| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Matheus Rizzi Bachi | ||
| Date of birth | 8 January 1989 | ||
| Place of birth | Caxias do Sul, Brazil | ||
| Height | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | ||
| Position(s) | Centre-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Santos (assistant) | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Cruzeiro-RS | |||
| College career | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2010 | Cumberlands Patriots | 19 | (3) |
| 2011–2013 | Carson–Newman Eagles | 54 | (5) |
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2010 | Três Passos | ||
| Managerial career | |||
| 2015 | Caxias (assistant) | ||
| 2015–2016 | Corinthians (assistant) | ||
| 2016–2022 | Brazil (assistant) | ||
| 2023–2024 | Flamengo (assistant) | ||
| 2025– | Santos (assistant) | ||
| 2025 | Santos (interim) | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Matheus Rizzi Bachi (born 8 January 1989) is a Brazilian football coach and former player who played as a centre-back. He is the current assistant coach of Santos.
Born in Caxias do Sul, Rio Grande do Sul, Bachi played for Cruzeiro-RS as a youth. [1] In January 2010, after a period of trainings at Al Ain, he signed for Três Passos. [2]
Still in 2010, Bachi moved to the United States to study at the University of the Cumberlands, and played for their soccer side Cumberlands Patriots. [3] In the following year, he moved to the Carson–Newman University and played for the Carson–Newman Eagles until 2013. [4]
After leaving the Carson-Newman University, Bachi joined his father in a sabbatical year before becoming an assistant of Paulo Turra at Caxias. [5] After working in the 2015 Campeonato Gaúcho, he spent a period in Europe [6] before joining his father's staff at Corinthians in September of that year. [7]
Bachi followed Tite to the Brazil national team in June 2016, again as his assistant. [8] [9] He was a part of the staff which featured in the 2018 and 2022 editions of the FIFA World Cup, before departing the national side after the latter tournament. [10]
In late 2022, Bachi expressed his desire to become a head coach. [11] In October of the following year, he was again an assistant of his father at Flamengo. [12]
Bachi left Fla in October 2024, after his father's dismissal. [13] The following 29 April, he was named assistant of Cleber Xavier (also a former assistant of Tite) at Santos. [14]
Bachi remained at Santos even after Xavier's dismissal on 17 August 2025, [15] and became an interim head coach two days later. [16] He coached the side on a 2–0 away loss to Bahia, before returning to the assistant role after the appointment of Juan Pablo Vojvoda.
| Team | Nat. | From | To | Record | Ref | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | |||||
| Flamengo (interim) [a] |  | 25 August 2024 | 25 August 2024 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 100.00 | [18] |
| Santos (interim) | 19 August 2025 | 24 August 2025 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | −2 | 0.00 | [19] | |
| Career total | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −1 | 50.00 | — | |||