# 2012 Cruzeiro Esporte Clube season

The 2012 season was Cruzeiro's 42nd consecutive season in the top flight of Brazilian football, playing in every edition of the Campeonato Brasileiro's first division. The team finished in 9th the league, reached the Round of 16 of the Copa do Brasil and the semifinals of the Campeonato Mineiro.

## Team kits

The team kits for the 2012 season are produced by Olympikus and sponsored by Banco BMG and Guaramix.

## Squads
### First-team squad

| No. | Name | Position (s) | Date of Birth (Age) | Signed from |
| Goalkeepers ||||||
| 1 | Fábio | GK | (1980-09-30) 30 September 1980 (age 44) | Vasco da Gama |
| 12 | Rafael | GK | (1989-06-23) 23 June 1989 (age 35) | Youth product |
| - | Axel | GK | (1975-10-21) 21 October 1975 (age 48) | Youth product |
| Defenders ||||||
| - | Ceará | RB | (1980-06-18) 18 June 1980 (age 44) | PSG |
| - | Mayke | RB | (1992-11-10) 10 November 1992 (age 31) | Youth product |
| - | Léo | CB | (1988-01-30) 30 January 1988 (age 36) | Palmeiras |
| - | Rafael Donato | CB | (1989-03-17) 17 March 1989 (age 35) | Bahia |
| - | Thiago Carvalho | CB | (1988-06-24) 24 June 1988 (age 36) | Boa Esporte |
| - | Victorino | CB | (1982-10-11) 11 October 1982 (age 41) | Universidad de Chile |
| - | Mateus | CB | (1984-05-01) 1 May 1984 (age 40) | Portuguesa de Desportos |
| - | Alex Silva | CB | (1985-03-10) 10 March 1985 (age 39) | Flamengo (on loan) |
| - | Diego Renan | Right back/Left back | (1990-01-26) 26 January 1990 (age 34) | Youth product |
| - | Vinícius Freitas | LB | (1993-03-07) 7 March 1993 (age 31) | Youth product |
| Midfielders ||||||
| - | Leandro Guerreiro | CM / DM / CM | (1978-11-17) 17 November 1978 (age 45) | Botafogo |
| - | Willian Magrão | DM / CM / CB | (1987-02-11) 11 February 1987 (age 37) | Grêmio (on loan) |
| - | Marcelo Oliveira | CM / LM | (1987-03-29) 29 March 1987 (age 37) | Corinthians |
| - | Charles | DM / CM | (1985-02-14) 14 February 1985 (age 39) | Lokomotiv Moscow |
| - | Everton | CM / LM / LB | (1984-08-08) 8 August 1984 (age 40) | Fluminense |
| - | Diego Arias | CM | (1985-06-15) 15 June 1985 (age 39) | PAOK |
| - | Sandro Silva | DM | (1984-04-29) 29 April 1984 (age 40) | Málaga (on loan) |
| - | Lucas Silva | CM / LM | (1993-02-16) 16 February 1993 (age 31) | Youth product |
| - | Tinga | AM / CM / LM | (1978-01-13) 13 January 1978 (age 46) | Internacional |
| - | Souza | AM | (1979-02-04) 4 February 1979 (age 45) | Fluminense |
| - | Élber | AM / RW | (1992-05-27) 27 May 1992 (age 32) | Youth product |
| - | Montillo | AM | (1984-04-14) 14 April 1984 (age 40) | Universidad de Chile |
| Forwards ||||||
| - | Martinuccio | LW | (1987-12-16) 16 December 1987 (age 36) | Fluminense (on loan) |
| - | Fabinho | RW / LW | (1983-09-07) 7 September 1983 (age 41) | Guarani |
| - | Wallyson | RW / LW | (1988-10-17) 17 October 1988 (age 35) | Atlético-PR |
| - | Borges | CF / ST | (1980-10-05) 5 October 1980 (age 44) | Santos |
| - | Wellington Paulista | CF / ST | (1983-04-22) 22 April 1983 (age 41) | Botafogo |
| - | Anselmo Ramon | CF / ST | (1988-06-23) 23 June 1988 (age 36) | Youth product |

## Club
### Coaching staff

| Position | Name | Nationality |
| Head coach | Celso Roth | Brazilian |
| Assistant coach | Humberto Ferreira | Brazilian |
| Goalkeeping coach | Robertinho | Brazilian |
| Fitness coaches | Flavio de Oliveira | Brazilian |
| Fitness coaches | Quintiliano Lemos | Brazilian |
| Fitness coaches | Eduardo Freitas | Brazilian |
| Physiologists | Eduardo Pimenta | Brazilian |
| Physiologists | Rodrigo Morandi | Brazilian |
| Physiotherapists | André Rocha | Brazilian |
| Physiotherapists | Charles Costa | Brazilian |
| Physiotherapists | Ronner Bolognani | Brazilian |
| Physiotherapists | João Salomão | Brazilian |
| Doctors | Sérgio Freire Júnior | Brazilian |
| Doctors | Walace Espada | Brazilian |
| Doctors | Leonardo Corradi | Brazilian |
| Masseurs | Barjão | Brazilian |
| Masseurs | Edmar Antônio Silva | Brazilian |
| Masseurs | Hélio Gomes | Brazilian |