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Ze Aparecido De Oliveira was active internationally for only two years: 1992 and 1993.

João Paulo Araújo (Retired)

João Paulo Araújo was a FIFA referee from 1994 until the end of 1996.

Romualdo Arppi Filho (Retired)

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Arppi Filho took charge two matches and the final in the 1986 World Cup in Mexico and five matches in three Olympic tournaments. FIFA ref: 1963-1990 (27 years!).

José de Assis Aragão (Retired)

A FIFA referee from 1980 until 1989. Jose Aragao is a member of the select group of referees who scored a goal in a match they officiated (see did-you-know). Another one ...

Álvaro Azeredo Quelhas (Retired)

Alvaro Azeredo Quelhas was a FIFA referee from 2000 until the end of 2004.

Djalma Jose Beltrami Teixeira (Retired)

This Brazilian referee did not have a very impressive FIFA career. He got his badge in 2006 and had to give it back again at the end of 2008.

Dalmo Bozzano (Retired)

Dalmo Bozzano started his international career in 1994 and stopped in 1997.

Pedro Carlos Bregalda do Carmo (Retired)

Either born in 1946 or 1948, Pedro do Carmo was a FIFA referee from 1990 until the end of 1992.

Gaulter Castro (Retired)

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Arnaldo David Cezar Coelho (Retired)

Arnaldo David Cezar Coelho was the first non-European referee to take charge of a World Cup final: Italy-West Germany in 1982.

Willer Costa (Retired)

This Brazilian referee had a FIFA badge in seasons 1957/58 and 1959/60. And, not from, apparently he was out in the season between.

Ilton Jose da Costa (Retired)

A FIFA referee for only two years (1990 and 1991, but this is from one source, another source says he retired in 1989) but a national referee from 1973. Ilton da Costa ha...

Joaquim Gonçalves Da Silva (Retired)

Internationaly active from 1967 until1973.

Ulisses Tavares da Silva Filho (Retired)

Ulisses Tavares da Silva Filho was a FIFA ref from 198 until 1992.

Airton Vieira De Moraes (Retired)

A big guy, nicknamed Sansão (Samson), Ayrton Vieira de Moraes (or Morais, FIFA uses both names) took charge of a match in the 1970 World Cup.

Silvia Regina de Oliveira (Retired)

Silvia refereed her first game in 1982, but her career began to grow only after 1997, when she joined the framework of official arbiters of Sao Paulo. From 2002 she also ...

Claudia de Vasconcellos Guedes (Retired)

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Sidrack Marinho dos Santos (Retired)

Sidrack Marinho dos Santos started his international career in 1994 and stopped in 1998.

Alfredo dos Santos Loebeling (Retired)

Alfredo dos Santos Loebeling was only shortly internationally active, he started in 2001 and stopped in 2002.

Jorge dos Santos Travassos (Retired)

Jorge Travassos started his international career in 1998 and stopped in 1999.

Joao Etzel Filho (Retired)

João Etzel Filho participated in the World Cup 1962. He was a FIFA referee from season 1956/57 until 1963.

Jose Faville Neto (Retired)

A FIFA referee from 1970 until 1980 and active in the Libertadores every year.

Luis Carlos Felix Ferreira (Retired)

Luis Felix was a FIFA referee from 1978 until 1990. He was active at two World Cups: the u20 in 1983 and the u16 in 1989.

Argemiro Felix Senna (Retired)

A FIFA referee in the seasons 1959/60 and 1960/61.

Amílcar José Ferreira (Retired)

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José Ferreira Lemos (Retired)

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Leonardo Gaciba da Silva (Retired)

Gaciba started his career in 1998 in the local league of his birthplace Pelotas. He officiated the final of that rather obscure 'Colonial de Pelotas' league when he was j...

Oscar Roberto Godoi (Retired)

Oscar Roberto Godoi was a FIFA referee from 1993 until the end of 2000. He is a journalist and sports commentator.

