# 2002 Santos FC season

The 2002 season was Santos Futebol Clube's ninetieth season in existence and the club's forty-third consecutive season in the top flight of Brazilian football.
This season marked the new Meninos da Vila generation, where Robinho, Diego, Elano, Léo, Alex, Renato and others, helped Santos win their 6th Campeonato Brasileiro title, in which the club had not won since 1968.

## Players
### Squad

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| — | GK | BRA | Fábio Costa |
| — | DF | BRA | André Luís |
| — | DF | BRA | Léo |
| — | DF | BRA | Maurinho |
| — | MF | BRA | Paulo Almeida |
| — | DF | BRA | Alex |
| — | FW | BRA | Robinho |
| — | MF | BRA | Renato |
| — | FW | BRA | Alberto |
| — | MF | BRA | Diego |
| — | MF | BRA | Elano |
| — | GK | BRA | Júlio Sérgio |
| — | DF | BRA | Michel |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| — | DF | BRA | Pereira |
| — | DF | BRA | Preto |
| — | MF | BRA | Alexandre |
| — | MF | BRA | Wellington |
| — | MF | BRA | Robert |
| — | FW | BRA | William |
| — | FW | BRA | Douglas |
| — | FW | BRA | Adiel |
| — | FW | BRA | Fabiano Souza |
| — | DF | BRA | Marcão |
| — | GK | BRA | Rafael |
| — | DF | BRA | Bernardi |
Source: Acervo Santista

### Appearances and goals

| Pos. | Name | Campeonato Brasileiro | Campeonato Brasileiro | Copa do Brasil | Copa do Brasil | Torneio Rio-São Paulo | Torneio Rio-São Paulo | Total | Total |
| Pos. | Name | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| GK | Fábio Costa | 6 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 25 | 0 |
| GK | Júlio Sérgio | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 0 |
| GK | Rafael | 3+(1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| DF | Alex | 25 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 3 |
| DF | André Luís | 18 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 24 | 2 |
| DF | Léo | 29 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 47 | 6 |
| DF | Marcão | 0+(1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| DF | Maurinho | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 0 |
| DF | Michel | 3+(1) | 0 | 4 | 0 | 11+(1) | 1 | 20 | 1 |
| DF | Pereira | 2+(5) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| DF | Preto | 20+(1) | 0 | 3+(1) | 0 | 11+(2) | 1 | 38 | 1 |
| DF | Bernardi | 1+(3) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| DF | Leandro | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| MF | Alexandre | 2+(11) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 |
| MF | Canindé | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| MF | Diego | 28 | 10 | 0+(3) | 1 | 7+(4) | 2 | 42 | 13 |
| MF | Elano | 29 | 9 | 1+(1) | 0 | 4+(2) | 0 | 37 | 9 |
| MF | Paulo Almeida | 28 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 9+(1) | 0 | 42 | 0 |
| MF | Renato | 31 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7+(2) | 0 | 41 | 2 |
| MF | Robert | 3+(13) | 2 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 8 | 33 | 10 |
| MF | Wellington | 2+(10) | 0 | 0+(2) | 0 | 2+(5) | 0 | 21 | 0 |
| FW | Adiel | 0+(3) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| FW | Alberto | 28+(1) | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 12 |
| FW | Douglas | 1+(7) | 1 | 1+(2) | 0 | 4+(6) | 1 | 21 | 2 |
| FW | Fabiano Souza | 1+(1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| FW | Robinho | 30 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0+(3) | 0 | 33 | 10 |
| FW | William | 2+(16) | 3 | 3+(1) | 2 | 5+(8) | 4 | 35 | 9 |
| FW | Bruno Moraes | 0+(2) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Players who left the club during the season ||||||||||
| MF | Esquerdinha | 0 | 0 | 1+(1) | 0 | 6+(7) | 0 | 15 | 0 |
| MF | Marcelo Silva | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 15 | 2 | 19 | 2 |
| FW | Oséas | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 11 | 3 |
| MF | Eduardo Marques | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| DF | Valdir | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| DF | Cléber | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 12 | 3 |
| DF | Odvan | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 1 | 16 | 3 |

