Rubens Minelli

{{Short description|Brazilian footballer and manager (1928–2023)}}

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{{Infobox football biography

| name = Rubens Minelli

| image = Rubens Minelli at Internacional in 1970s.jpg

| full_name = Rubens Francisco Minelli

| birth_date = {{birth date|1928|12|19|df=y}}

| birth_place = São Paulo, Brazil

| death_date = {{death date and age|2023|11|23|1928|12|19|df=y}}

| death_place = São Paulo, Brazil

| position = Winger

| manageryears1 = 1963–1965 | managerclubs1 = América (SP)

| manageryears2 = 1966 | managerclubs2 = Botafogo (SP)

| manageryears3 = 1966 | managerclubs3 = América (SP)

| manageryears4 = 1967 | managerclubs4 = Sport

| manageryears5 = 1968 | managerclubs5 = Francana

| manageryears6 = 1969 | managerclubs6 = Guarani

| manageryears7 = 1969–1971 | managerclubs7 = Palmeiras

| manageryears8 = 1971–1973 | managerclubs8 = Portuguesa

| manageryears9 = 1973 | managerclubs9 = Rio Preto

| manageryears10 = 1974–1976 | managerclubs10 = Internacional

| manageryears11 = 1977–1979 | managerclubs11 = São Paulo

| manageryears12 = 1979–1980 | managerclubs12 = Al-Hilal

| manageryears13 = 1982–1983 | managerclubs13 = Palmeiras

| manageryears14 = 1984 | managerclubs14 = Atlético Mineiro

| manageryears15 = 1985 | managerclubs15 = Grêmio

| manageryears16 = 1986 | managerclubs16 = Corinthians

| manageryears17 = 1987–1988 | managerclubs17 = Palmeiras

| manageryears18 = 1988–1989 | managerclubs18 = Grêmio

| manageryears19 = 1990 | managerclubs19 = Paraná

| manageryears20 = 1991 | managerclubs20 = Rio Branco (SP)

| manageryears21 = 1992 | managerclubs21 = Santos

| manageryears22 = 1995 | managerclubs22 = XV de Piracicaba

| manageryears23 = 1994 | managerclubs23 = Ferroviária

| manageryears24 = 1994–1997 | managerclubs24 = Paraná

| manageryears25 = 1997–1998 | managerclubs25 = Coritiba

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

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.{{Cite web|publisher=Globo Esporte|title=Futpedia: Rubens Minelli (Rubens Francisco Minelli)|url=http://futpedia.globo.com/tecnicos/rubens-minelli|language=pt|access-date=15 February 2010|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091220204541/http://futpedia.globo.com/tecnicos/rubens-minelli|archive-date=20 December 2009}} 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.{{cite news |title=Morre Rubens Minelli, um dos maiores técnicos do futebol brasileiro |url=https://ge.globo.com/rs/futebol/noticia/2023/11/23/morre-rubens-minelli-um-dos-maiores-tecnicos-do-futebol-brasileiro.ghtml |access-date=23 November 2023 |publisher=globo |date=23 November 2023}}

Minelli won many trophies throughout his managerial career, especially in clubs that were located in either Rio Grande de Sul or Paulista