Ground Vila Belmiro, Santos League Copa SP de Júnior Manager Kleiton Lima | Ground Capacity 20,120 Arena/Stadium Estádio Urbano Caldeira | |
Full name Santos Futebol Clube Reserves and Academy Nickname(s) Peixe (Fish)
Santástico (Santastic)
Alvinegro praiano (black-and-white from the Beach)
Clube do povo (Club of the people) Founded April 14, 1912; 104 years ago (1912-04-14) | ||
The Santos Futebol Clube Reserves and Academy consist of the reserve and academy teams of Santos FC. Its main goal is to discover talented young players who has future potential to play for Santos' first team.
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Structure
Santos Futebol Clube is responsible for over 100 young athletes in 5 different categories: U-11, U-13, U-15, U-17, U-20. These athletes stay in two modern dormitories, located inside Urbano Caldeira Stadium, with living room, recreation room and cafeteria. The athletes also have medical, dental and psychological assistance. The club’s physical development program is a pioneer within Brazilian soccer.
The club developed the Centro de Desenvolvimento à Performance ao Futebol (Center of Football Performance Development) to set a pattern in physical preparation for all youth teams. This project starts with boys over six years old and covers 270 young athletes.
The gymnasium used by youth teams is located on the third floor at Vila Belmiro Stadium, and it is equipped with technology similar to that available for Santos’ first team. Education is valued by the team, leading it to create the Centro de Estudos Luiza Neófiti (Luiza Neófiti Study Center) adjacent to the gym.
2000s
From the squad who was crowned champions in 2002, Santos had 15 youth graduates (Rafael, Alex, André Luís, Michel, Pereira, Preto, Leandro, Canindé, Diego, Paulo Almeida, Adiel, Douglas, Robinho, William and Bruno Moraes) who appeared with the side over the year.
In 2003, with the club finishing second, another academy products appeared regularly with the first team. As Robinho, Alex, André Luís, Paulo Almeida and Diego were already starters, Jerri was the newcomer more regularly used during the year, mainly as a substitute.
In 2004 – another season of success – Domingos, Leonardo and Luís Augusto appeared regularly and were the main youth graduates of the year. After a vast majority of the players left the club and moved to Europe (the most notable sale was Robinho's to Real Madrid in 2005), the club struggled to produce any notable graduates in the following three years.
Santos’ first team for the 2007 and 2008 seasons included players such as Renatinho, Felipe, Marcelo, Adriano, Carlinhos, Thiago Carleto, Díonísio and Moraes; the latter scored the winner in 2007 Campeonato Paulista.
2010s
In the 2010 season's astronomic campaign, Santos had Neymar, Ganso, André, Alan Patrick, Rafael and Robinho as their notable youth graduates (despite the latter and André left in June). In the following two years, the club saw the emergence of Neymar as a rising star and also saw some youth graduates like Felipe Anderson and Victor Andrade stepping up and becoming first-team regulars for the side.
In 2013, a complete revolution took over the club after Neymar's transfer to FC Barcelona; former youth sides' manager Claudinei Oliveira was promoted to first-team, and gave first-team football to Alan Santos, Leandrinho, Neílton, Giva, Emerson Palmieri, Gustavo Henrique and Alison, with the both latters impressing in the season. A year later, the club's youth emergence followed, with Geuvânio, Gabriel and Jubal also being in the spotlights.
In 2015, the club's youth graduates again appeared strongly in the main squad, with Daniel Guedes, Zeca and Thiago Maia becoming regulars, mainly under Dorival Júnior.
Honours
Santos B squad
Created in 2015 as Santos under-23 squad, the side is managed by Kleiton Lima and acts mainly as a transition between the under-20 to the professional team.
Current squad
As of 24 February 2017Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
Other reserve players
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Out on loan
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Under-20s squad
According to the official website.
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.