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Who is Fernando Fleury, the SAF's trusted man at Santa Cruz

Santa Cruz are moving from an association model to a corporate one, and Fernando Fleury has become the future SAF's trusted man at the club. The business director now leads the institutional area, reports to the presidency and supports Thairo Arruda, the incoming CEO.

By RedaçãoPublished: 10/24/2026, 05:37

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O Santa Cruz está no meio de uma passagem: sai do modelo associativo, que segue valendo, e caminha para o empresarial. Nesse intervalo, o organograma do Arruda já mudou algumas vezes.

O clube contratou Eduardo Freeland para o futebol e Raphael Rezende como consultor de mercado, e conta nos bastidores com Luís Sinforoso, preparador físico que passou pelo Botafogo. Mas o nome que ganhou peso nesse período pré-SAF é outro: Fernando Fleury.

Diretor do setor de negócios ao longo do ano, ele virou a pessoa de confiança da SAF tricolor, segundo apurou a reportagem. Com o acesso na Série C, seu escopo cresceu: passou a liderar a área institucional enquanto o controle do futebol troca de mãos.

Foi Fleury, inclusive, quem comunicou as férias coletivas ao elenco e aos funcionários na reapresentação depois do acesso.

Na nova estrutura, ele responde a Bruno Rodrigues (presidente), a Marco Benevides (vice) e a Allan Araújo (diretor executivo) — arranjo parecido com o da época de Pedro Henriques, ex-CEO que deixou o clube em maio.

Nesta transição, Fleury vem servindo de apoio a Thairo Arruda, que será o CEO da SAF. Todo o planejamento da próxima temporada tem passado por ele, e Thairo autorizou que execute o que a cúpula considera necessário — como a visita ao centro de treinamento do Retrô, que ele fez ao lado de Sinforoso.

O clube tenta alugar a estrutura de Camaragibe como base de treinos por todo o ano de 2027. Fleury também participa ou acompanha outras frentes do futebol, como a montagem do elenco: como os futuros donos da SAF ainda não vivem no Recife, alguém de confiança precisa representá-los nas decisões.

Com a SAF montada e Thairo Arruda confirmado no comando executivo, Fleury volta ao marketing de negócios.

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