Palmeiras backroom staff
We hold the names of 53 people on Palmeiras's staff for 2025/26, beyond the players. Abel Ferreira manages the first team, with João Martins as assistant manager. Palmeiras's is the 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, 16 people
| NAME | ROLE | TEAM | AGE | NATIONALITY | PREVIOUSLY AT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abel Ferreira | Manager | First team | 46 | Portugal |  |
| Lucas Pereira de Andrade | Manager | Under-20s | 36 | Brazil | - |
| João Martins | Assistant manager | First team | 37 | Portugal | |
| Gilmey Aimberê | Assistant manager | Under-20s | 60 | Brazil | - |
| Andrey Lopes | Coach | First team | 51 | Brazil | - |
| Carlos Martinho | Coach | First team | 41 | Portugal | |
| Vítor Castanheira | Coach | First team | 47 | Portugal | |
| José Lucas de Figueiredo Macorin | Coach | Under-20s | 34 | Brazil | - |
| Rogério Godoy | Goalkeeping coach | First team | 54 | Brazil |  |
| Thales Damasceno | Goalkeeping coach | First team | 34 | Brazil | - |
| César del Roy | Goalkeeping coach | Under-20s | 37 | Brazil |  |
| Ângelo Alves | Fitness coach | First team | 50 | Brazil | Esporte Clube Vitória before that EC Bahia |
| Marco Aurélio Schiavo | Fitness coach | First team | 47 | Brazil | - |
| Thiago Maldonado | Fitness coach | First team | 45 | Brazil | - |
| Edson Augusto Sanguinete | Fitness coach | Under-20s | 35 | Brazil | - |
| Rodrigo Santana | Fitness coach | Under-20s | 44 | Brazil | Esporte Clube Vitória |
Medical and sports science
Doctors, physios and sports scientists, 14 people
| NAME | ROLE | TEAM | AGE | NATIONALITY | PREVIOUSLY AT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pedro Pontin | Chief doctor | Club-wide | 43 | Brazil | - |
| Gilberto Cunha | Club doctor | First team | 45 | Brazil | - |
| Victor Broglio Soraggi | Club doctor | First team | 35 | Brazil | - |
| Guilherme Dalcin Dilda | Club doctor | Under-20s | 34 | Brazil |  |
| Lucas Filgueiras Freitas | Head physio | Club-wide | 40 | Brazil | - |
| Bruno Frota Presotto | Physio | First team | 38 | Brazil | - |
| Gustavo Kaschel | Physio | First team | 29 | Brazil | - |
| Marcelo Gondo | Physio | First team | 58 | Brazil | - |
| Rodrigo Alencar | Physio | First team | 33 | Brazil | - |
| Guilherme Madureira Martins da Silva | Physio | Under-20s | 29 | Brazil | - |
| Nikolas Roselli de Souza | Physio | Under-20s | 29 | Brazil | - |
| Daniel Gonçalves | Head of sports science | Club-wide | 48 | Brazil | |
| Vinicius Ponzio | Sports scientist | First team | 37 | Brazil | - |
| Leonardo Rezende | Sports scientist | Under-20s | 25 | Brazil | - |
Scouting and analysis
Scouts, recruitment analysts and performance analysts, 19 people
| NAME | ROLE | TEAM | AGE | NATIONALITY | PREVIOUSLY AT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Douglas Gramani | Scout | Club-wide | 38 | Brazil | - |
| Dunda | Scout | Club-wide | 40 | Brazil | - |
| Gabriel Cavalcanti | Scout | Club-wide | 25 | Brazil | - |
| Jorge Santos | Scout | Club-wide | 67 | Brazil | - |
| Juarez Fischer | Scout | Club-wide | 64 | Brazil | - |
| Marcão Pirassununga | Scout | Club-wide | 48 | Brazil | - |
| Marcelo Francisco | Scout | Club-wide | 50 | Brazil |  |
| Matheus Carvalho | Scout | Club-wide | 28 | Brazil | - |
| Sérgio Passarinho | Scout | Club-wide | 60 | Brazil | - |
| Tiago Costa | Scout | Club-wide | 31 | Portugal | |
| Guilherme Dias | Recruitment analyst | Club-wide | 33 | Brazil | - |
| Guilherme Ximenez Nadaleto | Recruitment analyst | Club-wide | 27 | Brazil | - |
| Hernâni Ribeiro | Recruitment analyst | Club-wide | 40 | Portugal |  |
| Tassio Dias Rodrigues | Recruitment analyst | Club-wide | 37 | Brazil | - |
| Guilherme Camargo | Performance analyst | First team | 30 | Brazil | - |
| Rafael Costa | Performance analyst | First team | 40 | Brazil | - |
| Roberto Torrecilhas | Performance analyst | First team | 30 | Brazil | - |
| Rogério Abreu | Performance analyst | First team | 33 | Brazil | - |
| Sidney Rodrigues | Performance analyst | Under-20s | 32 | Brazil | - |
Football management
The people who run the football side, from the sporting director to the academy, 1 person
| NAME | ROLE | AGE | NATIONALITY |
|---|---|---|---|
| João Paulo Sampaio | Head of youth development | 48 | Brazil |
Owners and directors
Who owns Palmeiras and sits on its board
| NAME | ROLE | AGE | NATIONALITY | PREVIOUSLY AT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leila Pereira | Chair | 60 | - | - |
| Paulo Roberto Buosi | Managing director | 62 | Brazil | - |
| Anderson Barros | Director | 57 | Brazil |  |
Backroom staff at every Brasileirão Série A club
The names we hold at each club in the division, 2025/26
Palmeiras's list is the longest of the 23, against a median of 29 across the division. Mirassol Futebol Clube names the fewest, 15.
