José de Assis Aragão (born 5 October 1939), is a Brazilian former

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Referee career

A referee linked to the São Paulo Football Federation, Aragão refereed from 1970 to 1991, being an international referee from 1981 to 1980. He refereed some

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finals, the most notable being the

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between

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and

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UFO sighting

On 6 March 1982, Aragão was one of the witnesses to the sighting of a

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over the

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stadium in

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, where Operário FC and

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were playing. Even years after the event, Aragão claims to have seen a very strong light over the stadium, which remained still for more than 30 minutes.

Goal scored

On 9 October 1983, another unusual event involved Aragão, this time in a

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match between

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and

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. Aragão, who was positioned close to the goal line, scored a goal, after a corner taken by Jorginho Putinatti bounced off him and went into the goal defended by goalkeeper Marolla. The goal was valid and attributed to Jorginho, since according to the rules at the time, the referee was a neutral element. As time passed, the referee began to take the event as a joke, saying that he was a supporter of SE Palmeiras and scored the goal on purpose, a fact that was clearly untrue.

Another functions in sports

José Assis de Aragão had a short career as a

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in the early 1990s, and managed the teams Nacional-SP, Serra Negra EC and São José EC. He was also president of the

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council of referees and the National Sports Council in Brazil (CNE).

References

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