Remember the genesis of Flamengo's football
On the anniversary of Alberto Borgerth's death, the official website team recalls the beginning of the sport at the club
By From the official website team - in
Fifty-two years ago, on November 25, 1858, at the age of 66, one of the main figures responsible for the birth of football at Clube de Regatas do Flamengo and one of the men most closely associated with the club in its history passed away. Alberto Borgerth (the last one seated from left to right in the photo) was a rower, football player, president, and great benefactor of the institution. His name is etched in history with important titles and a busy sporting life both inside and outside the club.
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\ On December 3, 1892, three years before the founding of the CRF, the \ son of Dr. José de Siqueira Alvares Borgerth (Lawyer - Chief of \ Security for D. Pedro II and Attorney General of the Treasury) and \ D. Fánni Maria Borgerth was born. At the age of 14, he was already rowing for Flamengo and also \ played soccer for Rio Futebol Clube, a kind of youth team for \ Fluminense.
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From 1908 to 1911, he was a soccer champion with the team, quickly being promoted to the Tricolor's main squad. However, at the end of 1911, due to an internal disagreement within the Laranjeiras club, he returned to his hometown, Clube de Regatas do Flamengo, which did not have a Ground Section, and founded the Soccer Department. The beginning was not easy, but glory soon followed: he was a two-time Rio de Janeiro champion in 1914 and 1915, scoring 21 goals in 45 games.
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In 1915, he was also the runner-up in rowing for the Rubro-Negro team, but he graduated in medicine and abandoned his career as an athlete. In 1927, he became president of the Clube de Regatas do Flamengo for a year. During his term, Flamengo won nine titles in various sports, including soccer, basketball, water polo, tennis, and track and field.
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He was a member of the STJD (Superior Court of Sports Justice), director of the CBD (Brazilian Sports Confederation), member of the CND (National Sports Council) and president of the FMF (Metropolitan Football Federation). He died on November 25, 1958, at his residence on Rua Alexandre Ferreira, in Jardim Botânico. His body lay in state in the main hall of the headquarters located in Morro da Viúva.
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\ The history of red-black football - Fluminense was about to be crowned the 1911 soccer champion, but in the final round of the competition, the coaching staff decided to remove captain Alberto Borghert from the game, fielding the reserve Paranhos. This caused great dissatisfaction among the players, who decided to take the field, win the championship for Fluminense, and then leave the club. Eight players opted to leave Fluminense, and led by Borghert, they went looking for a new club. Since Borghert was playing for Flamengo, the first option was to approach the club's directors and propose the creation of a Department of Land Sports.
After a great deal of work by Borghert and President Virgílio Leite de Oliveira e Silva, the proposal was accepted at a meeting held on December 24, 1911. Thus, Flamengo's Land Sports Section was created. However, at that time, Flamengo only had the boathouse, which was also the club's headquarters. There were no soccer fields for the team to train on. The solution was to train at Praia do Russel, in the Glória neighborhood, where the players began to be admired by the locals and gained even more sympathy.
At that time, soccer was already competing with rowing for public and media interest, mainly because it was easier to play than rowing. To begin their football career, Flamengo players couldn't wear the same uniform as rowing. It was decided that the team would wear a shirt with large red and black squares, the vintém kite, because it resembled the kites kids flew and could buy with a vintém, the smallest fraction of a réis (the currency of the time). Thus began the history of red-and-black soccer.
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On May 3, 1912, Flamengo debuted in the Rio de Janeiro Football Championship, at the América field, on Campos Salles Street. In its first participation, Flamengo achieved a score that already showed the team's ability: 16 x 2 over Mangueira. The first goal was scored by right winger Gustavo de Carvalho. The team played with Baena, Píndaro and Nery; Curiol, Gilberto and Galo; Bahiano, Arnaldo and Amarante; Gustavo de Carvalho and Borghert. The goals were scored by Gustavo (4), Amarante (4), Arnaldo (4), Borghert (03) and Galo.
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\ On December 3, 1892, three years before the founding of the CRF, the \ son of Dr. José de Siqueira Alvares Borgerth (Lawyer - Chief of \ Security for D. Pedro II and Attorney General of the Treasury) and \ D. Fánni Maria Borgerth was born. At the age of 14, he was already rowing for Flamengo and also \ played soccer for Rio Futebol Clube, a kind of youth team for \ Fluminense.
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From 1908 to 1911, he was a soccer champion with the team, quickly being promoted to the Tricolor's main squad. However, at the end of 1911, due to an internal disagreement within the Laranjeiras club, he returned to his hometown, Clube de Regatas do Flamengo, which did not have a Ground Section, and founded the Soccer Department. The beginning was not easy, but glory soon followed: he was a two-time Rio de Janeiro champion in 1914 and 1915, scoring 21 goals in 45 games.
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In 1915, he was also the runner-up in rowing for the Rubro-Negro team, but he graduated in medicine and abandoned his career as an athlete. In 1927, he became president of the Clube de Regatas do Flamengo for a year. During his term, Flamengo won nine titles in various sports, including soccer, basketball, water polo, tennis, and track and field.
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He was a member of the STJD (Superior Court of Sports Justice), director of the CBD (Brazilian Sports Confederation), member of the CND (National Sports Council) and president of the FMF (Metropolitan Football Federation). He died on November 25, 1958, at his residence on Rua Alexandre Ferreira, in Jardim Botânico. His body lay in state in the main hall of the headquarters located in Morro da Viúva.
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\ The history of red-black football - Fluminense was about to be crowned the 1911 soccer champion, but in the final round of the competition, the coaching staff decided to remove captain Alberto Borghert from the game, fielding the reserve Paranhos. This caused great dissatisfaction among the players, who decided to take the field, win the championship for Fluminense, and then leave the club. Eight players opted to leave Fluminense, and led by Borghert, they went looking for a new club. Since Borghert was playing for Flamengo, the first option was to approach the club's directors and propose the creation of a Department of Land Sports.
After a great deal of work by Borghert and President Virgílio Leite de Oliveira e Silva, the proposal was accepted at a meeting held on December 24, 1911. Thus, Flamengo's Land Sports Section was created. However, at that time, Flamengo only had the boathouse, which was also the club's headquarters. There were no soccer fields for the team to train on. The solution was to train at Praia do Russel, in the Glória neighborhood, where the players began to be admired by the locals and gained even more sympathy.
At that time, soccer was already competing with rowing for public and media interest, mainly because it was easier to play than rowing. To begin their football career, Flamengo players couldn't wear the same uniform as rowing. It was decided that the team would wear a shirt with large red and black squares, the vintém kite, because it resembled the kites kids flew and could buy with a vintém, the smallest fraction of a réis (the currency of the time). Thus began the history of red-and-black soccer.
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On May 3, 1912, Flamengo debuted in the Rio de Janeiro Football Championship, at the América field, on Campos Salles Street. In its first participation, Flamengo achieved a score that already showed the team's ability: 16 x 2 over Mangueira. The first goal was scored by right winger Gustavo de Carvalho. The team played with Baena, Píndaro and Nery; Curiol, Gilberto and Galo; Bahiano, Arnaldo and Amarante; Gustavo de Carvalho and Borghert. The goals were scored by Gustavo (4), Amarante (4), Arnaldo (4), Borghert (03) and Galo.
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