | 48 | Brazil | - |
| James Freitas | Coach | First team | 57 | Brazil |  |
| Milton Cruz | Coach | First team | 67 | Brazil | - |
| Márcio | Goalkeeping coach | First team | 43 | Brazil | - |
| Octávio Ohl | Goalkeeping coach | First team | 36 | Brazil | - |
| Zetti | Goalkeeping coach | Under-20s | 60 | Brazil | - |
| Paulo Paixão | Fitness coach | First team | 74 | Brazil | |
| Pedro Campos | Fitness coach | First team | 39 | Brazil | - |
| Ricardo César | Fitness coach | First team | 44 | Brazil | - |
| Pedro Henrique Ávila de Salles | Fitness coach | Under-20s | 32 | Brazil |  |
| Pedro Jatene Carneiro | Fitness coach | Under-20s | 37 | Brazil | - |
Medical and sports science
Doctors, physios and sports scientists, 7 people
| NAME | ROLE | TEAM | AGE | NATIONALITY |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hilton Lutfi | Club doctor | First team | 46 | Brazil |
| José Sanchez | Club doctor | First team | 71 | Brazil |
| Bruno Nestlehner | Physio | First team | 46 | Brazil |
| Gilvan Arruda | Physio | First team | 38 | Brazil |
| Igor Phillip | Physio | First team | 37 | Brazil |
| Danilo Prado | Sports scientist | First team | 40 | Brazil |
| Rafael Grazioli | Sports scientist | First team | 31 | Brazil |
Scouting and analysis
Scouts, recruitment analysts and performance analysts, 8 people
| NAME | ROLE | TEAM | AGE | NATIONALITY | PREVIOUSLY AT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luan Carillo | Scout | Club-wide | 36 | Brazil | - |
| Ugo Casagrande | Scout | Club-wide | 35 | Italy | - |
| Guilherme Pires | Recruitment analyst | Club-wide | 41 | Brazil | - |
| Mairon Rodrigues | Recruitment analyst | Club-wide | 34 | Brazil |  |
| Matheus Steinmetz Coelho | Head performance analyst | Club-wide | 29 | Brazil |  |
| Gustavo Somavilla | Performance analyst | First team | 28 | Brazil | |
| Luis Hoenen | Performance analyst | First team | 31 | Brazil | - |
| Matheus Frigo Furtado | Performance analyst | First team | 28 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rafinha | Technical director | 39 | Brazil | - |
| Marco Biasotto | Head of youth development | 55 | Brazil | |
Owners and directors
Who owns São Paulo and sits on its board
| NAME | ROLE | AGE | NATIONALITY | PREVIOUSLY AT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harry Massis | Chair | 79 | Brazil | - |
| Michel Gazola | Director | 44 | Brazil | Associação Chapecoense de Futebol |
| Rui Costa | Director | 54 | Brazil |  |
Backroom staff at every Brasileirão Série A club
The names we hold at each club in the division, 2025/26
São Paulo's list is the joint 6th longest of the 23, against a median of 29 across the division. Palmeiras names the most, 53. Mirassol Futebol Clube names the fewest, 15.
São Paulo against the Brasileirão Série A, department by department
Names held in each department, beside the average and the most at any one club
| DEPARTMENT | SÃO PAULO | AVERAGE | MOST | AT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coaching | 15 | 12 | 21 |  |
| Medical and sports science | 7 | 6 | 14 | |
| Scouting and analysis | 8 | 7 | 19 | |
| Football management | 2 | 1 | 2 |  |
| Owners and directors | 3 | 4 | 8 |  |
Backrooms the size of São Paulo's, in every league
São Paulo's 35 names make the joint 242nd longest staff list of the 815 clubs we hold one for
| # | CLUB | LEAGUE | STAFF |
|---|---|---|---|
| 225 |  | Bundesliga | 36 |
| 242 |  | Scottish Premiership | 35 |
| 242 |  | Super Liga | 35 |
| 242 |  | Brasileirão Série A | 35 |
| 242 |  | Ligue 1 | 35 |
| 242 |  | J1 League | 35 |
| 242 | NK Slaven Belupo | Croatian First League | 35 |
| 242 |  | League One | 35 |
| 242 |  | Brasileirão Série A | 35 |
| 242 |  | Primeira Liga | 35 |
| 242 | | Brasileirão Série A | 35 |
| 242 |  | Danish Superliga | 35 |
| 242 |  | Austrian Bundesliga | 35 |
| 254 |  | Bundesliga | 34 |
| 254 |  | Danish Superliga | 34 |
| 254 |  | League One | 34 |
| 254 |  | National League | 34 |
| 254 |  | Ekstraklasa | 34 |
| 254 | Fagiano Okayama | J1 League | 34 |
| 254 |  | Bundesliga | 34 |
| 254 |  | - | 34 |
Where São Paulo's former staff work now
On São Paulo's staff in an earlier season and at another club in 2025/26, 22 people
| NAME | ROLE NOW | NOW AT |
|---|---|---|
| André Jardine | Manager |  |
| Dorival Júnior | Manager | |
| Rogério Ceni | Manager |  |
| Thiago Carpini | Manager |  |
| Vágner Mancini | Manager | |
| PC de Oliveira | Manager | |
| Charles Hembert | Assistant manager | |
| Estephano Djian | Assistant manager | |
| Lucas Silvestre | Assistant manager | |
| Leandro Del Giudice Macagnan | Coach | |
| Léo Porto | Coach | |
| Nelson Simões | Coach | |
| Marcelo Vilhena | Coach | |
| Adriano Titton Garcia | Fitness coach |  |
| Caio Gilli | Fitness coach | |
| Celso Rezende | Fitness coach | |
| Zé Mário Campeiz | Fitness coach | |
| Ricardo Galotti | Club doctor | |
| Marcelo Francisco | Scout | |
| Nicolau Trevisani Frota | Scout |  |
| João Marcos | Performance analyst | |
| Luís Felipe Batista | Performance analyst | |
Frequently asked questions
Who is São Paulo's manager?
Roger Machado is the São Paulo first-team manager, aged 50. Roberto Ribas is the assistant manager.
Who is the goalkeeping coach at São Paulo?
Márcio and Octávio Ohl coach the São Paulo first-team goalkeepers.
Who is São Paulo's technical director?
Rafinha is technical director at São Paulo.
How many backroom staff do São Paulo have?
We hold the names of 35 people on São Paulo's staff for 2025/26: 15 in coaching, 7 in medical and sports science, 8 in scouting and analysis, 2 in football management and 3 owners and directors. That is the joint 6th 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 242nd longest of 815.
Where to next
For what São Paulo pays its squad, see São Paulo player wages. The first-team manager has a page of their own: Roger Machado. What each of these jobs pays across football is on backroom staff wages. Every club in the division is on Brasileirão Série A wages.