Clube Atlético Mineiro is a Brazilian professional football club based in Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil. The club has played in the Brasileirão, the top tier of the Brazilian football league system, throughout all of its history with the exception of one season, as well as in all editions of the Campeonato Mineiro, the premier state league of Minas Gerais, while also taking part in numerous CONMEBOL-organised international competitions. This is a list of notable footballers who have played for Atlético Mineiro since its foundation as Athletico Mineiro Football Club in 1908.
João Leite holds Atlético Mineiro's official appearance record, with 684. Reinaldo is the club's all-time leading goalscorer with 255 goals since joining the club's first squad in 1973. Dadá Maravilha comes in second with 211, the only other player to score over 200 goals for the team. Lucas Pratto is Atlético's all-time foreign goalscorer with 19 goals.
The list comprises players who have achieved notability through making a major contribution to the club as a player, such as being club captain, founder member, winning individual awards while at the club or being part of major honour winning squads. For a list of all Atlético Mineiro players, major or minor, with a Wikipedia article, see :Category:Clube Atlético Mineiro players. For individual records (appearances and goalscorers) and individual recognitions see the statistics and records related article. For the current squad and its notable players, see the main Clube Atlético Mineiro article.
List of players
Players are listed in alphabetical order according to the date of their first-team debut for the club. Appearances and goals include all matches for the club, substitute appearances included. A star () denotes the player is included on the club's "Great Idols" list, according to its official website. Italics denote the player is currently at the club. International appearances are those at full international level, including substitutions.
NameNationalityPositionClub careerApps.GoalsInt'l apps.(at club)Int'l apps.(overall)Aníbal MachadoForward1908–1909f Mário de Castro Forward1926–1931100195 Jairo Forward1927–1933—122Said Midfielder1927–1934—142GuaráForward1933–1941200168 KafungaGoalkeeper1935–19543350 AlvinhoForward1938–19511957–1960234100 TiãoForward1941–19431947–194910649Lucas MirandaForward1944–1954258152Nívio GabrichForward1945–1952182126 MexicanoDefender1946–19491161 Mão de OnçaGoalkeeper1946–1952950 Zé do MonteMidfielder1946–195632025CarlyleForward1947–1948685333VaváForward1949–195311858UbaldoForward1950–19551958–1961274135OswaldoDefender1950–1957276— GeraldoDefender1951–19571403 Paulo ValentimWinger1954–1956513105WilliamDefender1954–196433019 Ilton ChavesMidfielder1955–19602009MussulaGoalkeeper19581968–1973168011FábioGoalkeeper1959–196219681180 MarcelinoDefender1960–19662391 Procópio CardosoDefender1962–19631966602Ronaldo DrummondForward1964–19722706611GrapeteDefender1964–1975486011LôlaMidfielder1966–19721965111TiãoForward1966–19722833211BetoMidfielder1966–197314229Wanderley PaivaMidfielder1966–19755593277Humberto MonteiroDefender1967–19722193BibiMidfielder1967–197310414LacyForward1967–197222661Djalma DiasDefender1968–19695103 17VaguinhoForward1968–197119812135677Dario Forward1968–197219741978–197929021146Héctor CincuneguiDefender1968–1973194101OldairMidfielder1968–19732826101Humberto RamosMidfielder1968–1973197611012 Romeu EvangelistaForward1968–19762674366VantuirDefender1968–1978507677Zé MariaDefender1968–19731481NormandesDefender1968–19741680PedrilhoForward1969–19721972–1974181RenatoGoalkeeper1970–1972860GetúlioDefender1970–19772052799DanivalMidfielder1970–197830059 