Grêmio has a new president for the 2026-2028 period. This is Odorico Roman, who beat candidate Paulo Caleffi in the Imortal elections this Monday.
Odorico won with a wide advantage, conquering 68.84% of the votes – they were 15.311 members choosing the candidate. THE Plate 1by Paulo Caleffi, added 6,704 votes (30.14%)while 225 members (1.01%) voted blank.
With this, Sporting News shows who Odorico Roman is.
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Who is Odorico Roman?
Odorico Roman is a leader linked to Grêmio, elected president of the club in November 2025 for the 2026-2028 three-year period. An economist by training, with a specialization in Finance and a master’s degree in Administration and Business, he is retired from Banco do Brasil and a member of Grêmio since 1982.
His career at the club includes previous stints on the board, notably as director and vice-president of football, actively participating in the victorious campaigns of the 2016 Copa do Brasil and the Copa Libertadores da América in 2017.
Roman had already run for president in 2022, being defeated by Alberto Guerra, and now takes charge of the club.
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Reinforcements at Grêmio? What is the president’s fortune?
There are no records about Odorico Roman’s ‘fortune’. In an interview with “GE”, the new president of Grêmio spoke about possible reinforcements for Imortal.
– We understand that Grêmio has a good group. The last window was a window that replaced some values that Grêmio didn’t have, some quality players that Grêmio didn’t have. And we understand that we do need to reinforce with two or three important players for Grêmio to have a competitive team. We are going to put together a great team. If you can have both (differentiated player and balanced team), the better. The important thing is that the team on the field performs satisfactorily and is able to defeat its opponents. Now, we know that a different player brings more fans to the stadium, sales of materials, sales of the Grêmio brand, and we will work to achieve this – said Odorico.
🚨 OFFICIAL: Odorico Roman is the new president of Grêmio for the next three years.
With the support of Celso Rigo, Roman beat Paulo Caleffi in the election and will take charge of the club for the next three years. pic.twitter.com/yQ0dDK9SIw
— Soccer News Grêmio (@soccergfbpa) November 8, 2025
