The conceptual work with Boto and Filipe has been going on for some time. We are not at zero. But we’re not at ten either. We will work very hard from tomorrow to make up this difference. Bap, new president of Flamengo
“I think I talked to him longer than I did to my own wife. He’s a guy used to the separation between reason and emotion. He believes in process”, reinforced the red-black leader.
Notice details. “I had a commitment to my team, that they would be the first to know everything. So, I was here typing this on the phone for them, for them to know a minute before all of you. And I gave them a message saying who would it be, because throughout the electoral process, everyone has a curiosity, everyone has an opinion, everyone has a preference. Bap fan also had one, and Bap fan kept it to himself and didn’t comment on anyone. was one of the biggest challenges of the electoral process, you do a poker face”, added the new president of Flamengo.
Other names before him? “We spoke with other technical directors, there were several conversations with several people and some who were never mentioned.”
Luiz Eduardo Baptista, Bap, new president of Flamengo Image: Luiza Sá/UOL
Who is he
José Boto will leave NK Osijek, from Croatia, where he has been since January. The beginning of his career was as a coach, but he quickly changed roles. In 2010, he was head of scouting at Benfica and stood out. After eight years, he was hired as sporting director at Shakhtar Donetsk, in Ukraine, where he worked until 2021, the year he arrived at Paok, in Greece. He left the club in 2023 and took over the Croatian team afterwards.
