2016 Grêmio FBPA season

Grêmio

2016 season
President	Romildo Bolzan Jr.
Manager	Roger Machado
Stadium	Arena do Grêmio
Campeonato Brasileiro	2nd
Copa do Brasil	Round of 16
Copa Libertadores de América	Round of 16
Primeira Liga	Grupo stage
Campeonato Gaúcho	Semi-finals
Top goalscorer	League: Luan (3) All: Luan (8)
Highest home attendance	17,866 (vs. Flamengo - 22 May)
Lowest home attendance	12,415 (vs. Coritiba - 29 May)
Average home league attendance	15,141
Home colours Away colours Third colours

The 2016 season is Grêmio Foot-Ball Porto Alegrense's 113th season in existence and the club's 11th consecutive season in the top division of Brazilian football. At this season, Grêmio participate in the Campeonato Brasileiro Série A, the Copa Libertadores de América, the Copa do Brasil and the Campeonato Gaúcho.

Club

Staff

See also: Grêmio Foot-Ball Porto Alegrense § Managerial history

Board members

• President: Romildo Bolzan Jr.
• Vice-president: Adalberto Preis
• Vice-president: Antônio Dutra Júnior
• Vice-president: Cláudio Oderich
• Vice-president: Marcos Herrmann
• Vice-president: Odorico Roman
• Vice-president: Sergei Costa
• Vice-president of football: Alberto Guerra
• Football adviser: Alexandre Rolim
• Director of football: Antônio Dutra Júnior
• Executive of football: Júnior Chávare
• Superintendent: Antônio Carlos Verardi
• Supervisor of football: Marcelo Rudolph

Coaching staff

• Head coach: Roger Machado
• Assistant coach: Roberto Ribas
• Assistant coach: James Freitas
• Fitness coach: Rogério Dias
• Assistant fitness coach: Mário Pereira
• Assistant fitness coach: Gabriel Alves
• Goalkeeper coach: Rogério Godoy
• Performance analyst: Eduardo Cecconi
• Performance analyst: Antônio Cruz
• Performance analyst: Rafael Tavares

Medical staff

• Doctor: Márcio Bolzoni
• Doctor: Felipe do Canto
• Doctor: Paulo Rabaldo
• Doctor: Márcio Dornelles
• Physiologist: José Leandro
• Physiologist: Rafael Gobbato
• Physiotherapist: Henrique Valente
• Physiotherapist: Ingrael do Amaral
• Massagist: Marco Zeilmann
• Massagist: José Flores
• Massagist: Anderson Meurer
• Nurse: Adriano Welter
• Nutritionist: Katiuce Borges

Last updated: 25 May 2016.
Source: Portal Oficial do Grêmio

Other staff

• Press officer: João Paulo Fontoura
• Cameraman: Juares Dagort
• Equipment manager: Marco Severino
• Equipment manager: Danilo Bueno
• Assistant equipment manager: Antônio Marcos
• Butler: Paulo Oliveira
• Chief security: Luiz Fernando Cardoso
• Security: Cristiano Nunes
• Security: Pedro Carvalho
• Security: André Trisch
• Security: Sandro Alegre
• Security: José Nolan
• Caretaker: Moacir da Luz
• Motorist: Valdeci Coelho
• Maintenance technician: Higino Luciano
• Knave: João Brito