5 5IsmaelForward1970–19725111Marcelo OliveiraForward1970–19791983285104ÂngeloForward1970–198023812ZoliniGoalkeeper1971–19761978–1979200Spencer CoelhoDefender1971–1973776Márcio GuguDefender1971–19792629Raul FernandesDefender1971–1974620HelenoMidfielder1971–198537925GuaráForward1971–1972536Salvador AlmeidaForward197170Ladislao MazurkiewiczGoalkeeper1972–1974890—36Paulo IsidoroMidfielder1973–19791985–198739998536Toninho CerezoMidfielder1973–19831996–1997400535257Reinaldo Forward1973–19854752553737AlvesDefender1975–198021019Miguel Ángel OrtizGoalkeeper1976–19771007 João LeiteGoalkeeper1976–19881991–1992684055RenatoMidfielder1977–1984198621329LuizinhoDefender1978–1989537213434Osmar GuarnelliDefender1979–19832220Jorge ValençaDefender1979–198733313PalhinhaMidfielder1980–19817727016Éder Winger1980–19851989–19901994–19953681224952Sérgio AraújoWinger1981–1989360581010EdivaldoForward1982–19871642723 NelinhoDefender1982–198727452028Walter OliveraForward1983–1985728——ElzoMidfielder1984–1987140101111Everton NogueiraMidfielder1984–198719892BatistaDefender1985–19902461277MarquinhosMidfielder1985–199119972694511RenatoMidfielder1986–198920559222Paulo Roberto PrestesDefender1986–199650438Aílton DelfinoForward1987–199326463 Éder LopesMidfielder1987–19963784 MoacirMidfielder1987–199319961992466GersonForward1988–199114992CléberDefender1989–199111012 3 13Paulo SérgioDefender1989–1994722CarlosGoalkeeper1990–1991510237Leandro TavaresMidfielder1992–199713722 NegriniMidfielder1992–199467 11 Valdir BeneditoMidfielder1992–19941999–20002221403RenaldoForward1993–19961837911Cláudio Taffarel Goalkeeper1994–1998191035101CairoMidfielder1995–2000115 19 DorivaMidfielder1995–19971436312EdgarDefender1995–200418515EullerForward1995–1997200516762011Ronaldo GuiaroDefender1995–1996841NegueteDefender1996–2003924 Bruno HelenoDefender1996–20002609 DedêDefender1996–199892301CaçapaDefender1997–2001169613LincolnMidfielder1997–200118638Marques Forward1997–200220052008–2010386133913Valdir BigodeForward1997–200011157Carlos GalvánDefender1998–1999583 Alexandre GalloMidfielder1999–2000927GuilhermeForward1999–200320513966Juliano BellettiMidfielder19992810KimForward1999–200311321ManciniDefenderWinger1999–20022011–20121742709RonildoDefender1999–20021622VellosoGoalkeeper1999–2004231101Gilberto SilvaMidfielder2000–2002201312291493Ramon MenezesMidfielder2000–20029428 CicinhoDefender2001–2003967015Márcio AraújoMidfielder2003–200922414 Rafael MirandaMidfielder2003–20091534Diego AlvesGoalkeeper2005–200761008Éder LuísForward2005–200916143 Julio César CáceresDefender20052010–20114631061DanilinhoMidfielder2006–20082012145 38 MarcosDefender2006–20091632MarinhoForward2006–20086828Leandro AlmeidaDefender2007–200910114Dejan PetkovićMidfielder200832506Marcos RochaDefender2008–present2031122SerginhoMidfielder2008–20131696Diego TardelliForward2009–20112013–2014219110914BernardWinger2010–201310022514Neto BerolaWinger2010–201515027RéverDefender2010–20141772288GiovanniGoalkeeper2011–550GuilhermeMidfielder2011–201514727Leonardo SilvaDefender2011–26627PierreMidfielder2011–20151700RicharlysonMidfielder2011–2014122301 JôForward2012–2015127391720Leandro DonizeteMidfielder2012–1702Ronaldinho Midfielder2012–20148828397VictorGoalkeeper2012–267016Jesús DátoloMidfielder2013–1221803LuanWinger2013–201916236 JosuéMidfielder2013–20151065028JemersonDefender2013–2016101800CarlosForward2013–1002000Rafael CariocaMidfielder2014–123500Lucas PrattoForward2015–1004133Diego CostaForward2021–——
References General Atlético Mineiro players:
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