Clube Atlético Mineiro youth sector
Full name | Clube Atlético Mineiro | ||
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Nickname(s) | Galinho ("Little Rooster") | ||
Ground | Cidade do Galo | ||
President | Daniel Nepomuceno | ||
Head Coach |
Diogo Giacomini (U-20) Ricardo Resende (U-17) Frederico Cascardo (U-15) | ||
League | Campeonato Brasileiro Sub-20 (U-20) | ||
2015 | Runner-up | ||
Website | Club home page | ||
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The Clube Atlético Mineiro Youth Squads (Brazilian Portuguese: Categorias de Base) are the youth academy of Clube Atlético Mineiro, a Brazilian football club based in Belo Horizonte. The youth sector is composed of various squads divided by age groups. All the youth teams currently train at the club's main training ground, Cidade do Galo, located in the municipality of Vespasiano. The U-20 squad currently plays in the Campeonato Brasileiro Sub-20, the Copa do Brasil Sub-20 and the Copa São Paulo de Futebol Júnior. Atlético Mineiro's Youth Squads of all categories have won trophies at national and international level.
Some of the senior members of the U20 team also eventually play for Atlético Mineiro's first squad. The current head coach of the U-20 squad (Júnior) is Diogo Giacomini. Ricardo Resende coaches the U-17 (Juvenil) squad, while the Infantil category (U-15) is coached by Frederico Cascardo. André Figueiredo oversees the overall youth development setup at the club as Director, with Frederico Cascardo as Technical Coordinator.
Structure
Atlético Mineiro's youth sector operates in Cidade do Galo, the main training facility for the club. It has a hotel able to host 90 youths, in 19 quadruple apartments and 12 triple ones. The youth facilities include a gym, a restaurant, a pedagogy room, a library, a gaming room, an auditorium with a 150 capacity, an Internet café, and departments for medicine, dentistry and physiotherapy. The youths are able to live in the facility and receive medical and educational assistance from the club.[1][2]
The club's main youth squad is the U-20, called Júnior, which includes athletes aging 17 to 20.[3] The Juvenil category is the U-17 squad.[4] Players with 15 years old and less are categorised under the Infantil.[5]
Current squads
U20 Squad (Júnior)
- As of July 2016[3]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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U17 Squad (Juvenil)
- As of July 2016[4]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Staff
General
Júnior squad (U-20)
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Juvenil squad (U-17)
Infantil squad (U-15)
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Honours
National
- Copa São Paulo de Futebol Júnior (U-20): 3
- 1975, 1976, 1982
- Taça Belo Horizonte de Juniores (U-20): 5 (record)[6]
- 1988, 1989, 2005, 2009, 2011
- 2014
- Copa Santiago de Futebol Juvenil (U-17): 1
- 2006
- Copa do Brasil U-15: 1
- 2015
International
- 2006, 2008, 2016
- Kvarnerska Rivijera (U-19): 2[10]
- 2003, 2004
- ICGT Youth Tournament (U-19): 3[11]
- 2003, 2004
- Spax Cup (Ennepetal Tournament) (U-19): 3[12]
- 2005, 2008, 2014
- Future Champions Tournament (U-17): 5 (record)[13]
- 2010, 2011 (I), 2011 (II), 2012, 2014
- Torneo Internazionale Città di Gradisca (U-17): 4 (record)[14]
- 2004, 2006, 2007, 2008
- BH Youth Cup (U-15): 2
- 2009, 2011
Notable graduates
List of former Clube Atlético Mineiro youth squads graduates who have played matches at full international level for the Brazilian national team.
Player | Year joined club | Years played for first team | National team | Years played for national team |
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Afonso Alves | 2000 | 2001–2002 | Brazil | 2007 |
Bernard | 2006 | 2010–2013 | Brazil | 2012– |
Cláudio Caçapa | 1996 | 1997–2001 | Brazil | 2000–2001 |
Dedê | 1995 | 1996–1998 | Brazil | 2004 |
Diego Alves | 2004 | 2005–2007 | Brazil | 2011– |
Edivaldo | 1981 | 1982, 1984–1987 | Brazil | 1986–1989 |
João Leite | 1970 | 1976–1988, 1991–1992 | Brazil | 1980–1981 |
Leandro Castán | 2003 | 2005–2007 | Brazil | 2012–2013 |
Lincoln | 1989 | 1997–2001 | Brazil | 1999 |
Mancini | 1997 | 1999–2002, 2011–2013 | Brazil | 2004–2008 |
Marcelo Oliveira | 1969 | 1972–1984 | Brazil | 1975–1977 |
Marcos Rocha | 2005 | 2008– | Brazil | 2013 |
Moacir | 1987 | 1988–1992, 1996 | Brazil | 1990–1991 |
Paulo Isidoro | 1969 | 1975–1979, 1985–1987 | Brazil | 1977–1983 |
Reinaldo | 1971 | 1973–1985 | Brazil | 1975–1985 |
Sérgio Araújo | 1975 | 1980–1988 | Brazil | 1987 |
Toninho Cerezo | 1971 | 1972–1983, 1997 | Brazil | 1977–1985 |
Vantuir | 1968 | 1969–1978 | Brazil | 1972–1975 |
References
- ↑ "Youth Squad - Clube Atlético Mineiro". Clube Atlético Mineiro. Retrieved 2 August 2016.
- ↑ "Categorias de Base - Atlético". Clube Atlético Mineiro (in Portuguese). Retrieved 2 August 2016.
- 1 2 "Júnior - Base do Atlético". Clube Atlético Mineiro (in Portuguese). Retrieved 2 August 2016.
- 1 2 "Juvenil - Base do Atlético". Clube Atlético Mineiro (in Portuguese). Retrieved 2 August 2016.
- ↑ "Infantil e outras categorias - Base do Galo". Clube Atlético Mineiro (in Portuguese). Retrieved 2 August 2016.
- ↑ "Taça BH de Futebol Júnior". Ogol.com.br. Retrieved 2 August 2016.
- ↑ "Goleiro do Grêmio é expulso, e Atlético Mineiro conquista a Copa do Brasil Sub-17". ESPN Brasil (in Portuguese). 6 May 2014. Retrieved 2 August 2016.
- ↑ "Winnaars Terborg Toernooi sinds 1986". Terborg Toernooi (in Dutch). Retrieved 2 August 2016.
- ↑ "Atletico Mineiro winnaar Terborg Toernooi 2016". Terborg Toernooi (in Dutch). Retrieved 2 August 2016.
- ↑ Kramarsic, Igor; Puric, Bojan (19 February 2005). "Kvarneska rivijera". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation (RSSSF). Retrieved 2 August 2016.
- ↑ "Former winners | ICGT". ICGT. Retrieved 2 August 2016.
- ↑ "Spax Cup: Chronik". Spax Cup. Retrieved 2 August 2016.
- ↑ "Under 17s - Future Champions". Future Champions. Retrieved 2 August 2016.
- ↑ "Trofeorocco.com - Albo d'oro". Trofeorocco.com (in Italian). Retrieved 2 August 2016.
External links
- Atlético Mineiro Youth Squad on atletico.com.br