Romualdo Joaquim Goncalves (Retired)

Only one season as a FIFA referee: 1966/67

Gilberto Pedro Hoffmann Nahas (Retired)

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Paulo Katchborian (Retired)

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Jose Lages Filho (Retired)

Jose Alves Lages Filho was a FIFA referee for only one season, 1960/61.

Frederico Lopes (Retired)

Frederico Lopes was a FIFA referee in seasons 1958/59 and again in season 1965/66.

Claudio Magalhães (Retired)

Claudio Flavio de Magalhaes was only active as a FIFA referee in season 1968/69.

Renato Marcilha (Retired)

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Armando Marques (Retired)

Armando Nunes Castanheira da Rosa Marques was a FIFA referee for 20 years between 1960 and 1980. He took charge of one match in the 1966 and 1974 World Cup finals and thr...

Emidio Marques de Mesquita (Retired)

A FIFA referee between 1982 and 1989.

Renato Marsiglia (Retired)

A famous referee from the last century. Two matches in the 1994 World Championships. Oddly enough for a World Cup referee he was internationally active for only 5 years, ...

Wilson de Souza Mendonca (Retired)

This Brazilian, who started as a futsal refreee, carried a FIFA badge from 1994 till 2007.

Catao Montez Junior (Retired)

FIFA has him as Catao Monteiro and lists this Brazilian referee in seasons 1956/57 and 1957/58, which could mean he held his FIFA badge for only one year.

Arthur Moraes de Castro (Retired)

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Francisco Dacildo Mourao Albuquerque (Retired)

Francisco Dacildo Mourão Albuquerque was a FIFA referee from 1995 until the end of 1999.

Antonio Musitano (Retired)

Péricles Bassols Pegado Cortez seems to have been taken off the FIFA list at the end of 2010.

Alicio Pena Junior (Retired)

FIFA referee from 2003 until the end of 2008.

Antonio Pereira Da Silva (Retired)

Pereira da Silva started his international career in 1994 and finished in 2002.

Edilson Pereira de Carvalho (Retired)

Brazilian referee Edilson Pereira de Carvalho was banned from football for life in October 2005. He influenced results in the Brazilian top division for an illegal online...

Anacleto Pietrobon (Retired)

Perhaps better known as Valussi, a full back for Corinthians, who had to quit playing because of an injury and turned referee in 1955. He was a FIFA ref in the season 196...

Carlos Elias Pimentel (Retired)

Carlos Elias Barroso Pimentel was a FIFA referee from 1993 until the end of 1997.

Walquir Magalhães Pimentel (Retired)

Walquir Magalhães Pimentel started or stopped his career in 1986.

Gualter Teixeira Portela Filho (Retired)

Gualter Teixeira Portela Filho started or stopped his career in 1962.

Jose Roberto Ramiz Wright (Retired)

Jose Roberto Ramiz Wright took charge of four matches in the 1990 World Cup. He held his FIFA badge between 1978 and 1993. See an impressive list under palmares

Diogo Rangel (Retired)

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Agomar Martins Röhrig (Retired)

Agomar Martins started his international career in 1968 and finished in 1978.

Marcio Rezende Freitas (Retired)

Marcio Rezende de Freitas took charge of more than 1100 matches in Brazil between 1989 and 2005. The list of his international matches is even more impressive. World Cup,...

Etel Rodrigues (Retired)

Etel Rodrigues was a FIFA referee only during season 1965/1966. But he took charg of over a 100 matches nationally.

Raimondo Cunha Rola (Retired)

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Carlos Sergio Rosa Martins (Retired)

Carlos Martins is the one with the most Clássicos (Portuguese spelling) in Brazil: 24. (A Classico in Brazil is a match between Gremio and Sport Club Internacional.) He ...

Sebastião Rufino Ribeiro (Retired)

Sebastião Rufino Ribeiro was a FIFA ref from 1968 until 1980. After his refereeing career he went into politics. Football politics and politics politics. He is a deputad...

Raimundo Sampaio (Retired)

A FIFA referee for probably only one season (1954/55) and the president of the now defunct mining team of Sete de Setembro. Sampaio died age 80 in 1984.

