Edmundo dos Santos Silva (born April 11, 1948) is a former president of Clube de Regatas do Flamengo. [1]
Clube de Regatas do Flamengo, commonly referred to as Flamengo, is a Brazilian sports club based in Rio de Janeiro best known for their professional football (soccer) team.
Born in Salvador, he had two spells as the Clube de Regatas do Flamengo's president, from 1999 to 2000, and from 2001 to 2002. [1] During his administration, Flamengo signed a R$80 million partnership with Swiss sport marketing company International Sports Licensing (ISL). [1] He brought players such as Carlos Gamarra and Dejan Petković to play for the club. [1] After ISL folded in 2001, Flamengo's financial problems increased. [1] During his spell as the club's president, Flamengo won the Campeonato Carioca in 1999, 2000 and in 2001, [1] the Copa Mercosur in 1999, and the Copa dos Campeões in 2001. [2] He suffered an impeachment in 2002, leaving the club's presidency. [2]
Salvador, also known as São Salvador da Bahia de Todos os Santos is the capital of the Brazilian state of Bahia. With 2.9 million people (2017), it is the largest city proper in the Northeast Region and the 4th largest city proper in the country, after São Paulo, Rio de Janeiro and Brasília.
Carlos Alberto Gamarra Pavón is a Paraguayan former football player. He captained the Paraguay national team at international level, playing at centre back, and was for a long time the most capped player in Paraguayan football history, having made 110 international appearances and scoring 12 goals. Throughout his career, Gamarra was known for his leadership, physical strength, ability in the air, heading accuracy, and outstanding tackling skills, which made him one of the most respected defenders in South America.
Dejan Petković is a retired Serbian football player. In his native country he is widely known under the nickname Rambo while in Brazil he is known as Pet. He played six times for the FR Yugoslavia, scoring one goal. Petković played for seven Brazilian clubs in his career, and was made an honorary consul of Serbia in Brazil.
