Carlos Eugênio Simon (born 3 September 1965) is a Brazilian ex- FIFA football

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. He is also a

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and he works for Fox Sports Brasil since 2012. Simon has been an international referee since 1998 and his first international game was between

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and

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. He was a referee in the

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, and

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. During the 2006 FIFA World Cup, Simon officiated at three matches. He was selected for the

and was chosen to officiate the match between

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and the

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on 12 June.World Cup 2010: controversial Carlos Simon to referee England v USA group match
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Biography

Carlos Simon was born on the small town of

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, Rio Grande do Sul, on 3 September 1965. He is a first cousin of tennis player

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. He earned a

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in journalism from the

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. He completed his

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on sports science, specializing in soccer. Simon became a referee for the CBF in 1993, and for the FIFA in 1997. He participated in the

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, the 2002, 2006 and 2010 FIFA World Cup Qualifying Tournaments, and every

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competition since 2000. He also officiated the finals of the Campeonato Brasileiro four times (1998, 1999, 2001 and 2002), the

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three times (2000, 2003 and 2004). On 2004, he released his first book, titled ''Na Diagonal do Campo'' ( en, On the Diagonal of the Field). In it, he explains the rules of a football match and the routine of a referee.

External links

FIFA Profile

Profile on ratetheref.net

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Simon, Carlos Eugenio 1965 births People from Rio Grande do Sul Brazilian football referees 2006 FIFA World Cup referees 2010 FIFA World Cup referees Living people Copa América referees 2002 FIFA World Cup referees FIFA World Cup referees Pontifical Catholic University of Rio Grande do Sul alumni