Kit

Supplier: Umbro
Sponsor(s): Banrisul / Unimed

Home

Away

Third

Squad information

First team squad

Players and informations last updated on 2 June 2016.
Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No.	Name	Nat.	Position(s)	Date of birth (Age)	Since	Until	Signed from	Apps	Goals	Notes
Goalkeepers
1	Marcelo Grohe		GK	(1987-01-13) 13 January 1987	2005	2020	Academy	264	0	National team
20	Douglas Friedrich		GK	(1988-12-12) 12 December 1988	2016	2016	Corinthians	0	0	On loan
30	Bruno Grassi		GK	(1987-03-05) 5 March 1987	2015	2017	Cruzeiro-RS	0	0
40	Léo Jardim		GK	(1995-03-05) 5 March 1995	2014	2017	Academy	0	0
—	Tiago Machowski		GK	(1993-05-16) 16 May 1993	2014	2017	Academy	4	0
Defenders
2	Wallace Oliveira		RB / LB	(1994-05-01) 1 May 1994	2016	2016	Chelsea	0	0	On loan
3	Pedro Geromel		CB	(1985-09-21) 21 September 1985	2014	2019	FC Köln	31	0	3rd captain
4	Bressan		CB	(1993-01-15) 15 January 1993	2013	2017	Juventude	60	1
6	Fred		CB	(1986-01-15) 15 January 1986	2016	2017	Goiás	0	0
14	Wallace Reis		CB	(1987-12-26) 26 December 1987	2016	2019	Flamengo	0	0
15	Rafael Thyere		CB	(1993-05-17) 17 May 1993	2013	2017	Academy	4	0
16	Wesley		RB / DM	(1995-02-10) 10 February 1995	2015	2016	Academy	0	0
22	Marcelo Hermes		LB / LM	(1995-02-01) 1 February 1995	2015	2016	Academy	0	0
26	Marcelo Oliveira		LB / DM / CB	(1987-03-29) 29 March 1987	2015	2016	Cruzeiro	8	1	Vice-captain
33	Edílson		RB	(1986-07-27) 27 July 1986	2016	2019	Corinthians	0	0
—	Gabriel Blos		CB	(1989-02-28) 28 February 1989	2013	2019	Lajeadense	11	0	Source
Midfielders
5	Walace		DM	(1995-04-04) 4 April 1995	2014	2018	Academy	20	0	National team
8	Giuliano		AM / RM	(1990-05-31) 31 May 1990	2014	2018	Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk	18	1
10	Douglas		AM	(1982-02-18) 18 February 1982	2015	2016	Monte Azul	112	24	On loan
12	Edinho		DM / CB	(1983-01-15) 15 January 1983	2014	2017	Fluminense	18	0
17	Ramiro		DM / RB / CM	(1993-05-22) 22 May 1993	2013	2016	Juventude	82	4
19	Maicon		CM / AM	(1985-09-14) 14 September 1985	2015	2019	São Paulo	0	0	Captain
21	Felipe Tontini		AM	(1995-07-16) 16 July 1995	2015	2018	Academy	0	0
27	Lincoln		AM / LM	(1998-11-07) 7 November 1998	2015	2019	Academy	0	0
28	Kaio Mendes		DM / LB	(1995-03-18) 18 March 1995	2015	2017	Academy	0	0
37	Moisés Wolschick		DM / CM / RB	(1994-09-24) 24 September 1994	2015	2016	Academy	0	0
Forwards
7	Luan		LW / ST / AM / LM	(1993-03-27) 27 March 1993	2014	2018	Academy	55	9	National team
9	Braian Rodríguez		ST	(1986-08-14) 14 August 1986	2015	2016	Real Betis	0	0	On loan
11	Everton		LW	(1996-03-28) 28 March 1996	2014	2018	Academy	21	3
13	Bobô		ST	(1985-01-09) 9 January 1985	2015	2016	Kayserispor	3	1
23	Miller Bolaños		AM / ST / RM / LM	(1990-06-01) 1 June 1990	2016	2019	Emelec	8	2	National team
24	Matheus Batista		ST	(1995-06-16) 16 June 1995	2015	2019	Academy	0	0
32	Pedro Rocha		LW / RW / ST	(1994-10-01) 1 October 1994	2015	2017	Academy	3	1
91	Henrique Almeida		SS / ST	(1991-05-27) 27 May 1991	2016	2019	Botafogo	0	0

Starting XI

4–2–3–1 Formation

According to the most recent line-ups, not most used players (in Notes).

No.	Pos.	Nat.	Name	MS	Notes
1	GK		Marcelo Grohe	27
33	DF		Edílson	4	Wallace Oliveira has 12 starts.
3	DF		Pedro Geromel	24
6	DF		Fred	23
26	DF		Marcelo Oliveira	20
5	MF		Walace	18
19	MF		Maicon (captain)	25
8	MF		Giuliano	21
10	MF		Douglas	23
23	MF		Miller Bolaños	7	Bobô has 14 starts.
7	FW		Luan	25

Last updated: 5 June 2016.
Source: Squad statistics and Start formations
Only competitive matches.
Using the most used start formation.
Ordered by position on pitch (from back right to front left).

