Fluminense backroom staff
We hold the names of 46 people on Fluminense's staff for 2025/26, beyond the players. Luis Zubeldía manages the first team, with Carlos Gruezo and Maximiliano Cuberas as assistant managers. Fluminense's is the 3rd 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, 21 people
| NAME | ROLE | TEAM | AGE | NATIONALITY | PREVIOUSLY AT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luis Zubeldía | Manager | First team | 44 | Argentina |  |
| Felipe Canavan | Manager | Under-20s | 37 | Brazil | - |
| Carlos Gruezo | Assistant manager | First team | 49 | Ecuador | |
| Maximiliano Cuberas | Assistant manager | First team | 51 | Argentina | |
| Daniel Pinheiro | Assistant manager | Under-20s | 44 | Brazil | - |
| Philipe Tuelo | Assistant manager | Under-20s | 35 | Brazil | - |
| Alejandro Escobar | Coach | First team | 36 | Argentina | |
| Cadu | Coach | First team | 51 | Brazil | - |
| Marcão | Coach | First team | 52 | Brazil | - |
| Marco Salgado | Coach | First team | 59 | Brazil | - |
| Aílton Ferraz | Coach | Under-20s | 59 | Brazil | - |
| Marcelo Veiga | Coach | Under-20s | 63 | Brazil | - |
| André Carvalho | Goalkeeping coach | First team | 52 | Brazil | - |
| Flávio Tênius | Goalkeeping coach | First team | 61 | Brazil |  |
| Josmiro de Goes dos Santos Sobrinho | Goalkeeping coach | First team | 37 | Brazil | - |
| Leonann | Goalkeeping coach | Under-20s | 29 | Brazil | - |
| Flávio Vignoli | Fitness coach | First team | 46 | Brazil | - |
| Igor Cotrim | Fitness coach | First team | 40 | Brazil | - |
| Lucas Vivas | Fitness coach | First team | 45 | Argentina | |
| Ricardo Henriques Pinto | Fitness coach | First team | 51 | Brazil |  |
| Gabriel Pinho | Fitness coach | Under-20s | 43 | Brazil | - |
Medical and sports science
Doctors, physios and sports scientists, 8 people
| NAME | ROLE | TEAM | AGE | NATIONALITY | PREVIOUSLY AT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Douglas Rodrigues dos Santos | Chief doctor | Club-wide | 55 | Brazil | - |
| Ricardo Olivero | Club doctor | First team | 46 | Brazil | - |
| Marco Antonio Alves Azizi | Club doctor | Under-20s | 37 | Brazil | - |
| Filé | Head physio | Club-wide | 64 | Brazil | - |
| Holf Flugel | Physio | First team | 45 | Brazil |  |
| Juliano Spineti | Sports scientist | First team | 42 | Brazil | - |
| Alex Rites | Sports scientist | Under-20s | 43 | Brazil | |
| Fabiano Ribeiro | Sports scientist | Under-20s | 46 | Brazil | - |
Scouting and analysis
Scouts, recruitment analysts and performance analysts, 8 people
| NAME | ROLE | TEAM | AGE | NATIONALITY | PREVIOUSLY AT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ricardo Corrêa | Chief scout | Club-wide | 38 | Brazil | - |
| Carlos Eugênio de Alvarenga Cintra Junior | Scout | Club-wide | 45 | Brazil | - |
| Leiva Duarte | Scout | Club-wide | 61 | Brazil | - |
| Maurício Albuquerque | Scout | Club-wide | 62 | Brazil |  |
| Felipe Pedreira | Performance analyst | First team | 32 | Brazil | - |
| Gabriel Batista de Oliveira | Performance analyst | First team | 37 | Brazil | |
| Henrique Vianna | Performance analyst | First team | 39 | Brazil | - |
| Saulo Garcia | Performance analyst | First team | 34 | Brazil | - |
Football management
The people who run the football side, from the sporting director to the academy, 1 person
| NAME | ROLE | AGE | NATIONALITY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Antônio Garcia | Head of youth development | 49 | Brazil |
Owners and directors
Who owns Fluminense and sits on its board
| NAME | ROLE | AGE | NATIONALITY | PREVIOUSLY AT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mattheus Montenegro | Chair | 39 | Brazil | - |
| Allan Neiva | Director | 42 | Brazil | - |
| Anibal Rouxinol | Director | 51 | Brazil | |
| Edevaldo de Freitas | Director | 67 | Brazil | - |
| Fernando Simone | Director | 52 | Brazil | - |
| Mário Bittencourt | Director | 46 | Brazil | - |
| Paulo Angioni | Director | 77 | Brazil | - |
| Rodrigo Henriques | Director | 58 | Brazil | - |
Backroom staff at every Brasileirão Série A club
The names we hold at each club in the division, 2025/26
Fluminense's list is the 3rd longest of the 23, against a median of 29 across the division. Palmeiras names the most, 53. Mirassol Futebol Clube names the fewest, 15.
