Clube Atlético Mineiro (youth)
| Full name | Clube Atlético Mineiro | ||
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| Nickname(s) | Galinho ("Little Rooster") | ||
| Ground | Cidade do Galo | ||
| President | Sérgio Coelho | ||
| Head Coach | Marcos Valadares (U-20) Lucas Batista (U-17) Filipe Mattos (U-15) Rodolfo Paz (U-14) | ||
| League | Campeonato Brasileiro Sub-20 (U-20) | ||
| 2020 | Champions | ||
| Website | http://www.atletico.com.br/base/ | ||
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The Clube Atlético Mineiro Youth Squads (Brazilian Portuguese: 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.