Marcelo Teixeira
Marcelo Teixeira | |||||||||||||
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Teixeira in 2024 | |||||||||||||
| President of Santos FC | |||||||||||||
| Assumed office 1 January 2024 | |||||||||||||
| Vice President | Fernando Bonavides | ||||||||||||
| Preceded by | Andrés Rueda | ||||||||||||
| In office 1 January 2000 – 31 December 2009 | |||||||||||||
| Preceded by | Samir Jorge Abdul-Hak | ||||||||||||
| Succeeded by | Luis Álvaro de Oliveira Ribeiro | ||||||||||||
| In office 7 January 1992 – 31 December 1993 | |||||||||||||
| Vice President | José Alencar | ||||||||||||
| Preceded by | Antônio Aguiar Filho | ||||||||||||
| Succeeded by | Miguel Kodja Neto | ||||||||||||
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| Personal details | |||||||||||||
| Born | Marcelo Pirilo Teixeira 28 April 1964[1] | ||||||||||||
| Spouse | Valéria Simões Teixeira[1] | ||||||||||||
| Children | 2[1] | ||||||||||||
| Alma mater | UNIMES | ||||||||||||
| Profession | Businessman, educator | ||||||||||||
| Religion | Catholic | ||||||||||||
Marcelo Pirilo Teixeira (born 28 April 1964) is a Brazilian businessman, and the current president of Santos FC.
Personal life
Born in Santos, São Paulo to Nilza Maria Pirilo Teixeira and Milton Teixeira (a former Santos president),[1] Teixeira is married to Valéria Simões Teixeira, with whom he has two children: Marcelo Teixeira Filho and Caroline Simões Teixeira.[1]
Graduated in business administration at the Universidade Metropolitana de Santos (UNIMES),[2] Teixeira is also the president of the Administration Council of the Universidade Santa Cecília (UNISANTA),[3] and the president of the Sistema Santa Cecília de Comunicação (which includes the Santa Cecília TV and the Santa Cecília FM.[4] He was also decorated with the honours of Cidadão Emérito de Santos, Cidadão Emérito de Guarujá, Cidadão São-Bernardense[5] and Cidadão Guarulhense.[6]
In June 2018, Teixeira published a book entitled Das arquibancadas à presidência 2002 (From the stands to the presidency 2002), an autobiography focused on his period at Santos.[7]
Santos FC
In the 1980s, as his father Milton was president of the club, he became an advisor of Santos FC at the age of 20. In December 1989, he became the vice-president of the club, after Antônio Aguiar Filho was elected president.[1] On 7 January 1992, Teixeira was elected president of the club, becoming the youngest-ever president at the age of 27.[8]
In December 1993, Teixeira announced he would not compete in the club's following elections, being subsequently replaced by Miguel Kodja Neto.[9] He then spent a period away from the club before being elected president on 12 December 1999, defeating the then vice-president José Paulo Fernandes.[10] His first two seasons were landmarked by the signings of high-profile players, such as Freddy Rincón, Marcelinho Carioca, Edmundo, Márcio Santos, Carlos Germano, Valdo and Carlos Galván, but the team was unable to lift any trophies.[11]
Re-elected for another two-year period on 1 December 2001,[12] Teixeira saw Santos under severe financial crisis, and after opting to let go most of the high-profile players, he then signed Emerson Leão as a head coach. With a squad mainly composed of players coming from teams in the countryside and from the youth setup, Santos managed to lift the 2002 Série A and establish himself as a serious contender in the following two seasons.[13]
On 7 December 2003, shortly after changing the club's statutes to allow the current president to run for election without interruption, Teixeira was re-elected president of Santos for the third consecutive time, defeating Luis Álvaro de Oliveira Ribeiro.[14] Another Série A title followed in 2004, but the club subsequently lost proeminence after most of the original squad from 2002 were sold or left.
Still re-elected in 2005[15] and 2007,[16] both defeating Paulo Schiff, Teixeira saw the club win two consecutive Campeonato Paulista titles in the process. However, after poor performances in the 2008 and 2009 campaigns, he lost the election to Luis Álvaro de Oliveira Ribeiro on 5 December 2009;[17] that year also saw the debuts of Neymar and Paulo Henrique Ganso, two of the key players in the following seasons.
In May 2010, completely out of the structure of the club, Teixeira went to Court against Santos to recover R$ 15 million, as he was a guarantor of the club during the period he was president.[18] The legal action saw the club having their accounts blocked,[19] had their stadium Vila Belmiro pawned for a period before reaching an agreement with the new board in November 2011.[20]
On 18 December 2017, Teixeira was elected president of Santos' Deliberative Council, returning to the club's political structure after eight years.[21] On 9 December 2023, shortly after the club's first-ever relegation from the top tier, he was elected president for the following three years.[22]
References
- ^ a b c d e f g "Marcelo Teixeira". Milton Neves (in Brazilian Portuguese). Que Fim Levou?. Retrieved 15 December 2025.
- ^ "Marcelo Pirilo Teixeira é indicado e aprovado, podendo ser aclamado e diplomado como Comendador da Ordem do Mérito do Elo Social" [Marcelo Pirilo Teixeira has been nominated and approved, and may be acclaimed and awarded the title of Commander of the Order of Merit for Social Engagement.] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Elo Social. 6 April 2025. Retrieved 15 December 2025.
