EC Bahia backroom staff
We hold the names of 26 people on EC Bahia's staff for 2025/26, beyond the players. Rogério Ceni manages the first team, with Charles Hembert as assistant manager. EC Bahia's is the joint 15th 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rogério Ceni | Manager | First team | 52 | Brazil |  |
| Leonardo Galbes | Manager | Under-20s | 38 | Brazil | - |
| Charles Hembert | Assistant manager | First team | 34 | France | |
| Lucas Grillo Santa Rosa | Assistant manager | Under-20s | 37 | Brazil | - |
| Leandro Del Giudice Macagnan | Coach | First team | 36 | Brazil | |
| Nelson Simões | Coach | First team | 53 | Brazil | |
| Duda Varjão | Goalkeeping coach | First team | 49 | Brazil | Esporte Clube Vitória |
| Diogo Missena Perpetuo | Fitness coach | First team | 39 | Brazil |  |
| Zé Mário Campeiz | Fitness coach | First team | 63 | Brazil | Cruzeiro Esporte Clube SAF before that Sport Recife and São Paulo |
Medical and sports science
Doctors, physios and sports scientists, 7 people
| NAME | ROLE | TEAM | AGE | NATIONALITY | PREVIOUSLY AT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Diogo Thomaz | Club doctor | First team | 42 | Brazil | - |
| Eduester Lopes | Head physio | Club-wide | 44 | Brazil | Cruzeiro Esporte Clube SAF |
| José dos Santos Dourado Neto | Physio | First team | 38 | Brazil | - |
| Mariana Weschenfelder | Physio | First team | 38 | - | - |
| Thiago Teixeira | Physio | First team | 41 | Brazil | - |
| Sebastián Burrows | Head of sports science | Club-wide | 35 | Chile | - |
| Pedro Monteiro | Sports scientist | First team | 28 | Brazil | - |
Scouting and analysis
Scouts, recruitment analysts and performance analysts, 4 people
| NAME | ROLE | TEAM | AGE | NATIONALITY | PREVIOUSLY AT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Filipe Dias Duarte | Scout | Club-wide | 34 | Brazil |  |
| Geraldo Meira | Scout | Club-wide | 45 | Brazil | - |
| Gabriel Pessanha Chagas | Head performance analyst | Club-wide | 28 | Brazil | - |
| Rui César | Performance analyst | First team | 39 | Portugal | - |
Football management
The people who run the football side, from the sporting director to the academy, 2 people
| NAME | ROLE | AGE | NATIONALITY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Marcelo Teixeira | Head of youth development | 45 | Brazil |
| Danilo Fernandes | Loan manager | 37 | Brazil |
Owners and directors
Who owns EC Bahia and sits on its board
| NAME | ROLE | AGE | NATIONALITY | PREVIOUSLY AT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Émerson Ferretti | Chair | 53 | Brazil | - |
| Carlos Eduardo Santoro | Director | 39 | Brazil |  |
| Vítor Ferraz | Director | 45 | Brazil | - |
| Weberson | Director | 40 | Brazil | - |
Backroom staff at every Brasileirão Série A club
The names we hold at each club in the division, 2025/26
EC Bahia's list is the joint 15th longest of the 23, against a median of 29 across the division. Palmeiras names the most, 53. Mirassol Futebol Clube names the fewest, 15.
EC Bahia against the Brasileirão Série A, department by department
Names held in each department, beside the average and the most at any one club
| DEPARTMENT | EC BAHIA | AVERAGE | MOST | AT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coaching | 9 | 12 | 21 |  |
| Medical and sports science | 7 | 6 | 14 |  |
| Scouting and analysis | 4 | 7 | 19 | |
| Football management | 2 | 1 | 2 | |
| Owners and directors | 4 | 4 | 8 |  |
Backrooms the size of EC Bahia's, in every league
EC Bahia's 26 names make the joint 410th longest staff list of the 815 clubs we hold one for
| # | CLUB | LEAGUE | STAFF |
|---|---|---|---|
| 389 | Zhejiang FC | Chinese Super League | 27 |
| 410 |  | Eredivisie | 26 |
| 410 |  | Russian Premier League | 26 |
| 410 |  | Saudi Pro League | 26 |
| 410 |  | J1 League | 26 |
| 410 |  | League One | 26 |
| 410 |  | Liga MX | 26 |
| 410 |  | Liga MX | 26 |
| 410 |  | Liga MX | 26 |
| 410 |  | Chinese Super League | 26 |
| 410 | | Brasileirão Série A | 26 |
| 410 | Esporte Clube Vitória | Brasileirão Série A | 26 |
| 410 |  | - | 26 |
| 410 |  | - | 26 |
| 410 |  | Major League Soccer | 26 |
| 410 | FC Hradec Králové | Czech First League | 26 |
| 410 |  | League Two | 26 |
| 410 | Futebol Clube de Alverca | Primeira Liga | 26 |
| 410 | Gamba Osaka | J1 League | 26 |
| 410 | Grazer AK 1902 | Austrian Bundesliga | 26 |
| 410 | K Patro Eisden Maasmechelen | Belgian Challenger Pro League | 26 |
Where EC Bahia's staff come from
4 nationalities across the 25 staff whose nationality we hold
Brazil supplies 22 of the 25, 88%. The median age is 39. The oldest is Zé Mário Campeiz, fitness coach, at 63, and the youngest Gabriel Pessanha Chagas, head performance analyst, at 28. 10 members of staff came from another club, most often São Paulo (4).
Where EC Bahia's former staff work now
On EC Bahia's staff in an earlier season and at another club in 2025/26, 18 people
| NAME | ROLE NOW | NOW AT |
|---|---|---|
| Roger Machado | Manager | |
| Fernando Oliveira | Manager | |
| Cláudio Prates | Assistant manager |  |
| Roberto Ribas | Assistant manager | |
| James Freitas | Coach | |
| Luiz Fernando Iubel | Coach |  |
| Pablo Fernandez | Coach |  |
| Marcelo Vilhena | Coach | |
| Daniel Crizel | Goalkeeping coach | Clube do Remo |
| Thiago Mehl | Goalkeeping coach |  |
| Ângelo Alves | Fitness coach | |
| Luiz Andrade | Fitness coach |  |
| Valdir Júnior | Fitness coach | Esporte Clube Vitória |
| Rogério Dias | Fitness coach |  |
| Maurício Maltez Ribeiro | Sports scientist | |
| Roberto Braga | Technical director |  |
| Diego Cerri | Director | |
| Lucas Drubscky | Director | |
Frequently asked questions
Who is EC Bahia's manager?
Rogério Ceni is the EC Bahia first-team manager, aged 52. Charles Hembert is the assistant manager.
Who is the goalkeeping coach at EC Bahia?
Duda Varjão coaches the EC Bahia first-team goalkeepers.
Who is EC Bahia's head physio?
Eduester Lopes is head physio at EC Bahia.
How many backroom staff do EC Bahia have?
We hold the names of 26 people on EC Bahia's staff for 2025/26: 9 in coaching, 7 in medical and sports science, 4 in scouting and analysis, 2 in football management and 4 owners and directors. That is the joint 15th 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 410th longest of 815.
Where to next
For what EC Bahia pays its squad, see EC Bahia player wages. The first-team manager has a page of their own: Rogério Ceni. What each of these jobs pays across football is on backroom staff wages. Every club in the division is on Brasileirão Série A wages.