Former goalkeeper Flávio Emídio dos Santos Vieira, aged 54, passed away this Sunday (13) at the age of 54.
Discovered by CSA, Flávio also made history wearing the jerseys of Athletico, Paraná, and América Mineiro. He also had a stint at Vasco.
Flávio was diagnosed with prostate cancer last year. He spent three months hospitalized and lost 40 kg before recovering. But the cancer returned aggressively.
The former goalkeeper caught the attention of Furacão after standing out at CSA, the club with which he won the Alagoano Championships in 1991 and 1994.
He joined CAP in 1995, becoming part of the squad that won the Série B championship. He became a starter in 1998 and was, for example, a standout in the 2001 Brasileirão victory. With eight trophies, he is the most decorated player in Furacão’s history.
He transferred to Vasco in 2003 and was part of the squad that won the Carioca championship that same year—he was Fábio’s backup. He left the Cruz-Maltino that same year for Paraná.
He celebrated the 2006 Paranaense title (the last for Tricolor to date) and was the starting goalkeeper in the following year’s Libertadores campaign.
The next chapter of his career was at América, where he played and won the Módulo II of the Campeonato Mineiro (the second division) in 2008 with Flávio in goal.
He also left Coelho as an idol, with the Série C title in 2009 and a return to the top tier of the Brasileirão.
He returned to CSA in 2012 and said goodbye to football the following year, at the age of 42.
He was one of the rare athletes to win championships in the only three divisions of Brazilian football, since Série D was created in 2009.
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