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⚫ Flávio 'Pantera', hero at Athletico, CSA, Paraná and América-MG, dies
⚫ Flávio 'Pantera', hero at Athletico, CSA, Paraná and América-MG, dies

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time13-07-2025

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⚫ Flávio 'Pantera', hero at Athletico, CSA, Paraná and América-MG, dies

Former goalkeeper Flávio Emídio dos Santos Vieira, 54, died on Sunday (13) at the age of 54. Revealed by CSA, Flávio also made history with the shirts of Athletico, Paraná, and América Mineiro. And he had a stint at Vasco. Advertisement Flávio was diagnosed with prostate cancer last year. He was hospitalized for three months and lost 40 kg before recovering. But the cancer returned in a fulminant way. The former goalkeeper drew the attention of Furacão after standing out for CSA, the club with which he won the Alagoanos in 1991 and 1994. He arrived at CAP in 1995, integrating the champion squad of Série B. He became a starter in 1998 and was, for example, a highlight in the conquest of the 2001 Brasileirão. He is, with eight trophies, the greatest winner in the history of Furacão. He was a Carioca champion in 2003 with Vasco - he was Fábio's reserve - before arriving at Paraná in the same year. Advertisement He celebrated the Paranaense in 2006 (the last of Tricolor to date) and was the starter in the dispute of the Libertadores the following year. The sequence of his career was at América, which disputed and won the Module II of the Campeonato Mineiro (the second division) in 2008 with Flávio in goal. He also left Coelho in the condition of an idol, with the title of Série C in 2009 and the return to the elite of Brasileirão. He returned to CSA in 2012 and bid farewell to football the following year, at 42. He was one of the rare athletes to be champions of the only three divisions of Brazilian football, since Série D was created in 2010. Athletico and Paraná have already spoken: Photo: Reproduction/CSA Advertisement This article was translated into English by Artificial Intelligence. You can read the original version in 🇧🇷 here.

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