Will Fred be Fluminense manager in 2027? Find out | OneFootball

A club idol, Fred is currently the head coach of Fluminense’s U-20 team. The coach began his career at Fortaleza and has been working behind the scenes to take charge of a club in professional football. For many, his return to Fluminense, working in Xerém, was the first step toward taking over the team where he became one of the biggest names in its history and holds the distinction of being the second-highest scorer, with 199 goals.

In the meantime, Fred obtained his CBF licenses, studied at the CBF Academy, and graduated with a UEFA A License. The Tricolor youth coach is aiming for the UEFA Pro License next year. However, with movement in the transfer market and the position vacant since Luis Zubeldia’s dismissal, the coach’s name was mentioned behind the scenes at Laranjeiras.

Marcão took over on an interim basis and will lead the team until the end of the season. The coach is doing a great job in the Brazilian Championship and has led Fluminense to the Copa Libertadores semifinals. Fred urges caution and sees a long road ahead before fulfilling his dream of coaching Fluminense’s first team.

“I think that process would be wonderful for me, to have that opportunity a few years from now. We don’t know how it will be or whether it will happen, but I’m preparing myself for it. Not right now, but I’m preparing myself for it. I finished my coaching courses with the CBF and UEFA (A), and there’s still the Pro one that I want to do, which starts in July next year. So, I’m very calm and working hard to qualify myself, so that when that opportunity comes, I can fulfill this dream of taking over Fluminense,” he told ESPN.

Fred praised Marcão’s work

“I think it’s natural and normal, because of what I did as a player, that there would be those calls (for me to become first-team coach). But I know Fluminense well from the inside and I know it is very well organized. There is Marcão, who is prepared, highly qualified, and doing a wonderful job, a very good one. He is one of our own and is managing everything very well. When I made this transition to football coaching, I set goals for myself. Goals with somewhat longer processes, not that it’s right or wrong. I’ve already had invitations to work in the professional game (at another club), but I chose to grow and learn, so that when I get to Fluminense I’ll be as prepared as possible,” said Fred.

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