Rubens Minelli

Rubens Francisco Minelli (19 December 1928 – 23 November 2023) was a Brazilian football player and manager.

Rubens Minelli

Personal information
Full name	Rubens Francisco Minelli
Date of birth	(1928-12-19)19 December 1928
Place of birth	São Paulo, Brazil
Date of death	23 November 2023(2023-11-23) (aged 94)
Place of death	São Paulo, Brazil
Position(s)	Winger
Managerial career
Years	Team
1963–1965	América (SP)
1966	Botafogo (SP)
1966	América (SP)
1967	Sport
1968	Francana
1969	Guarani
1969–1971	Palmeiras
1971–1973	Portuguesa
1973	Rio Preto
1974–1976	Internacional
1977–1979	São Paulo
1979–1980	Al-Hilal
1982–1983	Palmeiras
1984	Atlético Mineiro
1985	Grêmio
1986	Corinthians
1987–1988	Palmeiras
1988–1989	Grêmio
1990	Paraná
1991	Rio Branco (SP)
1992	Santos
1995	XV de Piracicaba
1994	Ferroviária
1994–1997	Paraná
1997–1998	Coritiba

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.[1] 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.[2]