Oscar Scolfaro (Retired)

Oscar Scolfaro was a FIFA referee from 1973 until 1982.

Manoel Serapião Filho (Retired)

MANOEL SERAPIÃO FILHO started his international career in 1991 and stopped in 1993. He officiated 143 games in the Brazilian first division.

Americo da Silva (Retired)

Américo Loureiro da Silva was a FIFA referee only in season 1957/1958.

Carlos Eugenio Simón (Retired)

This referee, full name Carlos Eugenio Simón, was born on the 3rd of September 1965 in Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. He refereed his first match while still at college. The...

Wagner Tardelli de Azevedo (Retired)

Wagner Tardelli was a FIFA referee from 2000 till the end of 2007.

Luciano Augusto Teoton Almeida (Retired)

Copas and World Cup qualifiers between 1998 and 2004.

Fortunato Francisco Tonelli (Retired)

Fortunato Tonelli was a FIFA referee in seasons 1957/58 and 1958/59.

Aparício Viana (Retired)

Aparício Viana e Silva was a FIFA referee for only one season: 1960/61. There was also a Aparicio Viana who coached a football team.

Arthur Vilarino (Retired)

Arthur Vilarino Espanha was a FIFA referee in season 1959/60.

Claudio Rodrigues Vinicius Cerdeira (Retired)

Claudio Rodrigues Vinacius Cerdeira was an international referee from 1992 until the end of 1999.

Antônio Viug (Retired)

Very active as a referee in the 1960's, Antônio Viug was also a linesman. He was a FIFA referee from 1961 until 1968.

João Batista Laurito (Deceased)

We don't know much about Joao Batista Laurito except that he was a FIFA referee in seasons 1955/56 and 1956/57.

Caetano Bovino (Deceased)

Caetano Bovino Sobrinho stater refereeing in 1941. He was a FIFA referee until season 54/55 (but listed as a FIFA deputy referee in 1955), he retired from refereeing 4 ye...

Antonio Carneiro de Campos (Deceased)

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João De María (Deceased)

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Eunapio Gouveia de Queiroz (Deceased)

Eunápio Gouveia de Queirós took charge of three mathes of the 1964 Olympics. He was a FIFA ref from 1958 till 1967 and listed as an international "deputy referee" in 19...

Wilson Carlos dos Santos (Deceased)

Wilson Carlos dos Santos joined the course of the Football Federation of Rio de Janeiro (Ferj) in 1974. He joined FIFA in 199o at the age of 44, due to his age he had to...

Virgílio Antônio Fedrighi (Deceased)

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Geraldo Fernandes (Deceased)

Geraldo Fernandes retired internationally in 1959. He got his badge in season 1952 or earlier.

Alberto Gama Malcher (Deceased)

Alberto Monard da Gama Malcher took charge of one match at the 1950 World Cup finals.

Mario Gardelli (Deceased)

Mario Gardelli's last season as a FIFA referee was 1951-52. We don't know when he started.

José Gomes Sobrinho (Deceased)

FIFA has him as a referee only in season 1962/63 but we found international matches with Jose Sobrinho from 1959.

Joaquim Antônio Leite de Castro (Deceased)

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Carlos de Oliveira Monteiro (Deceased)

Carlos de Oliveira was a FIFA referee during two seasons: 1955/56 ans 1956/57.

Adilton Ponteado (Deceased)

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Sidney Pullen (Deceased)

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Gilberto Almeida Rego (Deceased)

Almeida Rego took charge of three matches in the first ever World Cup. In 1930, Uruguay. He was 49 and the oldest person taking part of the tournament.

Oswaldo Rolla (Deceased)

Oswaldo Azzarini Rolla is better known as the legendary player with the nickname Foguinho, because of his red hair. Later he was also a coach and a referee. He held a FIF...

Pedro Santos (Deceased)

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Mário Goncalves Vianna (Deceased)

Mario Gonçalves Vianna (sometimes "Viana") took charge of two matches in two World Cup finals. !954 was his last year as a FIFA referee.