Roger Galera Flores

Born in Rio de Janeiro to a Brazilian father and a Trinidadian mother, Flores started his professional career with Fluminense under coach Carlos Alberto Parreira in 1999. He was the main player in the team's Brazilian Série C winning campaign, and was the symbol of the restructuring of the club. Parreira once compared him to Diego Maradona, for having a similar style. After a relatively successful campaign in the regular series for 2000, in which the team ultimately finished 10th in points, he was involved in a discussion at halftime in the 2nd leg quarter-final playoff game against São Caetano at the Maracanã, presumably because he was subbed off the field, and left the stadium. Fluminense ended up losing that game and being eliminated from the playoffs. They did, however, get to stay in the Serie A for 2001 with their 10th place finish in the João Havelange regular series. In 2004 Flores played for Brazil, in a friendly match against Haiti. He scored two goals as Brazil won 6–0. He also played for the Brazil U-23 team in the 2000 Olympics football tournament. Roger was also eligible for the Trinidad and Tobago national football team. Roger Flores was transferred to the Portuguese club Benfica for a brief six-month period in 2001 for a reported US$6 million. However, he did not adjust and returned to Fluminense (on loan) only 6 months after the transaction. He returned to Benfica in 2002. In 2004, he returned to Fluminense once again but did not play as well as the previous…

Club

Fluminense Taça Rio 1998 Brazilian League – Serie C 1999 Campeonato Carioca 2002 Benfica Taça de Portugal: 2003–04 Supertaça de Portugal 2005 Corinthians Brazilian League 2005 Cruzeiro Campeonato Mineiro: 2011

Individual

Bola de Prata: 2001 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A Team of the Year: 2005