## Transfers
### In

| Pos. | Name | Moving from | Notes |
| DF | Michel | Vitória | Loan return |
| DF | André Luís | Fluminense | Loan return |
| MF | Wellington | Brasiliense | Loan return |
| MF | Eduardo Marques | Guarani | Loan return |
| FW | Adiel | Botafogo–SP | Loan return |
| DF | Odvan | Vasco | |
| FW | Oséas | Cruzeiro | |
| MF | Esquerdinha | São Caetano | |
| DF | Maurinho | Etti-Jundiaí | |
| GK | Júlio Sérgio | Comercial | |
| DF | Bernardi | Internacional | |
| MF | Alexandre | Guarani | |
| FW | Alberto | Rio Branco | |
| FW | Fabiano Souza | Internacional | |

### Out

| Pos. | Name | Moving to | Notes |
| GK | Pitarelli | Gama | |
| DF | Pereira | Gaziantepspor | On loan |
| DF | Galván | Lanús | |
| DF | Russo | São Caetano | |
| DF | Orestes | Portuguesa Santista | Loan return |
| DF | Rodrigo Costa | 1860 München | |
| DF | Válber | Free agent | End of contract |
| MF | Vágner | Bahia | Loan return |
| FW | Marcelinho Carioca | Gamba Osaka | |
| FW | Weldon | Brasiliense | |
| FW | Viola | Free agent | |
| FW | Oséas | Free agent | Contract terminated |
| FW | André Dias | Portuguesa Santista | On loan |
| DF | Cléber | Yverdon | |
| DF | Odvan | Free agent | Contract terminated |
| DF | Valdir | Gama | On loan |
| MF | Marcelo Silva | Spartak Moscow | |
| MF | Eduardo Marques | Belenenses | |
| MF | Esquerdinha | São Caetano | Loan return |

## Competitions
### Overall summary

| Competition | Started round | Final position / round | First match | Last match |
| Campeonato Brasileiro | First stage | Winners | 10 August | 15 December |
| Torneio Rio-São Paulo | First stage | 9th | 20 January | 14 April |
| Copa do Brasil | First round | Second round | 6 February | 6 March |

### Detailed overall summary

| | Total | Home | Away |
| Games played | 50 | 25 | 25 |
| Games won | 23 | 17 | 6 |
| Games drawn | 13 | 5 | 8 |
| Games lost | 14 | 3 | 11 |
| Biggest win | 4–1 v Cruzeiro | 4–2 v Ji-Paraná | 4–1 v Cruzeiro |
| Biggest loss | 2–4 v Coritiba | 1–3 v Ponte Preta | 2–4 v Coritiba |
| Clean sheets | 13 | 10 | 3 |
| Goals scored | 91 | 56 | 35 |
| Goals conceded | 67 | 27 | 40 |
| Goal difference | +24 | +29 | -5 |
| Average GF per game | 1.82 | 2.24 | 1.4 |
| Average GC per game | 1.34 | 1.08 | 1.6 |
| Most appearances | Léo (47) | Léo (23) | Léo (24) |
| Top scorer | Diego (13) | Alberto (9) | Elano (7) |
| Points | 82/150 (54.67%) | 56/75 (74.67%) | 26/75 (34.66%) |
| Winning rate | 46% | 68% | 24% |

### Campeonato Brasileiro
#### First stage

| Pos | Teamvte | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Qualification |
| 6 | Atlético Mineiro | 40 | 25 | 12 | 4 | 9 | 49 | 43 | +6 | Qualified for quarter-finals |
| 7 | Fluminense | 40 | 25 | 12 | 4 | 9 | 43 | 46 | −3 | Qualified for quarter-finals |
| 8 | Santos | 39 | 25 | 11 | 6 | 8 | 46 | 36 | +10 | Qualified for quarter-finals |
| 9 | Cruzeiro | 39 | 25 | 11 | 6 | 8 | 40 | 39 | +1 | |
| 10 | Vitória | 37 | 25 | 11 | 4 | 10 | 46 | 42 | +4 | |