Vasco close in on ex-Flamengo signing, a close friend of Bap | OneFootball

Part of Eduardo Bandeira de Mello’s administration at Flamengo, Fred Luz is close to reaching an agreement with Vasco

One of Eduardo Bandeira de Mello’s “right-hand men” during the last decade at Flamengo, Fred Luz is close to becoming a new signing for Vasco. A close friend of Luiz Eduardo Baptista, known as Bap, the executive is just details away from being announced as the new CEO of the rival club’s SAF.

Vasco is close to parting ways with the current SAF CEO, Carlos Amodeo. The current executive is even in the United States, representing club president Pedrinho in meetings in the land of the World Cup. But the executive already knows his days are numbered, according to information published by the outlet ‘O Globo’, through journalist Diogo Dantas.

Fred Luz has already had his name approved by Vasco’s imminent new owner, businessman Marcos Lamachia, stepson of Leila Pereira, president of Palmeiras. Currently, the former Flamengo executive holds a position at consultancy firm Alvarez & Marsal.

WHO IS FRED LUZ?

Vasco’s likely future executive, Fred Luz is a very close friend of Bap. Besides having worked together at Flamengo, the two also shared a workplace at Lojas Americanas, even before getting involved in the red-and-black club’s politics.

It was Bap who invited Fred to work behind the scenes at Flamengo in 2012, during the formation of Chapa Azul, which revolutionized the club. At the time, in 2013, Bandeira de Mello won the presidential election, and Fred took over as marketing director. Luiz Eduardo Baptista, meanwhile, served as vice president of the same department.

In 2018, Fred Luz was already serving as Flamengo’s CEO, in the final year of Bandeira de Mello’s administration. He ultimately was not kept on by Rodolfo Landim’s team, even though both had come from Chapa Azul, created in 2012.

HAS FRED LUZ WORKED AT ANOTHER CLUB, AFTER ALL?

Close to being announced by Vasco, Fred Luz has no problem working at another club. That is because, in July 2024, the executive took over as CEO of Corinthians. However, in April last year, the São Paulo club announced the departure of the former Flamengo man.

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