Grohe

Edílson

Geromel

Fred

M. Oliveira

Walace

Maicon

Giuliano

Douglas

Bolaños

Luan

Friendlies

Pre-season

Grêmio v Danubio

23 January Friendly	Grêmio	1–1	Danubio	Porto Alegre, Brazil
17:00 UTC-02:00	Everton 57'	Report	Kadu 68' (o.g.)	Stadium: Arena do Grêmio Attendance: 14,504

Competitions

Overall

Competition	Started round	Current position / round	Final position / round	First match	Last match
Primeira Liga	Group stage	—	Group stage	28 January	6 March
Campeonato Gaúcho	First stage	—	Semi-finals	31 January	24 April
Copa Libertadores de América	Second stage	—	Round of 16	17 February	5 May
Campeonato Brasileiro	—	2nd	—	15 May	December
Copa do Brasil	Round of 16	Round of 16	—	July	—

Campeonato Brasileiro

Main article: 2016 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A

Results summary

Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
5	3	1	1	9	4	+5	10	2	0	0	3	0	+3	1	1	1	6	4	+2

Last updated: 5 June 2016.
Source: Soccerway

Matches

Corinthians v Grêmio

15 May 1	Corinthians	0–0	Grêmio	São Paulo
16:00 UTC-03:00	Balbuena  73'	Report	Bobô  68' Edinho  88' Grohe  89' Almeida  90+3'	Stadium: Arena Corinthians Attendance: 31,905 Referee: Wilton Sampaio

Grêmio v Flamengo

22 May 2	Grêmio	1–0	Flamengo	Porto Alegre
16:00 UTC-03:00	Fred 54',  63' Luan  56' Maicon  90+4'	Report	Guerrero  9' Éverton  37'	Stadium: Arena do Grêmio Attendance: 17,866 Referee: Luiz Flávio de Oliveira

Atlético Mineiro v Grêmio

26 May 3	Atlético Mineiro	0–3	Grêmio	Belo Horizonte
21:00 UTC-03:00	Pablo  75'	Report	Marcelo Oliveira 18',  34' Luan 26', 45+3',  44' Douglas  50' Hermes  70' Maicon  84'	Stadium: Independência Attendance: 17,426 Referee: Raphael Claus

Grêmio v Coritiba

29 May 4	Grêmio	2–0	Coritiba	Porto Alegre
18:30 UTC-03:00	Everton 40' Luan 68' (pen.)	Report	Kléber  12' Rafael Marques  22' Juninho  67'	Stadium: Arena do Grêmio Attendance: 12,415 Referee: Sandro Ricci

Palmeiras v Grêmio

2 June 5	Palmeiras	4–3	Grêmio	São Paulo
21:00 UTC-03:00	Jesus 2' Sales  20' Dudu  23' Guedes 57' Vitor Hugo  42', 73' Prass  75' Santos 84' Fabrício  88'	Report	Hermes  40' Giuliano 45+5', 55' Grassi  68' Geromel  71' Lincoln  83' Edílson 90+1'	Stadium: Pacaembu Attendance: 19,196 Referee: Marielson Alves

Grêmio v Ponte Preta

5 June 6	Grêmio	v	Ponte Preta	Porto Alegre
16:00 UTC-03:00		Report		Stadium: Arena do Grêmio Referee: Pericles Bassols

Grêmio v Fluminense

Statistics

Appearances and goals

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		Campeonato Brasileiro		Copa do Brasil		Copa Libertadores de América		Primeira Liga / Campeonato Gaúcho
				Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Goalkeepers
1	GK	BRA	Marcelo Grohe	27	0	4	0	0	0	8	0	15	0
20	GK	BRA	Douglas Friedrich	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
30	GK	BRA	Bruno Grassi	5	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	4	0
40	GK	BRA	Léo Jardim	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
—	GK	BRA	Tiago Machowski	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Defenders
2	DF	BRA	Wallace Oliveira	12	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	9	0
3	DF	BRA	Pedro Geromel	24	2	5	0	0	0	7	0	12	2
4	DF	BRA	Bressan	13	1	2+1	0	0	0	1+2	0	7	1
6	DF	BRA	Fred	23	3	3	1	0	0	8	1	12	1
14	DF	BRA	Wallace Reis	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
15	DF	BRA	Rafael Thyere	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
16	DF	BRA	Wesley	6	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	5	0
22	DF	BRA	Marcelo Hermes	14	0	2+1	0	0	0	2+1	0	8	0
26	DF	BRA	Marcelo Oliveira	20	1	3	1	0	0	6	0	11	0
33	DF	BRA	Edílson	4	1	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
—	DF	BRA	Gabriel Blos	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Midfielders
5	MF	BRA	Walace	18	4	5	0	0	0	4	1	9	3
8	MF	BRA	Giuliano	22	5	5	2	0	0	8	0	8+1	3
10	MF	BRA	Douglas	24	3	3+1	0	0	0	8	1	12	2
12	MF	BRA	Edinho	20	1	0+2	0	0	0	5	0	9+4	1
17	MF	BRA	Ramiro	11	1	1	0	0	0	4	1	6	0
19	MF	BRA	Maicon	25	1	5	0	0	0	7	1	13	0
21	MF	BRA	Felipe Tontini	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0+2	0
27	MF	BRA	Lincoln	21	4	0+2	0	0	0	0+5	1	8+6	3
28	MF	BRA	Kaio Mendes	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4+3	0
37	MF	BRA	Moisés Wolschick	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2+2	0
Forwards
7	FW	BRA	Luan	26	8	5	3	0	0	8	0	12+1	5
9	FW	URU	Braian Rodríguez	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
11	FW	BRA	Everton	21	4	2+3	1	0	0	3+2	1	9+2	2
13	FW	BRA	Bobô	26	7	2+1	0	0	0	2+4	1	10+7	6
23	FW	ECU	Miller Bolaños	9	2	2	0	0	0	3	1	2+2	1
24	FW	BRA	Matheus Batista	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0+2	1
32	FW	BRA	Pedro Rocha	16	6	0+2	0	0	0	0+3	0	9+2	6
91	FW	BRA	Henrique Almeida	17	2	1+1	0	0	0	0+4	1	2+9	1
Players who currently don't integrate the squad
29	FW	BRA	Léo Tilica	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0+1	0
32	MF	BRA	Jailson Siqueira	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1+1	0
34	DF	BRA	Iago Silva	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0+4	0
77	FW	BRA	Fernandinho	10	1	0	0	0	0	0+2	0	3+5	1
—	DF	BRA	Kadu	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0

