António José da Silva Garrido OIH (3 December 1932 – 10 September 2014) was a Portuguese

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Career

Born in Vieira de Leiria,

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, Garrido was the first Portuguese referee to officiate a European Cup final in 1980. He refereed three matches in the

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, two in the

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and one in the

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– the 3rd place play-off match. He also refereed one match in the

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and the first leg of

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. On 3 August 1983, Garrido received the title of Officer of the

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. Although he was an

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by profession, he continued involved in football after his forced retirement as a referee in 1982 due to age limit. He then had several positions, becoming member of the FPF's Refereeing Board (for 4 years),

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referee instructor,

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observer, and referees commissioner in World Cups (for 20 years). In 2005, Garrido was heard as a witness in Portuguese corruption scandal Apito Dourado (Golden Whistle) for being tapped talking to Pinto de Sousa (Chairman of the FPF's Refereeing Board) and

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(Chairman of the Portuguese League for Professional Football).

1978 World Cup

Garrido officiated the match between the hosts

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and

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UEFA Euro 1980

Garrido also officiated the match between Italy and Belgium at

Personal life and death

In 2012, Garrido admitted to have become a supporter of

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, despite being himself a declared supporter of

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before ending his referee career. He was accused of collaborating with the former club, a claim which he denied. On 10 September 2014, he died after a long illness.

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* * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Garrido, Antonio 1932 births 2014 deaths People from Marinha Grande Portuguese football referees 1978 FIFA World Cup referees 1982 FIFA World Cup referees UEFA Euro 1980 referees Sportspeople from Leiria District