Nobody has loved Flamengo since as long as Fernandinho: remember the interview

interview for the Goal Brazil in which he spoke a little of his love for Flamengo and was still provoking Fluminense. Nobody liked the Rubro-Negro as much as he did

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Founded in 1895, Flamengo is 121 years old of stories and achievements, a centennial club but who can afford to have a living idol. since he started.

Fernando Ferreira Botelho lives virtually all the history of the club founded in the street Paysandu, in the district of Flamengo.

Fernandinho is not only the first professional goalkeeper in the history of Rubro-Negro, but also one of the most important players in the history of Rubro-Negro. the last amateur. His career in the club began in 1930 and was until 1934, when because of a knee problem had to give up football.

Despite the lack of titles, he is the goalkeeper with the lowest goals average of the history of the most charming clbadic of history. Brazil and soon in their beginnings they won the Fluminense by 1 to 0 helping to break a fast against the Tricolor that had already lasted three years.

"Fla-Flu was the biggest rivalry (of the season), Vasco came later, in the (Fluminense), I won every game I played against them, Fluminense is a good customer, I made his debut against Flumimense, winning from one to zero. "Fernandinho

Nowadays, it is very demanding that goalies know how to play with foot, but Fernandinho guarantees that in his day he has already done so, to the point that the former archer reveals that he began his career in the midfield.

"I was not goalkeeper, I was a good midfielder from the time of Júlio Silva, but I scored a lot of goals, and a goalkeeper, a kid at the time, hit the crossbar and got a rib.Mr Júlio Silva said to me, you go to the goal, but I had never gone to the goal, I did not I had the mania of hitting the ball in the goal, from there I went to the goal. "

Very frequent trips these days were so common in the 1930s, but they already existed. Fernandinho reveals that he got a boat or train to play games in other cities and even countries.

"I studied medicine, I went to play in Argentina and I won them, it was by boat, I did not fly by these places, I was in Uruguay, in Montevideo, they were world champions and I won them. "

(Photo: Raísa Simplicio / Goal Brazil)

Fernandinho saw closely all the professional history of Rubro-Negro, lived with Kanela, which he was a friend, with Flávio Costa and many other icons of the club. He saw the construction of Maracanã, the growth of Zico and practically all the goalkeepers who went through Flamengo.

"Amado Benigno was the best goalkeeper I've ever seen, a great goalkeeper, who was on a mission to reach the goal, the goals were pieces of wood, and that's why he was the best goalie. was a danger, I made a defense and I hit the ribs in this beak, I stayed for two or three days without walking.I love Júlio Cesar too, good boy, I l & rsquo; I caught it very well, I would recommend it here in Flamengo and he would hit the ball with him although very early in Rio, he had no better goalkeeper than him. "

The Story of Fernandinho is confused with that of Flamengo, and when it comes to talking about what the Rubro-Negro club stands for him, the former archer did

"I've always been to Flamengo, parties, birthday, I'm happy, they treat me well.It's my second home, it was home to me and Flamengo, to my home and Flamengo. "