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Rodrigo Marques de Santana (born 29 May 1982), known as Rodrigo Santana, is a Brazilian football coach and former player who played as an attacking midfielder. He is the current head coach of Remo.

Career

Born in Santos, São Paulo, Santana played as a midfielder and retired in 2010, aged 28, after suffering a hand injury while representing Confiança. He started his career as Camboriú's assistant, being named manager shortly after.

In 2011, Santana was named manager of Pinheiros' under-20 manager, being in charge of the first team afterwards. He left the club in November, being immediately appointed Nenê Belarmino's assistant at Uberaba.

On 14 February 2012, Santana left Uberaba and was named Portuguesa Santista manager. Late in the year, he was also in charge of União Suzano during a trip in Bolivia.

In 2013, Santana was Grêmio Barueri's assistant during the Campeonato Paulista Série A2. On 5 November of that year, he was presented as manager of the under-20 squad of São Carlos for the ensuing Copa São Paulo de Futebol Júnior; the following 8 February, he replaced fired Roberto Oliveira as manager of the main squad, acting as an interim until the end of the competition and suffering relegation.

On 10 June 2014, Santana left São Carlos and was appointed manager of Juventus the following day. He was sacked on 11 March 2016, after achieving promotion to the second division of Paulistão the previous year.

On 15 April 2016, Santana returned to Uberaba and was named manager of the main squad. On 26 October, he was named at the helm of URT.

On 20 July 2018, Santana signed for Atlético Mineiro as a coordinator of the youth division. On 4 October 2018, he was named manager of the under-20s. On 12 April 2019, he was appointed interim first team manager after the dismissal of Levir Culpi, and on 24 June, he was named permanent manager.

On 13 October 2019, Santana was sacked after a defeat to Grêmio. On 16 February 2020, he took over Avaí in the place of sacked Augusto Inácio, but was himself dismissed on 1 August.

On 29 October 2020, Santana replaced fired Jorginho at the helm of Coritiba in the top tier. He was himself dismissed on 13 December, after winning only two points out of 15.

On 12 May 2021, Santana was named manager of Confiança in the Série B, but was sacked on 26 July after the club was in the last position.

On 5 December 2022, Santana was briefly announced as one of the new assistant coaches for Corinthians 2023 season. However, on the next day, the signing was cancelled due to Santana being linked to anti-democratic acts related to the 2022 Brazilian general election.

On 27 July 2023, after a brief period at Indonesian side RANS Nusantara, Santana was named manager of Bolivian Primera División side Vaca Díez. He returned to his home country on 9 December, after being appointed in charge of Série C newcomers Athletic-MG, but left on a mutual agreement the following 5 March.

On 23 May 2024, Santana was announced as head coach of fellow third division side Remo.

Managerial statistics

As of 13 November 2024

Managerial record by team and tenure

Team	Nat	From	To	Record								Ref
				G	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
Atlético Mineiro (interim)		12 April 2019	24 June 2019	17	8	3	6	21	18	+3	047.06
Atlético Mineiro		24 June 2019	13 October 2019	24	10	3	11	30	35	−5	041.67
Avaí		16 February 2020	1 August 2020	6	3	2	1	8	6	+2	050.00
Coritiba		6 November 2020	14 December 2020	6	0	2	4	4	9	−5	000.00
Confiança		26 May 2021	26 July 2021	14	2	4	8	11	20	−9	014.29
RANS Nusantara		2 February 2023	28 April 2023	13	0	2	11	13	35	−22	000.00
Vaca Díez		27 July 2023	9 December 2023	17	4	3	10	19	36	−17	023.53
Athletic-MG		9 December 2023	5 March 2024	9	5	1	3	15	10	+5	055.56
Remo		23 May 2024	Present	19	9	4	6	23	20	+3	047.37
Total				106	32	20	54	121	169	−48	030.19	—

