In 2012, Tiago Rech was the solitary Santa Cruz fan in the away end at Gremio. His club has driven him to joy and despair in the years since
This is where the story veers temporarily away from the saccharine. Three months into the 2014 season, the cash ran out. Rech’s dad had to lend him money to pay the players. Santa Cruz stumbled on through to the end of the season, but things were so bleak that directors discussed closing the club for good the following year.
For a couple of years, Rech kept his distance. He paid off his debts and started to work in politics. Then, inevitably, came his Michael Corleone moment. Just when he thought he was out, they pulled him back in.It was a decision born of pain. Santa Cruz endured a horror year in 2018, losing every single match they played. “They even lost a friendly against a group of random guys from the city who were thrown together overnight,” says Rech.
“In the first game of the season, I was expecting 200 supporters, but there were 1,000, with queues to get in,” Rech explains. “During that match, I had to go to the supermarket four times to buy more sausages for the hotdog kiosk. I didn’t even see the match.” Rech, naturally, took another photo with all three trophies. He was not actually president for that third success — he stepped down last year to focus on his job at the mayor’s office — but he remains heavily involved. He is now the vice-chairman of the board. Oh, and vice-president for marketing. And head of social media. You get the picture.“It’s all for the love of the club,” he says. “In 2018, I was also really scared by the idea of the club closing. It really hit me.
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