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With the return of Renato Portaluppi, Grêmio is rebuilding its staff with familiar names: Alexandre Mendes will be the assistant coach, Rogério Dias will handle physical preparation, and Mauri Lima will work with the goalkeepers.

Alexandre Mendes is the staff member with the longest-standing relationship with Renato Portaluppi. At 62, he has been working alongside the coach since 2002, when they were together at Madureira, and has taken part in several different jobs with him.

At Grêmio, he was part of the campaigns that led to the 2016 Copa do Brasil title and the 2017 Copa Libertadores title. He also worked with Renato Portaluppi at other clubs and played a direct role in the daily training routine and the teams’ tactical preparation.

The assistant coach’s role goes beyond being on the bench. Alexandre Mendes helps prepare activities, assists with organizing training sessions, and acts as a link between the coach’s instructions and the execution of the work on the field.

Rogério Dias also returns to Grêmio

Rogério Dias, known as Rogerinho, is in charge of physical preparation. He holds a degree in Physical Education and a specialization in Exercise Physiology, and built much of his career at Grêmio, where he worked in the youth ranks before joining the senior squad.

The 50-year-old was the team’s fitness coach in the title-winning campaigns of the 2016 Copa do Brasil, the 2017 Libertadores, and the 2018 Recopa Sudamericana. After leaving Grêmio in 2020, Rogério Dias worked with Roger Machado at Bahia.

He later worked with Odair Hellmann at Al Wasl in the United Arab Emirates, Santos, and Al-Riyadh in Saudi Arabia, as well as with the Brazilian national team. He is responsible for workload management, recovery, and the squad’s physical conditioning.

Mauri Lima returns to Grêmio after two years

At 61, Mauri Lima will be the goalkeeping coach on the new tricolor coaching staff. He had a successful spell at Grêmio between 2020 and 2024 and now returns after a stint at Pouso Alegre, from Minas Gerais.

At the club from Rio Grande do Sul, he will be responsible for the specific training of Weverton, Gabriel Grando, Gabriel Menegon, and Thiago Beltrame. Mauri Lima has built his career mainly in goalkeeper coaching.

Before Grêmio, he stood out at Corinthians, where he was part of the campaign that won the 2012 Copa Libertadores and Club World Cup, and he was also a member of the Brazilian national team staff that won the 2019 Copa América.

Marcelo Salles left out of the staff

Marcelo Salles is the main name who will not be joining Renato Portaluppi this time. He worked with the coach at Flamengo, Grêmio, Fluminense, and Vasco, but recently took on the role of permanent assistant coach at Botafogo.

He joined Botafogo’s permanent coaching staff in August, following the restructuring of the football department. For that reason, he will not accompany Renato Portaluppi in his return to the club from Rio Grande do Sul.

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