title: 2012 Cruzeiro Esporte Clube season
text: # 2012 Cruzeiro Esporte Clube season
  
  The 2012 season was Cruzeiro's 42nd consecutive season in the top flight of Brazilian football, playing in every edition of the Campeonato Brasileiro's first division. The team finished in 9th the league, reached the Round of 16 of the Copa do Brasil and the semifinals of the Campeonato Mineiro.
  
  ## Team kits
  
  The team kits for the 2012 season are produced by Olympikus and sponsored by Banco BMG and Guaramix.
  
  ## Squads
  
  ### First-team squad
  
  | No. | Name | Position (s) | Date of Birth (Age) | Signed from |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Goalkeepers ||||||
  | 1 | Fábio | GK | (1980-09-30) 30 September 1980 (age 42) | Vasco da Gama |
  | 12 | Rafael | GK | (1989-06-23) 23 June 1989 (age 34) | Youth product |
  | - | Axel | GK | (1975-10-21) 21 October 1975 (age 47) | Youth product |
  | Defenders ||||||
  | - | Ceará | RB | (1980-06-18) 18 June 1980 (age 43) | PSG |
  | - | Mayke | RB | (1992-11-10) 10 November 1992 (age 30) | Youth product |
  | - | Léo | CB | (1988-01-30) 30 January 1988 (age 35) | Palmeiras |
  | - | Rafael Donato | CB | (1989-03-17) 17 March 1989 (age 34) | Bahia |
  | - | Thiago Carvalho | CB | (1988-06-24) 24 June 1988 (age 35) | Boa Esporte |
  | - | Victorino | CB | (1982-10-11) 11 October 1982 (age 40) | Universidad de Chile |
  | - | Mateus | CB | (1984-05-01) 1 May 1984 (age 39) | Portuguesa de Desportos |
  | - | Alex Silva | CB | (1985-03-10) 10 March 1985 (age 38) | Flamengo (on loan) |
  | - | Diego Renan | Right back/Left back | (1990-01-26) 26 January 1990 (age 33) | Youth product |
  | - | Vinícius Freitas | LB | (1993-03-07) 7 March 1993 (age 30) | Youth product |
  | Midfielders ||||||
  | - | Leandro Guerreiro | CM / DM / CM | (1978-11-17) 17 November 1978 (age 44) | Botafogo |
  | - | Willian Magrão | DM / CM / CB | (1987-02-11) 11 February 1987 (age 36) | Grêmio (on loan) |
  | - | Marcelo Oliveira | CM / LM | (1987-03-29) 29 March 1987 (age 36) | Corinthians |
  | - | Charles | DM / CM | (1985-02-14) 14 February 1985 (age 38) | Lokomotiv Moscow |
  | - | Everton | CM / LM / LB | (1984-08-08) 8 August 1984 (age 38) | Fluminense |
  | - | Diego Arias | CM | (1985-06-15) 15 June 1985 (age 38) | PAOK |
  | - | Sandro Silva | DM | (1984-04-29) 29 April 1984 (age 39) | Málaga (on loan) |
  | - | Lucas Silva | CM / LM | (1993-02-16) 16 February 1993 (age 30) | Youth product |
  | - | Tinga | AM / CM / LM | (1978-01-13) 13 January 1978 (age 45) | Internacional |
  | - | Souza | AM | (1979-02-04) 4 February 1979 (age 44) | Fluminense |
  | - | Élber | AM / RW | (1992-05-27) 27 May 1992 (age 31) | Youth product |
  | - | Montillo | AM | (1984-04-14) 14 April 1984 (age 39) | Universidad de Chile |
  | Forwards ||||||
  | - | Martinuccio | LW | (1987-12-16) 16 December 1987 (age 35) | Fluminense (on loan) |
  | - | Fabinho | RW / LW | (1983-09-07) 7 September 1983 (age 39) | Guarani |
  | - | Wallyson | RW / LW | (1988-10-17) 17 October 1988 (age 34) | Atlético-PR |
  | - | Borges | CF / ST | (1980-10-05) 5 October 1980 (age 42) | Santos |
  | - | Wellington Paulista | CF / ST | (1983-04-22) 22 April 1983 (age 40) | Botafogo |
  | - | Anselmo Ramon | CF / ST | (1988-06-23) 23 June 1988 (age 35) | Youth product |
  
  ## Club
  
  ### Coaching staff
  
  | Position | Name | Nationality |
  | - | - | - |
  | Head coach | Celso Roth | Brazilian |
  | Assistant coach | Humberto Ferreira | Brazilian |
  | Goalkeeping coach | Robertinho | Brazilian |
  | Fitness coaches | Flavio de Oliveira | Brazilian |
  | Fitness coaches | Quintiliano Lemos | Brazilian |
  | Fitness coaches | Eduardo Freitas | Brazilian |
  | Physiologists | Eduardo Pimenta | Brazilian |
  | Physiologists | Rodrigo Morandi | Brazilian |
  | Physiotherapists | André Rocha | Brazilian |
  | Physiotherapists | Charles Costa | Brazilian |
  | Physiotherapists | Ronner Bolognani | Brazilian |
  | Physiotherapists | João Salomão | Brazilian |
  | Doctors | Sérgio Freire Júnior | Brazilian |
  | Doctors | Walace Espada | Brazilian |
  | Doctors | Leonardo Corradi | Brazilian |
  | Masseurs | Barjão | Brazilian |
  | Masseurs | Edmar Antônio Silva | Brazilian |
  | Masseurs | Hélio Gomes | Brazilian |
  