Santos announce Elano's return as youth team manager | OneFootball

Santos announced on Sunday morning the hiring of Elano as the club’s new youth football manager. A former player and idol of Peixe, the ex-midfielder takes on the role after a stint as technical coordinator at Guarani.

“It is a tremendous joy to be returning home, now on a different mission. Santos means a lot in my life. Santos has always had youth development in its DNA, and I am coming back very prepared to help shape these talents. With great joy, pride, sincerity, transparency, and hard work, so that we can reveal even more players for our beloved Santos,” he declared.

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Discovered by Santos itself, Elano arrived at Vila Belmiro in 2001 to join the youth ranks and quickly established himself in the professional team, becoming a two-time Brazilian champion with the club in 2002 and 2004. In his second spell, in 2011, he was part of the squad that won Santos’ third Libertadores, alongside Neymar.

Elano ended his playing career in 2016 and, the following year, began his off-field journey at Santos itself, where he worked as an assistant coach and manager. At that time, he was at the forefront of the process that led to Rodrygo’s promotion to the first team.

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