Palmeiras against the Brasileirão Série A, department by department
Names held in each department, beside the average and the most at any one club
| DEPARTMENT | PALMEIRAS | AVERAGE | MOST | AT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coaching | 16 | 12 | 21 |  |
| Medical and sports science | 14 | 6 | 14 | |
| Scouting and analysis | 19 | 7 | 19 | |
| Football management | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Owners and directors | 3 | 4 | 8 |  |
Backrooms the size of Palmeiras's, in every league
Palmeiras's 53 names make the joint 64th longest staff list of the 815 clubs we hold one for
| # | CLUB | LEAGUE | STAFF |
|---|---|---|---|
| 57 | Cesena F.C. | Serie B | 56 |
| 57 |  | Premier League | 56 |
| 60 |  | Serie B | 54 |
| 60 |  | Bundesliga | 54 |
| 60 |  | Russian Premier League | 54 |
| 60 |  | Championship | 54 |
| 64 |  | Super Liga | 53 |
| 64 |  | Serie B | 53 |
| 64 |  | Championship | 53 |
| 64 |  | Ligue 1 | 53 |
| 64 | | Brasileirão Série A | 53 |
| 64 |  | Ligue 1 | 53 |
| 64 |  | La Liga | 53 |
| 71 |  | Serie A | 52 |
| 71 |  | Serie B | 52 |
| 71 |  | Russian Premier League | 52 |
| 71 |  | Russian Premier League | 52 |
| 71 |  | Süper Lig | 52 |
| 71 |  | Premier League | 52 |
| 71 |  | Serie B | 52 |
| 71 |  | La Liga | 52 |
Where Palmeiras's former staff work now
On Palmeiras's staff in an earlier season and at another club in 2025/26, 23 people
| NAME | ROLE NOW | NOW AT |
|---|---|---|
| Roger Machado | Manager | |
| Cláudio Prates | Assistant manager |  |
| Paulo Victor Rodrigues Gomes | Assistant manager |  |
| Roberto Ribas | Assistant manager | |
| James Freitas | Coach | |
| Wesley Carvalho | Coach | Cruzeiro Esporte Clube SAF |
| Danilo Minutti | Goalkeeping coach | |
| Luciano Oliveira | Goalkeeping coach |  |
| Lucas Itaberaba | Fitness coach |  |
| Pedro Henrique Ávila de Salles | Fitness coach | |
| Carlos Guilherme Dorileo Leite Filho | Club doctor | |
| Gustavo Ignácio de Carvalho | Head physio |  |
| Jomar Ottoni | Head physio | Cruzeiro Esporte Clube SAF |
| Fred Manhães | Physio | |
| Wallace Clemente Pessoa | Physio | |
| Thiago Santi | Sports scientist | |
| Michael de Paula | Sports scientist |  |
| Gustavo Nicoline | Recruitment analyst | |
| Gabriel Batista de Oliveira | Performance analyst | |
| Lucas Oliveira | Performance analyst | |
| Felipão | Technical director | |
| Alexandre Mattos | Director | |
| William Santos | Director | |
Frequently asked questions
Who is Palmeiras's manager?
Abel Ferreira is the Palmeiras first-team manager, aged 46. João Martins is the assistant manager.
Who is the goalkeeping coach at Palmeiras?
Rogério Godoy and Thales Damasceno coach the Palmeiras first-team goalkeepers.
Who is Palmeiras's head physio?
Lucas Filgueiras Freitas is head physio at Palmeiras.
How many backroom staff do Palmeiras have?
We hold the names of 53 people on Palmeiras's staff for 2025/26: 16 in coaching, 14 in medical and sports science, 19 in scouting and analysis, 1 in football management and 3 owners and directors. That is the 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 64th longest of 815.
Where to next
For what Palmeiras pays its squad, see Palmeiras player wages. The first-team manager has a page of their own: Abel Ferreira. What each of these jobs pays across football is on backroom staff wages. Every club in the division is on Brasileirão Série A wages.