José Roberto Ramiz Wright,
also known as José Roberto Wright or José Ramiz Wright (born September 7, 1944 in
Rio de Janeiro
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), is a former
Brazil
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ian
football referee. He supervised four matches during the
1990 FIFA World Cup in
Italy
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.
He is also unkindly well-known by
Atlético-MG fans for sending off 5 players and the club's manager during a match against
Flamengo
Clube de Regatas do Flamengo (; English: ''Flamengo Rowing Club''), more commonly referred to as simply Flamengo, is a Brazilian sports club based in Rio de Janeiro, in the neighborhood of Gávea, best known for their professional football ...
in the
1981 Copa Libertadores.
In the same year, Flamengo won Copa Libertadores, and proceeded to play the
1981 Intercontinental Cup, where they beat
Liverpool F.C.
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by 3-0 and became World Champions.
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Profile
Brazilian people of English descent
1944 births
Brazilian football referees
FIFA World Cup referees
1990 FIFA World Cup referees
Living people
Sportspeople from Rio de Janeiro (city)
Copa América referees
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