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2012 Cruzeiro Esporte Clube season

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Cruzeiro
2012 season
PresidentGilvan Tavares
ManagerVágner Mancini
(until 10 May 2012) Celso Roth
Campeonato Brasileiro Série A9th
Campeonato MineiroSemifinalists
Copa do BrasilRound of 16
Top goalscorerLeague:
Wellington Paulista (10)

All:
Wellington Paulista
Highest home attendance17,901 vs Atlético Mineiro (26 August 2012)
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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

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

Squads

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First-team squad

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No. Name Nationality Position (s) Date of Birth (Age) Signed from
Goalkeepers
1 Fábio Brazil GK (1980-09-30) 30 September 1980 (age 44) Brazil Vasco da Gama
12 Rafael Brazil GK (1989-06-23) 23 June 1989 (age 35) Youth product
- Axel Brazil GK (1975-10-21) 21 October 1975 (age 49) Youth product
Defenders
- Ceará Brazil RB (1980-06-18) 18 June 1980 (age 44) France PSG
- Mayke Brazil RB (1992-11-10) 10 November 1992 (age 32) Youth product
- Léo Brazil CB (1988-01-30) 30 January 1988 (age 36) Brazil Palmeiras
- Rafael Donato Brazil CB (1989-03-17) 17 March 1989 (age 35) Brazil Bahia
- Thiago Carvalho Brazil CB (1988-06-24) 24 June 1988 (age 36) Brazil Boa Esporte
- Victorino Uruguay CB (1982-10-11) 11 October 1982 (age 42) Chile Universidad de Chile
- Mateus Brazil CB (1984-05-01) 1 May 1984 (age 40) Brazil Portuguesa de Desportos
- Alex Silva Brazil CB (1985-03-10) 10 March 1985 (age 39) Brazil Flamengo (on loan)
- Diego Renan Brazil Right back/Left back (1990-01-26) 26 January 1990 (age 34) Youth product
- Vinícius Freitas Brazil LB (1993-03-07) 7 March 1993 (age 31) Youth product
Midfielders
- Leandro Guerreiro Brazil CM / DM / CM (1978-11-17) 17 November 1978 (age 46) Brazil Botafogo
- Willian Magrão Brazil DM / CM / CB (1987-02-11) 11 February 1987 (age 37) Brazil Grêmio (on loan)
- Marcelo Oliveira Brazil CM / LM (1987-03-29) 29 March 1987 (age 37) Brazil Corinthians
- Charles Brazil DM / CM (1985-02-14) 14 February 1985 (age 39) Russia Lokomotiv Moscow
- Everton Brazil CM / LM / LB (1984-08-08) 8 August 1984 (age 40) Brazil Fluminense
- Diego Arias Colombia CM (1985-06-15) 15 June 1985 (age 39) Greece PAOK
- Sandro Silva Brazil DM (1984-04-29) 29 April 1984 (age 40) Spain Málaga (on loan)
- Lucas Silva Brazil CM / LM (1993-02-16) 16 February 1993 (age 31) Youth product
- Tinga Brazil AM / CM / LM (1978-01-13) 13 January 1978 (age 46) Brazil Internacional
- Souza Brazil AM (1979-02-04) 4 February 1979 (age 45) Brazil Fluminense
- Élber Brazil AM / RW (1992-05-27) 27 May 1992 (age 32) Youth product
- Montillo Argentina AM (1984-04-14) 14 April 1984 (age 40) Chile Universidad de Chile
Forwards
- Martinuccio Argentina LW (1987-12-16) 16 December 1987 (age 37) Brazil Fluminense (on loan)
- Fabinho Brazil RW / LW (1983-09-07) 7 September 1983 (age 41) Brazil Guarani
- Wallyson Brazil RW / LW (1988-10-17) 17 October 1988 (age 36) Brazil Atlético-PR
- Borges Brazil CF / ST (1980-10-05) 5 October 1980 (age 44) Brazil Santos
- Wellington Paulista Brazil CF / ST (1983-04-22) 22 April 1983 (age 41) Brazil Botafogo
- Anselmo Ramon Brazil CF / ST (1988-06-23) 23 June 1988 (age 36) Youth product

Club

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Coaching staff

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

References

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