2012 Cruzeiro Esporte Clube season

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Cruzeiro
2012 season
President Gilvan Tavares
Manager Vágner Mancini
(until 10 May 2012) Celso Roth
Campeonato Brasileiro Série A 9th
Campeonato Mineiro Semifinalists
Copa do Brasil Round of 16
Top goalscorerLeague:
Wellington Paulista (10)

All:
Wellington Paulista
Highest home attendance17,901 vs Atlético Mineiro (26 August 2012)
  2011
2013  

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.

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Team kits

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

Squads

First team squad

No.NameNationalityPosition (s)Date of Birth (Age)Signed from
Goalkeepers
1 Fábio Flag of Brazil.svg GK 30 September 1980 (age 40) Flag of Brazil.svg Vasco da Gama
12 Rafael Flag of Brazil.svg GK 23 June 1989 (age 31)Youth product
- Axel Flag of Brazil.svg GK 21 October 1975 (age 45)Youth product
Defenders
- Ceará Flag of Brazil.svg RB 18 June 1980 (age 40) Flag of France.svg PSG
-Mayke Flag of Brazil.svg RB 10 November 1992 (age 28)Youth product
- Léo Flag of Brazil.svg CB 30 January 1988 (age 33) Flag of Brazil.svg Palmeiras
- Rafael Donato Flag of Brazil.svg CB 17 March 1989 (age 32) Flag of Brazil.svg Bahia
- Thiago Carvalho Flag of Brazil.svg CB 24 June 1988 (age 32) Flag of Brazil.svg Boa Esporte
- Victorino Flag of Uruguay.svg CB 11 October 1982 (age 38) Flag of Chile.svg Universidad de Chile
- Mateus Flag of Brazil.svg CB 1 May 1984 (age 36) Flag of Brazil.svg Portuguesa de Desportos
- Alex Silva Flag of Brazil.svg CB 10 March 1985 (age 36) Flag of Brazil.svg Flamengo (on loan)
- Diego Renan Flag of Brazil.svg Right back/Left back 26 January 1990 (age 31)Youth product
-Vinícius Freitas Flag of Brazil.svg LB 7 March 1993 (age 28)Youth product
Midfielders
- Leandro Guerreiro Flag of Brazil.svg CM / DM / CM 17 November 1978 (age 42) Flag of Brazil.svg Botafogo
- Willian Magrão Flag of Brazil.svg DM / CM / CB 11 February 1987 (age 34) Flag of Brazil.svg Grêmio (on loan)
- Marcelo Oliveira Flag of Brazil.svg CM / LM 29 March 1987 (age 34) Flag of Brazil.svg Corinthians
- Charles Flag of Brazil.svg DM / CM 14 February 1985 (age 36) Flag of Russia.svg Lokomotiv Moscow
- Everton Flag of Brazil.svg CM / LM / LB 8 August 1984 (age 36) Flag of Brazil.svg Fluminense
- Diego Arias Flag of Colombia.svg CM 15 June 1985 (age 35) Flag of Greece.svg PAOK
- Sandro Silva Flag of Brazil.svg DM 29 April 1984 (age 37) Flag of Spain.svg Málaga (on loan)
- Lucas Silva Flag of Brazil.svg CM / LM 16 February 1993 (age 28)Youth product
- Tinga Flag of Brazil.svg AM / CM / LM 13 January 1978 (age 43) Flag of Brazil.svg Internacional
- Souza Flag of Brazil.svg AM 4 February 1979 (age 42) Flag of Brazil.svg Fluminense
- Élber Flag of Brazil.svg AM / RW 27 May 1992 (age 28)Youth product
- Montillo Flag of Argentina.svg AM 14 April 1984 (age 37) Flag of Chile.svg Universidad de Chile
Forwards
- Martinuccio Flag of Argentina.svg LW 16 December 1987 (age 33) Flag of Brazil.svg Fluminense (on loan)
- Fabinho Flag of Brazil.svg RW / LW 7 September 1983 (age 37) Flag of Brazil.svg Guarani
- Wallyson Flag of Brazil.svg RW / LW 17 October 1988 (age 32) Flag of Brazil.svg Atlético-PR
- Borges Flag of Brazil.svg CF / ST 5 October 1980 (age 40) Flag of Brazil.svg Santos
- Wellington Paulista Flag of Brazil.svg CF / ST 22 April 1983 (age 38) Flag of Brazil.svg Botafogo
- Anselmo Ramon Flag of Brazil.svg CF / ST 23 June 1988 (age 32)Youth product

Club

Coaching staff

PositionNameNationality
Head Coach Celso Roth Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazilian
Assistant CoachHumberto FerreiraFlag of Brazil.svg  Brazilian
Goalkeeping CoachRobertinhoFlag of Brazil.svg  Brazilian
Fitness coachesFlavio de OliveiraFlag of Brazil.svg  Brazilian
Quintiliano LemosFlag of Brazil.svg  Brazilian
Eduardo FreitasFlag of Brazil.svg  Brazilian
PhysiologistsEduardo PimentaFlag of Brazil.svg  Brazilian
Rodrigo MorandiFlag of Brazil.svg  Brazilian
PhysiotherapistsAndré RochaFlag of Brazil.svg  Brazilian
Charles CostaFlag of Brazil.svg  Brazilian
Ronner BolognaniFlag of Brazil.svg  Brazilian
João SalomãoFlag of Brazil.svg  Brazilian
DoctorsSérgio Freire JúniorFlag of Brazil.svg  Brazilian
Walace EspadaFlag of Brazil.svg  Brazilian
Leonardo CorradiFlag of Brazil.svg  Brazilian
MasseursBarjãoFlag of Brazil.svg  Brazilian
Edmar Antônio SilvaFlag of Brazil.svg  Brazilian
Hélio GomesFlag of Brazil.svg  Brazilian

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