Edílson Pereira de Carvalho (born August 4, 1962 in

Jacareí Jacareí () is a city in the state of São Paulo, Brazil. The population is 235,416 (2020 est.) in an area of 464.27 km2. The city is known as "Capital of Beer" by the daily output of its factories, considered the biggest in Latin America. T ...

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(retrieved on July 30, 2007) ) is a former international football referee. Being a religious man, his pre-match ritual was to raise his two football cards (

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), 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. He is married and has a daughter.

Youth

When he was younger, he tried to become a football player, and made a test at São José, but never signed a contract.

Refereeing career

In 1991, he became a referee. Three years later, he refereed his first official match, a

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game. He became an international referee in 2000, 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. He worked in important competitions such as

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, Campeonato Paulista, and international competitions such as

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, but never refereed a

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match. Among the most famous matches he worked were both legs of the 2000 Copa Libertadores semifinal tie between

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and

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. He was one of the main figures in the 2005

Brazilian football match-fixing scandal Máfia do Apito (literally ''The Whistle Mafia''), sometimes referred to as the Escândalo do Apito (''The Whistle Scandal''), was the name given by the Brazilian press to the football match-fixing scandal reported by Veja magazine on 23 September ...

, where he received between R$10,000 and R$15,000 per fixed match. 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. He also faced charges of fraud, conspiracy and crimes against the economy. He confirmed that he committed those crimes, but stated that he only did so because he was R$40,000 in debt.Custo para repetir jogos do Nacional chega a R$ 1,3 milhão - Folha Online
(retrieved on July 30, 2007)

References

External links

(in Portuguese)
The Star Online
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