Clube Atlético Mineiro (youth)

The Clube Atlético Mineiro Youth Squads (Categorias de Base) are the youth academy of Clube Atlético Mineiro, a Brazilian football club based in Belo Horizonte. The youth sector is composed of various squads divided by age groups. All the youth teams currently train at the club's main training ground, Cidade do Galo, located in the municipality of Vespasiano. The U-20 squad currently plays in the Campeonato Brasileiro Sub-20, the Copa do Brasil Sub-20 and the Copa São Paulo de Futebol Júnior. Atlético Mineiro's Youth Squads of all categories have won trophies at national and international level.

Some of the senior members of the U20 team also eventually play for Atlético Mineiro's first squad. As of June 2021, the current head coach of the U-20 squad (Júnior) Marcos Valadares. Lucas Batista coaches the U-17 (Juvenil) squad, the Infantil category (U-15) is coached by Filipe Mattos and the U-14 is coached by Rodolfo Paz. Erasmo Damiani oversees the overall youth development setup at the club as Director.

Structure
Atlético Mineiro's youth sector operates in Cidade do Galo, the main training facility for the club. It has a hotel able to host 90 youths, in 19 quadruple apartments and 12 triple ones. The youth facilities include a gym, a restaurant, a pedagogy room, a library, a gaming room, an auditorium with a 150 capacity, an Internet café, and departments for medicine, dentistry and physiotherapy. The youths are able to live in the facility and receive medical and educational assistance from the club.

The club's main youth squad is the U-20, called Júnior, which includes athletes aging 17 to 20. The Juvenil category is the U-17 squad. Players with 15 years old and less are categorised under the Infantil.

General

 * Youth squads director: Erasmo Damiani
 * Supervisor: Carlos Alberto

Júnior squad (U-20)

 * Head coach: Marcos Valadares
 * Fitness coach: Leonardo Almeida
 * Goalkeeping coach: Rafael César
 * Masseur: Fabrício Carvalho
 * Kit man: Gilvan da Silva

Juvenil squad (U-17)

 * Head coach: Lucas Batista
 * Assistant coach: Vladimir Freitas
 * Fitness coach: Guilherme Esteves
 * Goalkeeping coach: Elano Berto
 * Masseur: Ademilson dos Santos
 * Kit man: Neuro Lima

Infantil squad (U-15)

 * Supervisor: Ademar Gonzaga
 * Head coach: Filipe Matos
 * Assistant coach: João Alves
 * Fitness Coach: Thalles Bemfica
 * Goalkeeping coach: Lincoln Oliveira
 * Masseur: Moisés Costa
 * Kit man: Warley Ribeiro

U-14

 * Supervisor: Ademar Gonzaga
 * Head coach: Rodolfo Paz
 * Assistant coach: Lucas Toribio
 * Fitness Coach: Junio Almeida
 * Goalkeeping coach: Tales Superbi
 * Masseur: Rodolfo Evangelista
 * Kit man: Douglas Magnum

National

 * Campeonato Brasileiro U-20: 1
 * 2020


 * Copa do Brasil U-20: 1
 * 2017


 * Copa São Paulo de Futebol Júnior (U-20): 3
 * 1975, 1976, 1983


 * Taça Belo Horizonte de Juniores (U-20): 5 (record)
 * 1988, 1989, 2005, 2009, 2011


 * Copa do Brasil U-17: 1
 * 2014


 * Copa Santiago de Futebol Juvenil (U-17): 1
 * 2006


 * Copa do Brasil U-15: 1
 * 2015

International

 * Terborg Tournament (U-20): 3
 * 2006, 2008, 2016


 * Kvarnerska Rivijera (U-19): 2
 * 2003, 2004


 * ICGT Youth Tournament (U-19): 3
 * 2003, 2004


 * Spax Cup (Ennepetal Tournament) (U-19): 3
 * 2005, 2008, 2014


 * Future Champions Tournament (U-17): 5 (record)
 * 2010, 2011 (I), 2011 (II), 2012, 2014


 * Torneo Internazionale Città di Gradisca (U-17): 4 (record)
 * 2004, 2006, 2007, 2008


 * BH Youth Cup (U-15): 2
 * 2009, 2011

Notable graduates
List of former Clube Atlético Mineiro youth squads graduates who have played matches at full international level for the Brazil national team.