Pedro Santilli

Pedro Santilli
Personal information
Full name Pedro Roberto Santilli
Date of birth (1946-08-09)9 August 1946
Place of birth Ribeirão Preto, Brazil
Date of death 31 January 2022(2022-01-31) (aged 75)
Place of death Ribeirão Preto, Brazil
Position Goalkeeper
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Comercial-SP
Jaboticabal
Sertãozinho
Batatais
Managerial career
1998–1999 Santos (assistant)
1999 Internacional (assistant)
2000 Grêmio (assistant)
2000 Sport Recife (assistant)
2000 Brazil (caretaker)
2000–2001 Brazil (assistant)
2002–2004 Santos (assistant)
2004 Cruzeiro (assistant)
2004–2005 São Paulo (assistant)
2005 Vissel Kobe (assistant)
2005–2006 Palmeiras (assistant)
2006 São Caetano (assistant)
2006–2007 Corinthians (assistant)
2007 Atlético Mineiro (assistant)
2007 Sertãozinho
2008 Santos (assistant)
2009 Comercial-SP
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 4 August 2025

Pedro Santilli (9 August 1946 – 31 January 2022) was a Brazilian professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper and a manager.

Playing career

As a goalkeeper, Santilli played for Comercial, Jaboticabal, Sertãozinho and Batatais.

Managerial career

After retiring as a player, Santilli worked as a goalkeeper coach for several teams, notably Portuguesa, Santos and Grêmio. From 1998 onwards, he became an assistant to his friend and fellow countryman Émerson Leão. On 15 November 2000, Santilli led the Brazil national team against Colombia, in a match valid for the 2002 FIFA World Cup qualification, due to Leão's suspension by the STJD (Brazilian sports court) who insulted referee Fabiano Gonçalves while he was still managing Sport Recife. In 2007 he carried out his first independent work as a coach, for Sertãozinho, and in 2009 for Comercial de Ribeirão Preto. On 13 April 2009, Santilli punched referee Flávio Rodrigues de Souza in the match that resulted in Comercial's relegation that season. He was given a six-month suspension, but abandoned his coaching career after the incident.

Death

Santilli died in Ribeirão Preto at the age of 75, after two weeks in hospital due to a heart attack.

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Morre Pedro Santilli, auxiliar de Emerson Leão na Seleção, Santos e Palmeiras". GloboEsporte (in Portuguese). 31 January 2022. Archived from the original on 1 February 2022.
  2. 1 2 3 "LUTO! Braço direito de Emerson Leão, ex-auxiliar morre aos 75 anos". Futebol Interior (in Portuguese). 31 January 2022. Archived from the original on 31 January 2022.
  3. 1 2 3 "Morre Pedrinho Santilli, ex-auxiliar de Emerson Leão". Terceiro Tempo (in Portuguese). 31 January 2022. Archived from the original on 31 January 2022.
  4. ↑ "Leão chama sua 1ª seleção e vai à Justiça para orientá-la". Folha de São Paulo (in Portuguese). 31 October 2022. Archived from the original on 5 August 2025. Retrieved 4 August 2025.
  5. ↑ "Pedro Santilli confirma três contratações no Sertãozinho". Futebol Interior (in Portuguese). 21 June 2007. Retrieved 4 August 2025.
  6. ↑ "Comercial cai e técnico Pedro Santilli agride árbitro e jogador". Estadão (in Portuguese). 13 April 2009. Archived from the original on 5 August 2025. Retrieved 4 August 2025.
  7. ↑ "Pedro Santilli pega seis meses de gancho por agressão". Estadão (in Portuguese). 5 May 2009. Retrieved 4 August 2025.
  8. ↑ "Santos FC lamenta o falecimento do ex-auxiliar técnico Pedro Santilli". Santos FC (in Portuguese). 31 January 2022. Archived from the original on 31 January 2022.