Being a successful player at a club like Flamengo isn't for everyone. Now, being a great coach is not just a player, but also a very select group, which Andrade joined at the end of 2009. Before him, however, the club had great coaches trained in-house, as president Marcio Braga said in his speech to the City Council, minutes before Andrade was awarded the Pedro Ernesto medal last Tuesday: "I want to say that Flamengo makes great players and coaches in-house."

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Therefore, the team at Flamengo's official website prepared this special edition recalling other coaches who were raised at the club and made their mark on the club's history. Some of them had great achievements, like Carpegiani, responsible for the 1981 Libertadores and World Cup titles, and others had great disappointments, like João Carlos Costa, responsible for Mengão's poor results in the 2002 Libertadores. Furthermore, the special edition highlights names who could follow this trajectory, such as former defender Rogério Lourenço, proving that, contrary to popular belief, homegrown talents can indeed work miracles.

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The successful ones - It's impossible to talk about Flamengo coaches without mentioning names like Paulo Cesar Carpegiani and Carlinhos. The Gaucho native was trained at Internacional and left Porto Alegre with two championships (75/76). At Flamengo, he was part of the team that won a third state championship and the club's first Brazilian Championship (1980). He had barely hung up his boots, having hung up his boots after a friendly match against Boca Juniors on September 15, 1981, which was won 2-0, when Carpegiani soon took over as the club's coach. A commander of those who until recently were teammates, the Gaucho native led Flamengo to some of its greatest achievements: the Libertadores and the World Cup, both in 1981, and the 1982 Brazilian Championship.

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Interestingly, the beginning of another successful homegrown coach was precisely to fill Carpegiani's shoes, albeit briefly. Carlinhos, known as "Violino" when he wore the Sacred Mantle, took over the team on an interim basis in 1983. He stayed only a short time. On another occasion, in 1987, he calmly led a team that blended stars like Zico and Edinho with newcomers like Aílton and Leonardo. The result is well known. The same Carlinhos would coach the fifth-world title campaign in 1992 and other memorable triumphs, such as the 1999 Mercosul and several state championships in which the opponents were the favorites at the start of the competition (1991/1999/2000).

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Zagallo is another name that could make this list. Although he began his coaching career away from Flamengo, he was a product of Gávea as a player and later returned to the club to make history off the field as well. The Old Wolf coached the Rubro-Negro on five occasions, but undoubtedly the most memorable of them was the most recent. In 1972 and 1973, he even won the Campeonato Carioca, but neither was as thrilling as the 2001 victory. Petkovic's timeless free-kick goal in Flamengo's fourth state championship was under Zagallo's command, and he also won the Copa dos Campeões shortly after, leading Flamengo back to the Libertadores ten years later.

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The other side - Of course, simply having a background at the club doesn't necessarily mean good results. In 1998, Toninho Barroso—known for his work in the youth ranks, where he nurtured talents like Djalminha, Athirson, and defender Juan—was faced with the challenge of taking over a team starring Romário. In six matches, Barroso managed just one win. João Carlos Costa is another. He began his career at Flamengo in the late 70s. He had a few opportunities as interim manager and assistant manager, but never really made it.

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Then, in 2002, at the age of 46, he was called in to replace Carlos Alberto Torres, who was coming off a failure in the Mercosul Cup final (a loss to San Lorenzo). His challenge was to lead the team in the Copa Libertadores, a competition the club returned to after almost a 10-year absence. And the results were not up to par. In his debut, a somewhat normal result: a loss to Once Caldas away from home. However, João Carlos would only achieve his first victory against Once itself after eight games (three draws and five losses—two of them in the Libertadores).

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The new harvest – Flamengo's coaching development never stops. A prime example is Rogério Lourenço. A powerful defender in the early 90s, he became known as "Captain Hurricane" during Flamengo's fifth Brazilian championship title in 1992, scoring an unforgettable free kick goal against São Paulo that was crucial in the club's run to that title. Now, Rogério works with the club's youth academy as well as the Brazilian national team. A successful coach with Flamengo's youth team, he recently took over the youth team, which was led by another great legend in Flamengo's history, Adílio, and continues to lead the U-20 team. He is yet another promising coach to emerge from Gávea.

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Adílio himself can be considered a highly successful coach in his work with Flamengo's youth academy. From 2005 to 2008, the former player and member of the greatest midfield in the club's history, alongside Andrade and Zico, led the Rubro-Negro youth team and achieved impressive results. In four years with the youth team, he won three Rio de Janeiro state championships, two OPG Tournament titles, the Rio-São Paulo and Taça BH championships, and finished third in the Malaysia World Cup. He also won the Copa Record and the Copa Cultura. He also helped develop players of the caliber of Renato Augusto, Erick Flores, Thiago Sales, and defensive midfielder Rômulo. Currently, however, Adílio appears to have hung up his drawing board and is no longer coaching any other teams.