# Rubens Minelli

Rubens Francisco Minelli (19 December 1928 – 23 November 2023) was a Brazilian football player and manager.
As a player, he played as a winger for Ypiranga, Nacional (SP), Palmeiras, Taubaté and São Bento, where he ended his career after breaking a leg when he was 27.
Eight years later, he started his career as a manager for América, and coached many clubs of Brazil, like Internacional, São Paulo, Palmeiras, Grêmio, Paraná, Sport, Francana, Corinthians, Santos, Portuguesa, Guarani, Ponte Preta, Rio Branco, Ferroviária, Atlético Mineiro and Coritiba. Later, he moved abroad to manage Al-Hilal and the Saudi Arabia national team in Saudi Arabia.
Minelli died from an infection on 23 November 2023, at the age of 94.
Minelli won many trophies throughout his managerial career, especially in clubs that were located in either Rio Grande de Sul or Paulista

## Managerial statistics

| Team | Nation | From | To | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record |
| Team | Nation | From | To | G | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Win % |
| América-SP | Brazil | 1963 | 1965 | 54 | 25 | 15 | 14 | 77 | 58 | +19 | 46.3 |
| Botafogo-SP | Brazil | 1966 | 1966 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 30 | 35 | -5 | 42.86 |
| América-SP | Brazil | 1966 | 1966 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 14 | -8 | 16.67 |
| Sport | Brazil | 11 June 1967 | 31 November 1967 | 16 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 25 | 18 | +7 | 62.5 |
| Francana | Brazil | 10 June 1968 | 8 December 1968 | 25 | 14 | 5 | 6 | 35 | 22 | +13 | 56 |
| Guarani | Brazil | 15 January 1969 | 22 August 1969 | 26 | 9 | 5 | 12 | 35 | 40 | -5 | 34.62 |
| Palmeiras | Brazil | 23 August 1969 | 24 July 1971 | 88 | 50 | 19 | 19 | 135 | 71 | +64 | 56.82 |
| Portuguesa | Brazil | 30 July 1971 | 28 December 1973 | 117 | 34 | 41 | 42 | 131 | 132 | -1 | 29.06 |
| Internacional | Brazil | 14 February 1974 | 20 December 1976 | 158 | 115 | 28 | 15 | 334 | 82 | +252 | 72.78 |
| Francana | Brazil | 1 January 1977 | 4 December 1977 | 37 | 22 | 7 | 8 | 51 | 26 | +25 | 59.46 |
| São Paulo FC | Brazil | 5 December 1977 | 23 July 1979 | 102 | 46 | 29 | 27 | 144 | 96 | +48 | 45.1 |
| Al-Hilal | Saudi Arabia | 1 August 1979 | 4 May 1980 | 23 | 17 | 2 | 4 | 56 | 17 | +39 | 73.91 |
| Saudi Arabia | Saudi Arabia | 30 January 1980 | 19 December 1981 | 22 | 9 | 3 | 10 | 31 | 30 | +1 | 40.91 |
| Palmeiras | Brazil | 10 January 1982 | 30 November 1983 | 109 | 44 | 45 | 20 | 153 | 99 | +54 | 40.37 |
| Atlético Mineiro | Brazil | 15 January 1984 | 12 December 1984 | 44 | 24 | 9 | 11 | 67 | 31 | +36 | 54.55 |
| Grêmio | Brazil | 8 January 1985 | 15 December 1985 | 46 | 24 | 14 | 8 | 81 | 38 | +43 | 52.17 |
| Corinthians | Brazil | 1 February 1986 | 22 December 1986 | 70 | 32 | 22 | 16 | 92 | 57 | +45 | 45.71 |
| Palmeiras | Brazil | 1 March 1987 | 30 July 1988 | 80 | 30 | 32 | 18 | 77 | 61 | +16 | 37.5 |
| Grêmio | Brazil | 10 August 1988 | 18 December 1989 | 72 | 37 | 21 | 14 | 104 | 53 | +51 | 51.39 |
| Paraná | Brazil | 10 January 1990 | 12 December 1990 | 37 | 15 | 17 | 5 | 53 | 23 | +30 | 40.54 |
| Rio Branco-SP | Brazil | 17 July 1991 | 17 December 1991 | 26 | 10 | 5 | 11 | 24 | 22 | +2 | 40.54 |
| Santos | Brazil | 19 December 1991 | 26 February 1992 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 8 | -3 | 33.33 |
| Paraná | Brazil | 18 January 1993 | 16 November 1993 | 47 | 26 | 16 | 5 | 85 | 31 | +54 | 40.54 |
| Ferroviária | Brazil | 9 January 1994 | 10 December 1994 | 45 | 16 | 10 | 19 | 49 | 66 | -17 | 40.54 |
| XV de Piracicaba | Brazil | 9 January 1994 | 10 December 1994 | 42 | 16 | 12 | 14 | 53 | 47 | +6 | 38.1 |
| Paraná | Brazil | 25 January 1996 | 12 November 1997 | 113 | 53 | 29 | 31 | 142 | 81 | +61 | 46.9 |
| Coritiba | Brazil | 8 January 1998 | 1998 | 57 | 29 | 19 | 9 | 92 | 62 | +30 | 50.88 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | 1,482 | 716 | 412 | 354 | 2,171 | 1,320 | +851 | 48.31 |

## Honours

América (SP)
* Campeonato Paulista Série A2: 1963
Sport Club Recife
* Campeonato Pernambucano: 1966
Palmeiras
* Serié A: 1969
Internacional
* Serié A: 1975, 1976
* Campeonato Gaúcho: 1974, 1975, 1976
Francana
* Campeonato Paulista Série A2: 1977
São Paulo
* Serié A: 1977
Al-Hilal
* Crown Prince Cup: 1979–80
Grêmio
* Campeonato Gaúcho: 1985
Paraná
* Campeonato Paranaense: 1993, 1994, 1997