Brazil's loneliest fan and his footballing fairytale
Tiago Rech alone in the away stands became a viral image that entwined his fortunes with his team's. It led to a tumultuous test of family relations and of his love for the club.
In 2012 Tiago Rech was the only Santa Cruz FC fan at a big away game for his team. When they scored, his timid, lone celebration was caught by TV cameras and went viral. All this attention earned him a role with the club, where full of ideas and enthusiasm, he made his way to the very top, to his dream job of football club president. But there would be a sting in this fairytale.
Producer / presenter: Andrea Kennedy.
Clips courtesy of Federação Gaúcha de Futebol and Canal Duda Garbi.
This programme was first broadcast in September 2023.
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(Photo: Tiago Rech alone in the stands. Credit: RBS TV)
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