Vasco seal deal for ex-Flamengo and Bap’s close friend

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·23. Juni 2026

Vasco seal deal for ex-Flamengo and Bap’s close friend

Fred Luz was part of Eduardo Bandeira de Mello’s administration and worked directly with Luiz Eduardo Baptista at Flamengo

Vasco officially announced this Monday (22) the hiring of Fred Luz for the position of CEO of the SAF. The executive, who was part of Eduardo Bandeira de Mello’s administration at Flamengo and has a long-standing friendship with Luiz Eduardo Baptista, known as Bap, arrives to lead a new administrative cycle at the Rio rival.

In an official statement, Vasco SAF also announced the departure of Carlos Amodeo, in a decision made by mutual agreement with the Board of Directors. In addition, Ricardo Abreu was confirmed as the company’s new COO (Chief Operating Officer).

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“Fred Luz, partner at Alvarez & Marsal, takes over as CEO of Vasco SAF. The executive arrives with broad market experience to lead a strategic stage in the process of institutional strengthening and development of the company,” the club said in a statement.

WHO IS FRED LUZ, AFTER ALL?

Fred Luz is a familiar name behind the scenes at Flamengo. Very close to Bap, the executive worked with the current red-and-black president even before the two became involved in club politics, when both worked at Lojas Americanas.

It was Bap who invited Fred to take part in the formation of Chapa Azul in 2012. With Eduardo Bandeira de Mello’s victory in the presidential election the following year, Fred took over as marketing director, while Bap became vice president of the department.

Over the years, the executive gained even more prominence and, in 2018, became Flamengo’s CEO, in the final year of Bandeira de Mello’s administration. With the arrival of Rodolfo Landim’s administration, however, Fred ended up leaving the club.

SO, HOW WAS FRED LUZ’S SPELL AT CORINTHIANS?

Besides Flamengo, Fred Luz also worked at Corinthians. In July 2024, the executive took over as CEO of the São Paulo club, but left the role in April of the following year. At the time, the executive blamed his departure on a lack of political alignment within Corinthians.

— At Corinthians, a condition of political alignment regarding the club’s objectives was not found. The president, heavily battered by various issues, was unable to create unity around himself among all the club’s powers. There is no peaceful environment there in the sense of making Corinthians’ greater interests prevail — the executive said in an interview with the program “Game Changers,” from the website “Infomoney.”

A NEW CYCLE AT VASCO?

Before the official announcement, Fred Luz was working as a partner at the consultancy Alvarez & Marsal. Now, the former Flamengo executive will have the mission of leading the process of institutional strengthening at Vasco SAF, replacing Carlos Amodeo and taking on one of the main positions in the executive structure of the club from São Januário.

This article was translated into English by Artificial Intelligence. You can read the original version in 🇧🇷 here.