Luciano Santos
 Santos in 2022 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Luciano Aparecido dos Santos da Costa | ||
| Date of birth | 21 March 1979 | ||
| Place of birth | Praia Grande, Brazil | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Santos U17 (head coach) | ||
| Managerial career | |||
| Years | Team | ||
| 2011–2013 | Santos U11 | ||
| 2014–2015 | Santos U13 | ||
| 2016 | Santos U15 | ||
| 2017–2018 | Santos U17 | ||
| 2019 | Santos U20 (assistant) | ||
| 2019–2020 | Emirates U19 | ||
| 2021 | Portuguesa Santista U15 | ||
| 2022 | Botafogo-SP U20 | ||
| 2023 | Ferroviária (assistant) | ||
| 2025 | EC São Bernardo U20 | ||
| 2026– | Santos U17 | ||
Luciano Aparecido dos Santos da Costa (born 21 March 1979) is a Brazilian football coach, currently the head coach of Santos' under-17 team.
Career
Luciano Santos began his career with Santos FC in 2011, being in charge of the under-11 squad. He was later in charge of the under-13s, under-15s and under-17s,[1] where he gained notoriety inside the club, being directly responsible for the developments of prospects like Rodrygo and Yuri Alberto.[2][3]
In October 2018, Santos was promoted to the under-20 squad for the upcoming season, being initially an assistant to Leandro Mehlich.[4] Despite Mehlich was sacked shortly after, he remained an assistant to Emerson Ballio, but was himself fired on 15 February 2019.[5]
In late 2019, Santos moved abroad for the first time in his career and joined Emirates, working with their under-19 team. Back to his home country in January 2021, he was appointed head coach of Portuguesa Santista's under-15 squad, after the club established a partnership with a company to run their youth categories.[6]
On 7 March 2022, Santos was announced as the head coach of the under-20 side of Botafogo-SP.[7] In January 2023, he joined Elano's staff at Ferroviária, but left the club in June after Elano was sacked.[8]
On 24 April 2025, after more than a year without a club, Santos took over EC São Bernardo's under-20 team.[9] He left the club in the end of the season, and returned to Santos on 3 March 2026;[10] initially in charge of the under-16s, he was promoted to the under-17 squad late in that month.[11]
References
- ↑ "Santos demite técnico do sub-20 e reformula a base; veja as mudanças" [Santos sack head coach of the under-20s and revamp the youth categories; check out the changes] (in Brazilian Portuguese). ge. 19 January 2017. Retrieved 31 March 2026.
- ↑ Carvalho, Samir (23 May 2018). "Santos se espelha em rival e pretende revelar o "seu Carille" em casa" [Santos look to their rivals and intend to bring up "their Carille" at home] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Terceiro Tempo. Retrieved 31 March 2026.
- ↑ "Decisivo, esquentado e questionado: "mentor" lembra início de Rodrygo, prestes a disputar 1ª final de Champions" [Decisive, hot head and questioned: "mentor" remembers Rodrygo's beginnings, on the verge of playing 1st Champions League final] (in Brazilian Portuguese). ge. 27 May 2022. Retrieved 31 March 2026.
- ↑ "Renato e Maturana se reúnem e definem Mehlich e Luciano para comando do Santos FC na Copinha 2019" [Renato and Maturana get together and define Mehlich and Luciano to be in charge of Santos FC in the 2019 Copinha] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Santos FC. 15 October 2018. Retrieved 31 March 2026.
- ↑ "Santos demite técnico que revelou Rodrygo, Sandry e Yuri Alberto" [Santos sack head coach who revealed Rodrygo, Sandry and Yuri Alberto] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Diário do Peixe. 15 February 2019. Retrieved 31 March 2026.
- ↑ "Briosa acerta nova parceria para base e terá Luciano Santos treinando o Sub-15" [Briosa reach new partnership for the youth setup and will have Luciano Santos coaching the under-15s] (in Brazilian Portuguese). O Curioso do Futebol. 20 January 2021. Retrieved 31 March 2026.
- ↑ "Botafogo contrata ex-treinador do Santos para dirigir o time sub-20" [Botafogo sign former Santos head coach to coach the under-20 team] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Botafogo FC. 7 March 2022. Retrieved 31 March 2026.
- ↑ "Elano Blumer não é mais técnico da Ferroviária" [Elano Blumer is no longer head coach of Ferroviária] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Associação Ferroviária de Esportes. 7 June 2023. Retrieved 31 March 2026.
- ↑ "Luciano Santos é o novo treinador da categoria Sub-20 do EC São Bernardo" [Luciano Santos is the new head coach of the under-20 squad of EC São Bernardo] (in Brazilian Portuguese). ABC do ABC. 24 April 2025. Retrieved 31 March 2026.
- ↑ "Santos contrata técnico responsável pela revelação de Rodrygo para o Sub-16" [Santos sign head coach responsible for Rodrygo's discovery for the under-16 team] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Diário do Peixe. 3 March 2026. Retrieved 31 March 2026.
- ↑ "Santos define novo técnico do sub-20 e promove mudanças nas categorias de base" [Santos set new head caoch of the under-20s and promote changes in the youth categories] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Gazeta Esportiva. 25 March 2026. Retrieved 31 March 2026.