Flamengo backroom staff
We hold the names of 44 people on Flamengo's staff for 2025/26, beyond the players. Leonardo Jardim manages the first team, with António Vieira as assistant manager. Flamengo's is the 4th 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, 12 people
| NAME | ROLE | TEAM | AGE | NATIONALITY | PREVIOUSLY AT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leonardo Jardim | Manager | First team | 50 | Portugal |  |
| Bruno Pivetti | Manager | Under-20s | 41 | Brazil | Associação Chapecoense de Futebol before that Goiás, Esporte Clube Vitória and Athletico Paranaense |
| António Vieira | Assistant manager | First team | 61 | Portugal |  |
| Ricardo Pagani | Assistant manager | Under-20s | 34 | Brazil | Associação Chapecoense de Futebol |
| José Barros | Coach | First team | 51 | Portugal | |
| Marcio Torres | Coach | First team | 47 | Brazil | - |
| Fabio Pacobahyba | Goalkeeping coach | First team | 44 | Brazil | - |
| Thiago Eler | Goalkeeping coach | First team | 46 | Brazil | - |
| André Lima Mattos | Goalkeeping coach | Under-20s | 35 | Brazil | - |
| Arthur Peixoto | Fitness coach | First team | 45 | Brazil |  |
| Junior Bezerra | Fitness coach | First team | 39 | Brazil | - |
| Vinícius Sousa | Fitness coach | Under-20s | 41 | Brazil | - |
Medical and sports science
Doctors, physios and sports scientists, 10 people
| NAME | ROLE | TEAM | AGE | NATIONALITY | PREVIOUSLY AT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fernando Sassaki | Chief doctor | Club-wide | 39 | Brazil | - |
| Márcio Puglia | Head physio | Club-wide | 45 | Brazil | - |
| Bruno da Silva Brum | Physio | First team | 39 | Brazil | - |
| Laniyan Neves | Physio | First team | 34 | Brazil | - |
| Lucas Mallet | Physio | First team | 28 | Brazil | - |
| Roberto Schimdt Tupinambá Fernandes de Sá | Physio | First team | 43 | Brazil |  |
| Diego Pereira Cabral Cruz | Physio | Under-20s | 37 | Brazil | - |
| Pedro Menezes | Head of sports science | Club-wide | 45 | Brazil | |
| Luciano Capelli | Sports scientist | First team | 50 | Brazil | - |
| Maurício dos Santos Soares | Sports scientist | First team | 44 | Brazil | - |
Scouting and analysis
Scouts, recruitment analysts and performance analysts, 14 people
| NAME | ROLE | TEAM | AGE | NATIONALITY | PREVIOUSLY AT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andriy Fedchenkov | Chief scout | Club-wide | 29 | Ukraine |  |
| Camilo Resende | Scout | Club-wide | 47 | Brazil | - |
| Igor Alves | Scout | Club-wide | 37 | Brazil | - |
| Jhonata Ventura | Scout | Club-wide | 21 | Brazil | - |
| Johnes Santos | Scout | Club-wide | 45 | Brazil | - |
| Marcelo Matos | Scout | Club-wide | 33 | Brazil | - |
| Ricardo Perlingeiro | Scout | Club-wide | 54 | Brazil | - |
| Sandro Luiz Gomes da Silva | Scout | Club-wide | 41 | Brazil |  |
| Sérgio Alves | Scout | Club-wide | 55 | Brazil | |
| Arthur Souza de Vito | Performance analyst | First team | 31 | Brazil |  |
| Diogo Dias | Performance analyst | First team | 31 | Portugal | |
| Douglas Barbosa | Performance analyst | First team | 30 | Brazil | - |
| Eduardo Coimbra | Performance analyst | First team | 51 | Brazil | - |
| Vitor Saad | Performance analyst | First team | 33 | Brazil | - |
Football management
The people who run the football side, from the sporting director to the academy, 1 person
| NAME | ROLE | AGE | NATIONALITY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alfredo Almeida | Head of youth development | 42 | Portugal |
Owners and directors
Who owns Flamengo and sits on its board
| NAME | ROLE | AGE | NATIONALITY | PREVIOUSLY AT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luiz Eduardo Baptista | Chair | 64 | Brazil | - |
| Fábio Palmer | Managing director | 42 | Brazil | - |
| Flávio Willeman | Director | 65 | Brazil | - |
| Gabriel Skinner | Director | 46 | Brazil | - |
| José Boto | Director | 59 | Portugal | NK Osijek before that AS PAOK Salonika and Sport Lisboa e Benfica |
| Ricardo Lomba | Director | 56 | Brazil | - |
| Rodrigo Tostes | Director | 54 | Brazil | - |
Backroom staff at every Brasileirão Série A club
The names we hold at each club in the division, 2025/26
Flamengo's list is the 4th longest of the 23, against a median of 29 across the division. Palmeiras names the most, 53. Mirassol Futebol Clube names the fewest, 15.
