Santos backroom staff
We hold the names of 22 people on Santos's staff for 2025/26, beyond the players. Juan Pablo Vojvoda manages the first team, with Gastón Liendo as assistant manager. Santos's is the joint 18th 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, 11 people
| NAME | ROLE | TEAM | AGE | NATIONALITY | PREVIOUSLY AT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Juan Pablo Vojvoda | Manager | First team | 50 | Argentina |  |
| Vinícius Marques | Manager | Under-20s | 41 | Brazil | - |
| Gastón Liendo | Assistant manager | First team | 51 | Argentina | |
| Nahuel Martínez | Coach | First team | 49 | Argentina | |
| Denis Palmeira | Goalkeeping coach | First team | 39 | Brazil | - |
| Rogério Maia | Goalkeeping coach | First team | 51 | Brazil |  |
| Santiago Piccinini | Goalkeeping coach | First team | 40 | Argentina | |
| Mauro | Goalkeeping coach | Under-20s | 47 | Brazil | - |
| Paulo José Oliveira Justo de Almeida | Goalkeeping coach | Under-20s | 36 | Brazil | - |
| Luis Azpiazu | Fitness coach | First team | 49 | Argentina | |
| Túlio Flôres | Fitness coach | First team | 43 | Brazil | Cruzeiro Esporte Clube SAF before that Athletico Paranaense |
Medical and sports science
Doctors, physios and sports scientists, 4 people
| NAME | ROLE | TEAM | AGE | NATIONALITY |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rodrigo Zogaib | Chief doctor | Club-wide | 52 | Brazil |
| Luiz Rosan | Head physio | Club-wide | 69 | Brazil |
| Marcelo Morais Amâncio | Physio | First team | 35 | Brazil |
| Alexandre Galvão da Silva | Head of sports science | Club-wide | 46 | Brazil |
Scouting and analysis
Scouts, recruitment analysts and performance analysts, 3 people
| NAME | ROLE | TEAM | AGE | NATIONALITY | PREVIOUSLY AT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fernando Santana Ziskind | Recruitment analyst | Club-wide | 35 | Brazil | - |
| Gustavo Nicoline | Recruitment analyst | Club-wide | 43 | Brazil |  |
| Felipe Silveira Lopes | Performance analyst | First team | 42 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| César Sampaio | Technical director | 57 | Brazil | |
| Douglas Bazolli | Head of youth development | 46 | Brazil | - |
Owners and directors
Who owns Santos and sits on its board
| NAME | ROLE | AGE | NATIONALITY | PREVIOUSLY AT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marcelo Teixeira | Chair | 61 | Brazil | - |
| Alexandre Mattos | Director | 49 | Brazil |  |
Backroom staff at every Brasileirão Série A club
The names we hold at each club in the division, 2025/26
Santos's list is the joint 18th longest of the 23, against a median of 29 across the division. Palmeiras names the most, 53. Mirassol Futebol Clube names the fewest, 15.
Santos against the Brasileirão Série A, department by department
Names held in each department, beside the average and the most at any one club
| DEPARTMENT | SANTOS | AVERAGE | MOST | AT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coaching | 11 | 12 | 21 |  |
| Medical and sports science | 4 | 6 | 14 |  |
| Scouting and analysis | 3 | 7 | 19 | |
| Football management | 2 | 1 | 2 |  |
| Owners and directors | 2 | 4 | 8 | |
Backrooms the size of Santos's, in every league
Santos's 22 names make the joint 512th longest staff list of the 815 clubs we hold one for
| # | CLUB | LEAGUE | STAFF |
|---|---|---|---|
| 512 |  | Major League Soccer | 22 |
| 512 | FC Energie Cottbus | 2. Bundesliga | 22 |
| 512 | FK Jablonec | Czech First League | 22 |
| 512 |  | Süper Lig | 22 |
| 512 | KFUM-Kameratene Oslo | Eliteserien | 22 |
| 512 |  | - | 22 |
| 512 | Mito Hollyhock | J1 League | 22 |
| 512 |  | Major League Soccer | 22 |
| 512 |  | League Two | 22 |
| 512 |  | Süper Lig | 22 |
| 512 | | Brasileirão Série A | 22 |
| 512 | SC Telstar | Eredivisie | 22 |
| 512 | Strømsgodset Toppfotball | Eliteserien | 22 |
| 512 |  | Primeira Liga | 22 |
| 512 |  | Austrian Bundesliga | 22 |
| 512 | Wuhan Three Towns | Chinese Super League | 22 |
| 538 |  | Saudi Pro League | 21 |
| 538 | Al-Fayha Club | Saudi Pro League | 21 |
| 538 |  | - | 21 |
| 538 |  | Women's Super League | 21 |
| 538 |  | Indian Super League | 21 |
Where Santos's former staff work now
On Santos's staff in an earlier season and at another club in 2025/26, 21 people
| NAME | ROLE NOW | NOW AT |
|---|---|---|
| Dorival Júnior | Manager |  |
| Fabián Bustos | Manager | Azul y Blanco Millonarios Fútbol Club S. A. |
| Fábio Carille | Manager |  |
| Jair Ventura | Manager | Esporte Clube Vitória |
| Odair Hellmann | Manager |  |
| Maurício Corrêa Dulac | Manager | Al-Riyadh Saudi Club |
| Daniel Cerqueira | Assistant manager |  |
| Emílio Faro | Assistant manager | Esporte Clube Vitória |
| Fabinho Moreno | Assistant manager | |
| Lucas Silvestre | Assistant manager | |
| Celso Rezende | Fitness coach | |
| Marco Conenna | Fitness coach | Azul y Blanco Millonarios Fútbol Club S. A. |
| Rogério Dias | Fitness coach |  |
| João Marcelo | Club doctor | |
| Ricardo Galotti | Club doctor | |
| Guilherme Dalcin Dilda | Club doctor | |
| Jomar Ottoni | Head physio | Cruzeiro Esporte Clube SAF |
| Élio Carravetta | Head of sports science |  |
| Rodrigo de Carvalho | Chief scout | Esporte Clube Vitória |
| Jorge Andrade | Director |  |
| William Thomas | Director | |
Frequently asked questions
Who is Santos's manager?
Juan Pablo Vojvoda is the Santos first-team manager, aged 50. Gastón Liendo is the assistant manager.
Who is the goalkeeping coach at Santos?
Denis Palmeira, Rogério Maia and Santiago Piccinini coach the Santos first-team goalkeepers.
Who is Santos's head physio?
Luiz Rosan is head physio at Santos.
Who is Santos's technical director?
César Sampaio is technical director at Santos.
How many backroom staff do Santos have?
We hold the names of 22 people on Santos's staff for 2025/26: 11 in coaching, 4 in medical and sports science, 3 in scouting and analysis, 2 in football management and 2 owners and directors. That is the joint 18th 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 512th longest of 815.
Where to next
For what Santos pays its squad, see Santos player wages. The first-team manager has a page of their own: Juan Pablo Vojvoda. What each of these jobs pays across football is on backroom staff wages. Every club in the division is on Brasileirão Série A wages.