Fluminense Football Club is a Brazilian sports club based in neighbourhood of Laranjeiras, in Rio de Janeiro, being the oldest football club in the state since its foundation in 1902. the biggest club that won the 1999 Brasileirão serie C and relegated to series B of the previous year, Competes in the Campeonato Brasileiro Série A, the first tier of Brazilian football, and the Campeonato Carioca, the state league of Rio de Janeiro. The word "fluminense" is the gentilic given to people born in the state of Rio de Janeiro, in Brazil.
The Campeonato Carioca, officially known as Campeonato Estadual do Rio de Janeiro, also commonly known as the Cariocão, is the state football league of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. It is under the authority of the FERJ or FFERJ. It is an annual tournament, started in 1906.
Volta Redonda Futebol Clube, commonly referred to as Volta Redonda, is a Brazilian professional club based in Volta Redonda, Rio de Janeiro founded on 9 February 1976. It will compete in the Campeonato Brasileiro Série B, the second tier of Brazilian football, in 2025. As well, it also compete in the Campeonato Carioca, the top flight of the Rio de Janeiro state football league.
Frederico Chaves Guedes, also known as Fred, is a Brazilian former professional footballer who played as a striker.
Abel Carlos da Silva Braga, known as Abel Braga, is a Brazilian former football coach and player.
Marco Antônio Feliciano, known as just Marco Antônio, is a former Brazilian footballer. He played as a left-back for Fluminense Football Club and the Brazil national team. He won the 1970 FIFA World Cup at international level, while at club level, he is a five-time winner of Campeonato Carioca and received the “Brazilian Silver Ball” in 1975 and 1976.
Joel Natalino Santana is a Brazilian football coach and former player. He was recently in charge of Vasco da Gama in 2014.
Fla–Flu is an association football derby between Flamengo and Fluminense, considered one of the biggest rivalries in Brazilian football. Their matches usually take place at the famous Maracanã Stadium, located near downtown Rio de Janeiro, in the Maracanã district. The Fla–Flu holds the world's record football match attendance of 194,603 people in a 1963 derby.
Alfredo Moreira Júnior, usually known as Zezé Moreira, was a Brazilian football player and manager who coached Brazil at the 1954 FIFA World Cup. He has the most coaching appearances in Fluminense's history, with 467 managed matches for the Tricolor. His brothers also had a singular taste for football: Aymoré Moreira, winner of the 1962 FIFA World Cup and Ayrton Moreira, both of them successful coaches in the Brazilian football. In 1976, as Cruzeiro's manager, he won the Copa Libertadores.
Elba de Pádua Lima, best known by the nickname Tim, was a Brazilian footballer and coach.
Welington Pereira Rodrigues, commonly known as Gum, is a Brazilian footballer who plays as a central defender.
Thiago Neves Augusto is a Brazilian former professional footballer who played as an attacking midfielder.
Júlio César Coelho de Moraes Júnior, best known as Júlio César, is a Brazilian football coach and former player who played as a defender. He is the current assistant coach of America-RJ.
Mário Sérgio Pontes de Paiva, known as Mário Sérgio, was a Brazilian football player and manager. He later became a commentator for Fox Sports Brazil, which he joined at the channel's inception in 2012. He died in the LaMia Airlines Flight 2933 accident in the Colombian village of Cerro Gordo, La Unión, Antioquia, while travelling with the Chapecoense football squad for the Copa Sudamericana finals on 28 November 2016.
Hércules de Miranda, commonly known as just Hércules, was an association footballer who played forward in the 1938 FIFA World Cup with Brazil.
Rodrigo Andrade da Silva, known as Rodrigo Andrade, is a Brazilian footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder.
Procópio Cardoso Neto is a Brazilian former football player and coach.
Aílton dos Santos Ferraz, sometimes known as just Aílton, is a retired association footballer who played as an attacking midfielder for several Série A clubs.
Artur dos Santos Lima, known as Arturzinho, is a Brazilian professional football coach and former player who was most recently in charge of Centro Esportivo Social Arturzinho in 2019.
Pedro Guilherme Abreu dos Santos, better known as Pedro, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a striker for Campeonato Brasileiro Série A club Flamengo and the Brazil national team.
