Matheus Bachi

In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Rizzi and the second or paternal family name is Bachi.

Matheus Rizzi Bachi (born 8 January 1989) is a Brazilian football coach and former player who played as a centre-back. He is the current assistant coach of Santos.

Matheus Bachi

Personal information
Full name	Matheus Rizzi Bachi
Date of birth	(1989-01-08) 8 January 1989 (age 36)
Place of birth	Caxias do Sul, Brazil
Height	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Position(s)	Centre-back
Team information
Current team	Santos (assistant)
Youth career
	Cruzeiro-RS
College career
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2010	Cumberlands Patriots	19	(3)
2011–2013	Carson–Newman Eagles	54	(5)
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2010	Três Passos
Managerial career
2015	Caxias (assistant)
2015–2016	Corinthians (assistant)
2016–2022	Brazil (assistant)
2023–2024	Flamengo (assistant)
2025–	Santos (assistant)
2025	Santos (interim)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Playing career

Born in Caxias do Sul, Rio Grande do Sul, Bachi played for Cruzeiro-RS as a youth.^[1] In January 2010, after a period of trainings at Al Ain, he signed for Três Passos.^[2]

Still in 2010, Bachi moved to the United States to study at the University of the Cumberlands, and played for their soccer side Cumberlands Patriots.^[3] In the following year, he moved to the Carson–Newman University and played for the Carson–Newman Eagles until 2013.^[4]

Coaching career

After leaving the Carson-Newman University, Bachi joined his father in a sabbatical year before becoming an assistant of Paulo Turra at Caxias.^[5] After working in the 2015 Campeonato Gaúcho, he spent a period in Europe^[6] before joining his father's staff at Corinthians in September of that year.^[7]

Bachi followed Tite to the Brazil national team in June 2016, again as his assistant.^[8][9] He was a part of the staff which featured in the 2018 and 2022 editions of the FIFA World Cup, before departing the national side after the latter tournament.^[10]

In late 2022, Bachi expressed his desire to become a head coach.^[11] In October of the following year, he was again an assistant of his father at Flamengo.^[12]

Bachi left Fla in October 2024, after his father's dismissal.^[13] The following 29 April, he was named assistant of Cleber Xavier (also a former assistant of Tite) at Santos.^[14]

Bachi remained at Santos even after Xavier's dismissal on 17 August 2025,^[15] and became an interim head coach two days later.^[16] He coached the side on a 2–0 away loss to Bahia, before returning to the assistant role after the appointment of Juan Pablo Vojvoda.

Personal life

Bachi's father Tite was also a footballer and a coach.^[17]

Managerial statistics

As of 25 August 2025

Managerial record by team and tenure

Team	Nat.	From	To	Record								Ref
				G	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
Flamengo (interim)[a]		25 August 2024	25 August 2024	1	1	0	0	2	1	+1	100.00	[18]
Santos (interim)		19 August 2025	24 August 2025	1	0	0	1	0	2	−2	000.00	[19]
Career total				2	1	0	1	2	3	−1	050.00	—

Notes

1. Interim head coach as Tite was absent due to an illness