Fluminense 1959

Fluminense in 1959 was the Rio de Janeiro state champion of the season, a team that brought together goalkeeper Castilho and midfielder Telê Santana. It represents one of the strong generations of Tricolor in the 1950s.

History

Fluminense Football Club won the Rio de Janeiro State Championship in 1959, in a decade when football in Rio de Janeiro was the most competitive in the country. The team played matches at Laranjeiras and the Maracanã. The squad had as references goalkeeper Castilho, a club icon, and Telê Santana, who later became famous as a coach. The team represented the continuity of a generation that had already won the Copa Rio in 1952. The 1959 state title reinforced Fluminense's tradition at a time of great rivalry with Botafogo, Flamengo and Vasco.