Last updated: 5 June 2016.
Source: Match reports in Competitions.

Goalscorers

The list include all goals in competitive matches.

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Campeonato Brasileiro	Copa do Brasil	Copa Libertadores de América	Primeira Liga	Campeonato Gaúcho	Total
1	FW		Luan	3	0	0	0	5	8
2	FW		Bobô	0	0	1	0	6	7
3	FW		Pedro Rocha	0	0	0	0	6	6
4	MF		Giuliano	2	0	0	0	3	5
5	FW		Everton	1	0	1	0	2	4
	MF		Lincoln	0	0	1	0	3	4
	MF		Walace	0	0	1	0	3	4
7	DF		Fred	1	0	1	0	1	3
	MF		Douglas	0	0	1	1	1	3
10	FW		Henrique Almeida	0	0	1	0	1	2
	FW		Miller Bolaños	0	0	1	0	1	2
	DF		Pedro Geromel	0	0	0	0	2	2
13	DF		Edílson	1	0	0	0	0	1
	DF		Marcelo Oliveira	1	0	0	0	0	1
	MF		Maicon	0	0	1	0	0	1
	MF		Ramiro	0	0	1	0	0	1
	MF		Edinho	0	0	0	1	0	1
	DF		Bressan	0	0	0	1	0	1
	FW		Matheus Batista	0	0	0	0	1	1
Players who do not integrate over the First team squad
13	FW		Fernandinho	0	0	0	0	1	1
Own goals				0	0	0	0	0	0
Total				9	0	10	3	36	58

As of 5 June 2016.
Source: Match reports in Competitions.

Clean sheets

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Campeonato Brasileiro	Copa do Brasil	Copa Libertadores de América	Primeira Liga	Campeonato Gaúcho	Total
1	GK		Marcelo Grohe	4	0	2	2	2	10
2	GK		Bruno Grassi	0	0	0	0	2	2
Total				4	0	2	2	4	12

As of 5 June 2016.
Source: Match reports in Competitions.

Overview

Games played	32 (5 Campeonato Brasileiro, 8 Copa Libertadores de América, 3 Primeira Liga, 16 Campeonato Gaúcho)
Games won	18 (3 Campeonato Brasileiro, 3 Copa Libertadores de América, 1 Primeira Liga, 11 Campeonato Gaúcho)
Games drawn	7 (1 Campeonato Brasileiro, 2 Copa Libertadores de América, 2 Primeira Liga, 2 Campeonato Gaúcho)
Games lost	7 (1 Campeonato Brasileiro, 3 Copa Libertadores de América, 3 Campeonato Gaúcho)
Goals scored	58
Goals conceded	34
Goal difference	+24
Clean sheets	12
Best result	5–1 (A) v Passo Fundo - Campeonato Gaúcho - 30 March
Worst result	3–0 (A) v Rosario Central - Copa Libertadores de América - 5 May
Top scorer	Luan (8)

Updated to match played 5 June 2015.
Source: Competitions