Flamengo against the Brasileirão Série A, department by department
Names held in each department, beside the average and the most at any one club
| DEPARTMENT | FLAMENGO | AVERAGE | MOST | AT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coaching | 12 | 12 | 21 | |
| Medical and sports science | 10 | 6 | 14 |  |
| Scouting and analysis | 14 | 7 | 19 | |
| Football management | 1 | 1 | 2 |  |
| Owners and directors | 7 | 4 | 8 | |
Backrooms the size of Flamengo's, in every league
Flamengo's 44 names make the joint 131st longest staff list of the 815 clubs we hold one for
| # | CLUB | LEAGUE | STAFF |
|---|---|---|---|
| 121 |  | Super Liga | 45 |
| 121 | FC Machida Zelvia | J1 League | 45 |
| 121 |  | Championship | 45 |
| 121 |  | - | 45 |
| 121 |  | Ligue 1 | 45 |
| 121 |  | Bundesliga | 45 |
| 131 |  | La Liga | 44 |
| 131 |  | Bundesliga | 44 |
| 131 |  | Super Liga | 44 |
| 131 | Club Atlético Tigre | Super Liga | 44 |
| 131 | | Brasileirão Série A | 44 |
| 131 |  | Belgian Pro League | 44 |
| 131 |  | Eredivisie | 44 |
| 138 |  | Serie B | 43 |
| 138 | | Superleague Greece | 43 |
| 138 |  | La Liga 2 | 43 |
| 138 |  | Super Liga | 43 |
| 138 |  | Super Liga | 43 |
| 138 |  | Russian Premier League | 43 |
| 138 |  | Bundesliga | 43 |
| 138 |  | Eredivisie | 43 |
Where Flamengo's staff come from
3 nationalities across the 44 staff whose nationality we hold
Brazil supplies 37 of the 44, 84%. The median age is 44. The oldest is Flávio Willeman, director, at 65, and the youngest Jhonata Ventura, scout, at 21. 14 members of staff came from another club, most often Al-Hilal Saudi Football Club (3).
Where Flamengo's former staff work now
On Flamengo's staff in an earlier season and at another club in 2025/26, 47 people
Frequently asked questions
Who is Flamengo's manager?
Leonardo Jardim is the Flamengo first-team manager, aged 50. António Vieira is the assistant manager.
Who is the goalkeeping coach at Flamengo?
Fabio Pacobahyba and Thiago Eler coach the Flamengo first-team goalkeepers.
Who is Flamengo's head physio?
Márcio Puglia is head physio at Flamengo.
Who is Flamengo's chief scout?
Andriy Fedchenkov is chief scout at Flamengo.
How many backroom staff do Flamengo have?
We hold the names of 44 people on Flamengo's staff for 2025/26: 12 in coaching, 10 in medical and sports science, 14 in scouting and analysis, 1 in football management and 7 owners and directors. That is the 4th 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 131st longest of 815.
Where to next
For what Flamengo pays its squad, see Flamengo player wages. The first-team manager has a page of their own: Leonardo Jardim. What each of these jobs pays across football is on backroom staff wages. Every club in the division is on Brasileirão Série A wages.