Every football club has its idols from the past, those that many haven’t seen play, but recognize their importance for the club’s history… but almost every club also has its current idols, those that the younger ones will be able to say in the future “I I saw play”.
Corinthians
Sócrates is certainly one of the greatest idols in the history of Corinthians. The player played as a midfielder and was one of the great stars of Brazilian football in the 1980s. He even played in the 1982 and 1986 World Cups. For Corinthians, he played 297 matches and scored 172 times. There, he was three-time champion of the São Paulo championship. In addition to being a star, Sócrates was also known (he is still remembered) for his activism, the player led the movement for the democratization of football. Sadly, the idol passed away in December 2011 at the age of 57.
Corinthians’ greatest idol today, perhaps in history, is goalkeeper Cássio, who is a multi-champion for the alvinegro club. Currently 35 years old, Cássio has been playing for Corinthians since he was 23 and for the club, and has already been champion of Libertadores, world champion, champion of the recopa, four-time São Paulo champion, two-time Brazilian champion. Cássio is a spectacular goalkeeper and has always been very important and decisive for the team. He is that type of player that not even the biggest rivals are capable of hating, after all, he is a great example on and off the field.
Flamengo
Zico is the greatest idol in the history of Flamengo, no wonder, after all, he won many titles for the red-black team, in addition to being the top scorer in the history of the club, with 509 goals. Zico has already been champion of the liberators, world and three-time Brazilian champion. In addition to being an idol for Flamengo, the star has also added a lot to the Brazilian team, he played in the 1978, 1982 and 1986 cups.
Gabriel Barbosa is undoubtedly one of the greatest idols in the history of Flamengo. Currently using Zico’s 10, Gabi is one of the most important players in the red-black squad. For the club, Gabigol is two-time champion of Libertadores, two-time Brazilian champion, champion of the Brazilian Cup and three-time champion of Rio de Janeiro (he could be world champion in the next edition of the tournament). The athlete played in 3 Libertadores finals, won two and scored in all of them, highlighting the upset against River Plate in 2019. Does he reach Zico’s level of idolatry?
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Marcos, also called São Marcos by the Palmeiras fans, is one of the biggest idols of Sociedade Esportiva Palmeiras. For Alviverde, Marcos was champion of Mercosur, Libertadores, Copa do Brasil, Brazilian champion, São Paulo three-time champion. Marcos also has a beautiful career for the Brazilian national team, where he won the America’s Cup, the World Cup and the Confederations Cup. In addition to important titles for Palmeiras, Marcos is also considered an idol for his loyalty to the club, which was highlighted when the goalkeeper turned down a proposal from Arsenal to play in the B series for the São Paulo club.
When talking about being the biggest idol of Palmeiras today, there’s no one, Dudu wins and with leftovers. Playing for Palmeiras in 2015, Dudu is a three-time Brazilian champion, São Paulo champion, Libertadores champion, Recopa champion and Copa do Brasil champion (the player participated in the São Paulo, Copa do Brasil and Libertadores titles in 2020, but left at the beginning of the season) . Dudu also has the affection of the fans for his commitment on the field, for his love and respect for the club and for several times calling himself the responsibility. Being the top scorer and also the player with the most appearances at Allianz Parque, the famous “Baixola” is on his way to being one of the greatest idols in the history of Palmeiras.
Fluminense
Finally, we brought an example of a player who is today’s greatest idol and also possibly the greatest idol in the history of a club: Fred, for Fluminense. For Fluzão, Fred scored 199 times and was two-time champion in Brazil and two-time champion in Rio de Janeiro. Fred retired last season, leaving a great legacy in the history of Fluminense and Brazilian football.