Fluminense against the Brasileirão Série A, department by department
Names held in each department, beside the average and the most at any one club
| DEPARTMENT | FLUMINENSE | AVERAGE | MOST | AT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coaching | 21 | 12 | 21 | |
| Medical and sports science | 8 | 6 | 14 |  |
| Scouting and analysis | 8 | 7 | 19 | |
| Football management | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Owners and directors | 8 | 4 | 8 | |
Backrooms the size of Fluminense's, in every league
Fluminense's 46 names make the joint 114th longest staff list of the 815 clubs we hold one for
| # | CLUB | LEAGUE | STAFF |
|---|---|---|---|
| 104 |  | Super Liga | 47 |
| 104 |  | Primeira Liga | 47 |
| 104 |  | Ligue 1 | 47 |
| 104 |  | Ligue 1 | 47 |
| 104 |  | Championship | 47 |
| 104 |  | Championship | 47 |
| 104 |  | Serie B | 47 |
| 114 | AC Sparta Praha | Czech First League | 46 |
| 114 |  | Ligue 2 | 46 |
| 114 |  | Championship | 46 |
| 114 | | Brasileirão Série A | 46 |
| 114 |  | Danish Superliga | 46 |
| 114 |  | Ligue 1 | 46 |
| 114 |  | Ligue 1 | 46 |
| 121 |  | Championship | 45 |
| 121 |  | Danish Superliga | 45 |
| 121 |  | Championship | 45 |
| 121 |  | Super Liga | 45 |
| 121 |  | Super Liga | 45 |
| 121 | FC Machida Zelvia | J1 League | 45 |
| 121 |  | Championship | 45 |
Where Fluminense's staff come from
3 nationalities across the 46 staff whose nationality we hold
Brazil supplies 41 of the 46, 89%. The median age is 46. The oldest is Paulo Angioni, director, at 77, and the youngest Leonann, goalkeeping coach, at 29. 12 members of staff came from another club, most often Club Atlético Lanús (5).
Where Fluminense's former staff work now
On Fluminense's staff in an earlier season and at another club in 2025/26, 10 people
| NAME | ROLE NOW | NOW AT |
|---|---|---|
| Odair Hellmann | Manager |  |
| Roger Machado | Manager |  |
| Maurício Corrêa Dulac | Manager | Al-Riyadh Saudi Club |
| Fred | Manager |  |
| Daniel Cerqueira | Assistant manager |  |
| Fabinho Moreno | Assistant manager | |
| Marcos Seixas | Fitness coach |  |
| Roberto Schimdt Tupinambá Fernandes de Sá | Physio |  |
| Abel Braga | Technical director |  |
| Leomir de Souza | Director | |
Frequently asked questions
Who is Fluminense's manager?
Luis Zubeldía is the Fluminense first-team manager, aged 44. Carlos Gruezo and Maximiliano Cuberas are the assistant managers.
Who is the goalkeeping coach at Fluminense?
André Carvalho, Flávio Tênius and Josmiro de Goes dos Santos Sobrinho coach the Fluminense first-team goalkeepers.
Who is Fluminense's head physio?
Filé is head physio at Fluminense.
Who is Fluminense's chief scout?
Ricardo Corrêa is chief scout at Fluminense.
How many backroom staff do Fluminense have?
We hold the names of 46 people on Fluminense's staff for 2025/26: 21 in coaching, 8 in medical and sports science, 8 in scouting and analysis, 1 in football management and 8 owners and directors. That is the 3rd 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 114th longest of 815.
Where to next
For what Fluminense pays its squad, see Fluminense player wages. The first-team manager has a page of their own: Luis Zubeldía. What each of these jobs pays across football is on backroom staff wages. Every club in the division is on Brasileirão Série A wages.