Sport Recife backroom staff
We hold the names of 20 people on Sport Recife's staff for 2025/26, beyond the players. Roger Silva manages the first team, with Eduardo Abdo as assistant manager. Sport Recife's is the 21st 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, 9 people
| NAME | ROLE | TEAM | AGE | NATIONALITY | PREVIOUSLY AT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roger Silva | Manager | First team | 40 | Brazil | - |
| Alexandre Silva | Manager | Under-20s | 51 | Brazil | - |
| Eduardo Abdo | Assistant manager | First team | 38 | Brazil | - |
| Márcio Goiano | Coach | First team | 55 | Brazil | - |
| Renato Gheller | Coach | First team | 31 | Brazil | - |
| Douglas Neso | Goalkeeping coach | First team | 33 | Brazil | - |
| Tiago Lima | Goalkeeping coach | Under-20s | 35 | Brazil | - |
| Adriano Titton Garcia | Fitness coach | First team | 46 | Brazil |  |
| Leandro Duda | Fitness coach | First team | 45 | Brazil | - |
Medical and sports science
Doctors, physios and sports scientists, 3 people
| NAME | ROLE | TEAM | AGE | NATIONALITY |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rodrigo Perez | Chief doctor | Club-wide | 37 | Brazil |
| Vinicius Monteiro do Vale Leal | Physio | First team | 42 | Brazil |
| Inaldo Freire | Sports scientist | First team | 59 | Brazil |
Scouting and analysis
Scouts, recruitment analysts and performance analysts, 2 people
| NAME | ROLE | TEAM | AGE | NATIONALITY |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arthur Alecrim de Paula Lopes | Scout | Club-wide | 34 | Brazil |
| Lucas Gomes de Oliveira | Performance analyst | First team | 27 | Brazil |
Football management
The people who run the football side, from the sporting director to the academy, 2 people
| NAME | ROLE | AGE | NATIONALITY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brenno Cavalcanti Lucena | Technical director | 27 | Brazil |
| Felipe Sitônio | Head of youth development | 38 | Brazil |
Owners and directors
Who owns Sport Recife and sits on its board
| NAME | ROLE | AGE | NATIONALITY | PREVIOUSLY AT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Felipe Ximenes | Director | 57 | Brazil | - |
| Gilberto Lima | Director | 34 | Brazil | - |
| Hudson | Director | 37 | Brazil | - |
| Ítalo Rodrigues | Director | 39 | Brazil | Esporte Clube Vitória |
Backroom staff at every Brasileirão Série A club
The names we hold at each club in the division, 2025/26
Sport Recife's list is the 21st longest of the 23, against a median of 29 across the division. Palmeiras names the most, 53. Mirassol Futebol Clube names the fewest, 15.
Sport Recife against the Brasileirão Série A, department by department
Names held in each department, beside the average and the most at any one club
| DEPARTMENT | SPORT RECIFE | AVERAGE | MOST | AT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coaching | 9 | 12 | 21 |  |
| Medical and sports science | 3 | 6 | 14 |  |
| Scouting and analysis | 2 | 7 | 19 | |
| Football management | 2 | 1 | 2 |  |
| Owners and directors | 4 | 4 | 8 |  |
Backrooms the size of Sport Recife's, in every league
Sport Recife's 20 names make the joint 568th longest staff list of the 815 clubs we hold one for
| # | CLUB | LEAGUE | STAFF |
|---|---|---|---|
| 568 |  | La Liga 2 | 20 |
| 568 |  | Women's Super League | 20 |
| 568 |  | Major League Soccer | 20 |
| 568 |  | Scottish Premiership | 20 |
| 568 |  | Major League Soccer | 20 |
| 568 |  | League One | 20 |
| 568 | Qingdao Hainiu | Chinese Super League | 20 |
| 568 | Royal Francs Borains | Belgian Challenger Pro League | 20 |
| 568 | Royal Olympic Club Charleroi | Belgian Challenger Pro League | 20 |
| 568 |  | Ligue 2 | 20 |
| 568 | | Brasileirão Série A | 20 |
| 568 |  | Major League Soccer | 20 |
| 568 |  | Women's Super League | 20 |
| 597 | A.D. Ceuta F.C. | La Liga 2 | 19 |
| 597 |  | Superleague Greece | 19 |
| 597 |  | Saudi Pro League | 19 |
| 597 | Altrincham | National League | 19 |
| 597 | Bohemians Praha 1905 | Czech First League | 19 |
| 597 |  | League One | 19 |
| 597 |  | La Liga 2 | 19 |
| 597 |  | Liga MX | 19 |
Where Sport Recife's former staff work now
On Sport Recife's staff in an earlier season and at another club in 2025/26, 13 people
| NAME | ROLE NOW | NOW AT |
|---|---|---|
| Daniel Paulista | Manager |  |
| Jair Ventura | Manager | Esporte Clube Vitória |
| Mariano Soso | Manager |  |
| Diego Buján | Assistant manager | |
| Emílio Faro | Assistant manager | Esporte Clube Vitória |
| Robinson Puebla | Goalkeeping coach | |
| Juan Manuel López | Fitness coach |  |
| Ricardo Henriques Pinto | Fitness coach | |
| Valdir Júnior | Fitness coach | Esporte Clube Vitória |
| Zé Mário Campeiz | Fitness coach |  |
| Antônio Luiz Fernandes Macedo | Performance analyst | Esporte Clube Vitória |
| Rodrigo Dias | Head of youth development |  |
| Jorge Andrade | Director |  |
Frequently asked questions
Who is Sport Recife's manager?
Roger Silva is the Sport Recife first-team manager, aged 40. Eduardo Abdo is the assistant manager.
Who is the goalkeeping coach at Sport Recife?
Douglas Neso coaches the Sport Recife first-team goalkeepers.
Who is Sport Recife's technical director?
Brenno Cavalcanti Lucena is technical director at Sport Recife.
How many backroom staff do Sport Recife have?
We hold the names of 20 people on Sport Recife's staff for 2025/26: 9 in coaching, 3 in medical and sports science, 2 in scouting and analysis, 2 in football management and 4 owners and directors. That is the 21st 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 568th longest of 815.
Where to next
For what Sport Recife pays its squad, see Sport Recife player wages. The first-team manager has a page of their own: Roger Silva. What each of these jobs pays across football is on backroom staff wages. Every club in the division is on Brasileirão Série A wages.