Edílson Pereira de Carvalho
Edílson Pereira de Carvalho (born August 4, 1962 in Brazil[1]) is a former international football referee. Being a religious man, his pre-match ritual was to raise his two football cards (yellow and red), both personalized with the inscription Deus é Fiel, which means God is Faithful, and pray in the center of the pitch. He became notorious for his involvement in a match-fixing scandal.[2] He is married and has a daughter, and currently lives in Jacareí, São Paulo.[3]
Youth
When he was younger, he tried to become a football player, and made a test at São José, but never signed a contract.[3]
Early refereeing career
In 1991, he became a referee.[4] Three years later, he refereed his first official match, a Campeonato Paulista game.[3]
He became an international referee in 2000,[1] one year after he was appointed by Armando Marques, who was the president of the Brazilian Football Confederation Refereeing Commission at the time; he replaced referee Dacildo Mourão.[5] He worked in important competitions such as Campeonato Brasileiro Série A, Campeonato Paulista, and international competitions such as Copa Libertadores and Copa Sudamericana, but never refereed a Football World Cup match.[2]
Among the most famous matches he worked were both legs of the 2000 Copa Libertadores semifinal tie between Corinthians and Palmeiras.[3]
Scandals
In 2003, he was accused of submitting a fake high school graduation degree to Paulista Football Federation (FPF), which is a requirement for anyone who wants to be a referee in Brazil; the accusation was never investigated by FPF.[6]
In 2005, he was accused of insulting Argentine players Sebá and Carlos Tevez during a match between São Paulo and Corinthians.[7]
He was one of the main figures in the 2005 Brazilian football match-fixing scandal, where he received between R$10,000 and R$15,000 per fixed match.[2] Eleven Brazilian National Championship matches refereed by him were annulled, and needed to be replayed. He was suspended on September 24, 2005, and was later was banned for life.[8] He also faced charges of fraud, conspiracy and crimes against the economy.[3] He confirmed that he committed those crimes, but stated that he only did so because he was R$40,000 in debt.[9]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.(Portuguese)
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 Jogo sujo - Veja Online (retrieved on July 30, 2007) Archived February 16, 2007 at the Wayback Machine
- ↑ Árbitro suspenso - Jornal Nacional (retrieved on July 30, 2007)
- ↑ Armando Marques levou Carvalho à Fifa e deve cair - Folha Online (retrieved on July 30, 2007)
- ↑ Máfia do apito: vice de federação quer processar ex-árbitro de Jacareí Edilson - Portal São José dos Campos (retrieved on July 30, 2007)
- ↑ Corintiano Sebá e juiz vão fazer acareação em tribunal - Folha Online (retrieved on July 30, 2007)
- ↑ Cronologia do escândalo de arbitragem - Terra (retrieved on July 30, 2007)
- ↑ Custo para repetir jogos do Nacional chega a R$ 1,3 milhão - Folha Online (retrieved on July 30, 2007)
External links
- Veja magazine (in Portuguese)
- The Star Online