- ^ "Marcelo Pirilo Teixeira, presidente de Administração da Unisanta, é destaque na revista São Paulo" [Marcelo Pirilo Teixeira, president of the Administration of Unisanta, is a spotlight in the Revista São Paulo] (in Brazilian Portuguese). UNISANTA. 23 March 2023. Retrieved 15 December 2025.
- ^ "Quem é Marcelo Teixeira? Conheça o novo presidente do Santos e suas ideias" [Who is Marcelo Teixeira? Know the new president of Santos and his ideas] (in Brazilian Portuguese). UOL Esporte. 10 December 2023. Retrieved 15 December 2025.
- ^ "Marcelo Teixeira, ex-presidente do Santos Futebol Clube, tornou-se um cidadão são-bernardense" [Marcelo Teixeira, former president of Santos Futebol Clube, became a São-bernardense citizen] (in Brazilian Portuguese). São Bernardo do Campo. 9 November 2017. Retrieved 15 December 2025.
- ^ "Marcelo Teixeira recebe título de Cidadão Guarulhense, no dia primeiro de dezembro" [Marcelo Teixeira receives the honour of Cidadão Guarulhense, on the 1st of December] (in Brazilian Portuguese). UNISANTA. 24 November 2023. Retrieved 15 December 2025.
- ^ "Marcelo Teixeira lança livro 'Das arquibancadas à presidência 2002' em Santos" [Marcelo Teixeira publishes book 'From the stands to the presidency 2002' in Santos] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Santos FC. 6 June 2018. Retrieved 15 December 2025.
- ^ "Marcelo Teixeira é eleito o Presidente mais jovem da história do Santos" [Marcelo Teixeira is elected the youngest president of the history of Santos] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Acervo Santista. 7 January 1992. Retrieved 15 December 2025.
- ^ "Miguel Kodja Neto será o novo Presidente do Santos" [Miguel Kodja Neto will be the new president of Santos] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Acervo Santista. 31 December 1993. Retrieved 15 December 2025.
- ^ "Oposição vence eleição e Marcelo Teixeira é o novo Presidente do Santos" [Opposition wins election and Marcelo Teixeira is the new president of Santos] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Acervo Santista. 12 December 1999. Retrieved 15 December 2025.
- ^ "Relembre como foram os mandatos anteriores de Marcelo Teixeira na presidência do Santos" [Remember how it went the previous tenures of Marcelo Teixeira in the presidency of Santos] (in Brazilian Portuguese). ge. 10 December 2023. Retrieved 15 December 2025.
- ^ "Marcelo Teixeira é reeleito no Santos" [Marcelo Teixeira is re-elected at Santos] (in Brazilian Portuguese). O Estado de S.Paulo. 1 December 2001. Retrieved 15 December 2025.
- ^ "Base não é solução para o Santos, diz Leão: 'Não tem pão quente todo dia'" [Youth setup is not the solution for Santos, says Leão: 'There is no warm bread every day'] (in Brazilian Portuguese). UOL Esporte. 15 December 2023. Retrieved 15 December 2025.
- ^ "Teixeira vence eleição e segue como presidente" [Teixeira wins the election and remains as president] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Folha de S.Paulo. 7 December 2003. Retrieved 15 December 2025.
- ^ "Marcelo Teixeira é reeleito no Santos" [Marcelo Teixeira is re-elected at Santos] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Folha de S.Paulo. 11 December 2005. Retrieved 15 December 2025.
- ^ "Teixeira vence eleição no Santos e agora prioriza Luxemburgo" [Teixeira wins election at Santos and now prioritizes Luxemburgo] (in Brazilian Portuguese). UOL Esporte. 8 December 2007. Retrieved 15 December 2025.
- ^ "Luis Alvaro de Oliveira Ribeiro é eleito presidente do Santos" [Luis Alvaro de Oliveira Ribeiro is elected president of Santos] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Terra. 5 December 2009. Retrieved 15 December 2025.
- ^ "Marcelo Teixeira perde R$ 15 milhões e processa o Santos" [Marcelo Teixeira loses R$ 15 million and sues Santos] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Terra. 13 May 2010. Retrieved 15 December 2025.
- ^ "Ex-presidente rejeita CT e consegue penhorar contas do Santos" [Former president rejects training ground and manages to pawn Santos' accounts] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Terra. 11 November 2010. Retrieved 15 December 2025.
- ^ "Teixeira confirma acordo com Santos, e penhora da Vila é suspensa" [Teixeira confirms agreement with Santos, and the seizure of Vila Belmiro is suspended] (in Brazilian Portuguese). ge. 11 November 2011. Retrieved 15 December 2025.
- ^ "Marcelo Teixeira é eleito presidente do Conselho Deliberativo do Santos" [Marcelo Teixeira is elected president of Santos' Deliberative Council] (in Brazilian Portuguese). UOL Esporte. 18 December 2017. Retrieved 15 December 2025.
- ^ "Marcelo Teixeira é eleito o novo presidente do Santos FC" [Marcelo Teixeira is elected the new president of Santos FC] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Santos FC. 9 December 2023. Retrieved 15 December 2025.