A soccer team isn't just made up of players: there are many professionals working behind the scenes to ensure success on the field. Adenir Silva, known as Denir, is one of these people at Flamengo. The masseur, a character on TV Fla's Nas Internas (Internals) segment, helps the team with his hands, care, and good humor.

Denir has been with Flamengo for 34 years and, during that time, has worked at four World Cups, three of them with the Brazilian national team. In the article below, he discusses his experience at Flamengo over these years, his relationship with the various types of players, his vision for the team's future in the Brazilian Championship, and his feelings about Brazil's elimination from the last World Cup.



The TV Fla program airs weekly on Premiere subscription channels, always before Flamengo matches. Reruns are shown on Premiere Clubes.