Santos FC Reserves and Academy
| 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 |
| Ground | Vila Belmiro, Santos |
| Capacity | 20,120 |
| Manager |
Kleiton Lima (Santos B) Aarão Alves (U20) |
| League |
Copa Paulista (Santos B) Copa SP de Júnior (U20) |
| 2016 2017 |
13th 29th |
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.
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.
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.
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