References

1. "Rodrigo Santana chega ao Usac com experiência dentro e fora do campo" [Rodrigo Santana arrives at Usac with experience in and out the field] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 16 November 2012. Retrieved 14 April 2019.
2. "Rodrigo Santana não é mais o Técnico do Glorioso do Vale" [Rodrigo Santana is no longer manager of Glorioso do Vale] (in Brazilian Portuguese). AC Pinheiros SC. 14 November 2011. Retrieved 14 April 2019.
3. "Rodrigo Santana deixa o Uberaba Sport e vai para Portuguesa Santista" [Rodrigo Santana leaves Uberaba Sport and goes to Portuguesa Santista] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 14 February 2012. Retrieved 14 April 2019.
4. "Rodrigo Santana é o novo técnico do Usac" [Rodrigo Santana is the new manager of Usac] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 10 November 2012. Retrieved 14 April 2019.
5. "Usac disputa jogo-treino contra o Barueri nesta segunda-feira" [Usac play training match against Barueri this Monday] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 31 March 2013. Retrieved 14 April 2019.
6. "Copa São Paulo 2014: São Carlos apresenta nova comissão técnica" [2014 Copa São Paulo: São Carlos present new technical staff] (in Brazilian Portuguese). São Carlos Dia e Noite. 5 November 2013. Retrieved 14 April 2019.
7. "Diretoria anuncia saída do técnico Roberto Oliveira" [Board announces departure of manager Roberto Oliveira] (in Brazilian Portuguese). São Carlos FC. 8 February 2014. Retrieved 14 April 2019.
8. "Categorias de base: Rodrigo Santana deixa o comando técnico da equipe sub-20" [Youth categories: Rodrigo Santana leaves the under-20 team] (in Brazilian Portuguese). São Carlos FC. 10 June 2014. Retrieved 14 April 2019.
9. "Diretoria grená anuncia Rodrigo Santana como o novo técnico do Juventus" [Grená board announces Rodrigo Santana as new manager of Juventus] (in Brazilian Portuguese). CA Juventus. 11 June 2014. Retrieved 14 April 2019.
10. "Diretoria Juventina anuncia a saída de Santana e a contratação de Ailton Silva" [Juventus board announces the departure of Santana and the signing of Ailton Silva] (in Brazilian Portuguese). CA Juventus. 11 March 2016. Retrieved 14 April 2019.
11. "Rodrigo Santana é o novo técnico do Uberaba Sport para o Estadual" [Rodrigo Santana is the new manager of Uberaba Sport for the State League] (in Brazilian Portuguese). JM Online. 15 April 2016. Retrieved 14 April 2019.
12. "Rodrigo Santana é o novo treinador da URT" [Rodrigo Santana is the new manager of URT] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Manchete Esportiva. 26 October 2016. Retrieved 14 April 2019.
13. "Clube contrata Rodrigo Santana para as categorias de base" [Club sign Rodrigo Santana for the youth setup] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Atlético Mineiro. 20 July 2018. Retrieved 14 April 2019.
14. "Rodrigo Santana é o novo técnico do sub-20" [Rodrigo Santana is the new manager of the under-20s] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Atlético Mineiro. 4 October 2018. Retrieved 14 April 2019.
15. "Rodrigo Santana comandará o time no 1º clássico da final" [Rodrigo Santana will be in charge of the team in the 1st derby of the final] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Atlético Mineiro. 12 April 2019. Retrieved 14 April 2019.
16. "Diretor de futebol comunica efetivação de Rodrigo Santana" [Director of football announces the appointment of Rodrigo Santana on a permanent basis] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Atlético Mineiro. 24 June 2019. Retrieved 25 June 2019.
17. "Diretor de futebol comunica saída de Rodrigo Santana" [Football director announces the departure of Rodrigo Santana] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Clube Atlético Mineiro. 13 October 2019. Retrieved 17 February 2020.
18. "Rodrigo Santana é o novo comandante do Avaí" [Rodrigo Santana is the new manager of Avaí] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Avaí FC. 16 February 2020. Retrieved 17 February 2020.
19. "Coxa acerta com Rodrigo Santana" [Coxa sign Rodrigo Santana] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Coritiba FBC. 29 October 2020. Retrieved 29 October 2020.
20. "Rodrigo Santana deixa o Coritiba" [Rodrigo Santana leaves Coritiba] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Coritiba FBC. 13 December 2020. Retrieved 15 December 2020.
21. "Rodrigo Santana é o novo técnico do Confiança" [Rodrigo Santana is the new manager of Confiança] (in Brazilian Portuguese). GloboEsporte.com. 12 May 2021. Retrieved 15 May 2021.
22. "Após resultados ruins na Série B, Confiança anuncia a saída do técnico Rodrigo Santana" [After poor results in the Série B, Confiança announce the departure of manager Rodrigo Santana] (in Brazilian Portuguese). ge. 26 July 2021. Retrieved 2 August 2021.
23. "Corinthians anuncia nova comissão técnica de Lázaro com Thiago Larghi e Rodrigo Santana" [Corinthians announces the new technical staff with Thiago Larghi and Rodrigo Santana] (in Brazilian Portuguese). ge.globo.com. 5 December 2022. Retrieved 5 December 2022.
24. "Corinthians desiste de contratar auxiliar que esteve em ato antidemocrático" [Corinthians gives up hiring assistant who was in an anti-democratic act] (in Brazilian Portuguese). ge.globo.com. 6 December 2022. Retrieved 6 December 2022.
25. "Vaca Díez tiene nuevo director técnico" [Vaca Díez have a new manager] (in Spanish). El Deber. 28 July 2023. Retrieved 28 July 2023.
26. "Ex-Atlético-MG e Corinthians, Rodrigo Santana é confirmado como técnico do Athletic para 2024" [Formerly of Atlético-MG and Corinthians, Rodrigo Santana is confirmed as head coach of Athletic for 2024] (in Brazilian Portuguese). ge. 9 December 2023. Retrieved 12 December 2023.
27. "Ex-Atlético-MG, Rodrigo Santana deixa comando técnico do Athletic" [Formerly of Atlético-MG, Rodrigo Santana leaves Athletic] (in Brazilian Portuguese). ge. 5 March 2024. Retrieved 8 March 2024.
28. "Remo anuncia contratação do técnico Rodrigo Santana para a disputa da Série C" [Remo announce the signing of head coach Rodrigo Santana for the Série C] (in Brazilian Portuguese). ge. 23 May 2024. Retrieved 24 May 2024.
29. ^ "Rodrigo Santana". Soccerway. Retrieved 8 May 2019.

External links

• Rodrigo Santana coach profile at Soccerway

• 1982 births
• Living people
• Brazilian men's footballers
• Footballers from Santos, São Paulo
• Men's association football midfielders
• América Futebol Clube (RN) players
• Associação Desportiva Confiança players
• Brazilian football managers
• Campeonato Brasileiro Série A managers
• Associação Atlética Portuguesa (Santos) managers
• Grêmio Barueri Futebol managers
• São Carlos Futebol Clube managers
• Clube Atlético Juventus managers
• Uberaba Sport Club managers
• União Recreativa dos Trabalhadores managers
• Clube Atlético Mineiro managers
• Avaí FC managers
• Coritiba Foot Ball Club managers
• Associação Desportiva Confiança managers
• C.D. Vaca Díez managers
• Athletic Club (MG) managers
• Clube do Remo managers
• Brazilian expatriate football managers
• Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Indonesia
• Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Bolivia
• Expatriate football managers in Indonesia
• Expatriate football managers in Bolivia
• Liga 1 (Indonesia) managers
• 21st-century Brazilian sportsmen