æt hɪz tˈaɪm wɪð ˈæl ˈɑːli hiː wʌz vˈɛɹi nˈoʊn ɪn ˈiːdʒɪpt fɔːɹ hɪz hˈɛdɪŋ ˈækjʊɹəsi ænd ɪt wʌz nˈoʊn ðæt ˈæl ˈɑːli plˈeɪd ɐ tˈæktɪk ðæt flˈævɪˌoʊz fˈɛloʊ æŋɡˈoʊlə nˈæʃənəl fˈʊtbɔːl tˈiːm ænd ˈæl ˈɑːli tˈiːmeɪt ɡˈɪlbɚtˌoʊ wʊd plˈeɪ ɐ lˈɔŋ bˈɔːl tə hˌɪm fɹʌmðə sˈaɪdz, ænd flˈævɪˌoʊ wʊd skˈoːɹ wɪð hɪz hˈɛd.
At his time with Al Ahly he was very known in Egypt for his heading accuracy and it was known that Al Ahly played a tactic that Flávio's fellow Angola national football team and Al Ahly teammate Gilberto would play a long ball to him from the sides, and Flávio would score with his head.