Former player, Fred recently returned to Fluminense as Director of Sports Planning. Service from the O Globo newspaper website this Monday details how the former striker was an influential figure behind the scenes. The idol played an important role in signing the Italian reinforcements for next season. The club finished with goalkeeper Vitor Eudes, right-back Guga, defender Vitor Mendes, left-back Jorge, midfielder Lima and striker Keno. He worked on all these acquisitions.
After hanging up his boots in July, Fred took a leave and attended specialization courses, in addition of course to all the experience gained during his experience as a player. At Fluminense, he is also responsible for integrating all areas of football, including professional, grassroots and women’s football. People who follow him closely say he is “letting go.” But he already gives opinions and helps with board definitions. He is very close to the president Mario Bittencourt and with sports director Paulo Angioni. The former number 9 took part in a meeting with the board of directors and coach Fernando Diniz to discuss transfer market objectives.
Off the pitch he had a decisive influence on Fluminense’s choice of players. An example was Guga. The 24-year-old right-back leaves the Atletico-MG had five proposals between Serie A clubs Brazilian championship and the second tier of European football. Fred talked to him and helped him decide for the Tricolore. Even before I became a director, I was already doing it a lot. Several athletes called him to find out how things were going at the club. Coach Fernando Diniz is also consulted a lot in this regard. Also, Fred and Diniz have a great relationship.
The former player went to coach Carlos Castilho every day to attend planning meetings. He has been praised for his relaxed manner and light-handed handling of issues. He is now in France on an exchange trip representing Fluminense. Fred visited Lyon, a club he defended between 2005 and 2009, when he moved to Tricolor.
After finishing his playing career, he took the B coaching license from the CBF Academy and followed the management course taught by Fernando Carvalho, former president of Internacional. This second earned him the certificate of “Football Executive”.
