José_Roberto_Wright

José Roberto Wright

José Roberto Wright

Brazilian football referee

José Roberto Ramiz Wright,[1] also known as José Roberto Wright or José Ramiz Wright (born September 7, 1944 in Rio de Janeiro), is a former Brazilian football referee. He supervised four matches during the 1990 FIFA World Cup in Italy[2] including the semi-final between West Germany and England.

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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 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. by 3–0 and became World Champions.

References

  1. [1]
    "Árbitros Brasileiros que pertenceram ao Quadro internacional da FIFA" (in Brazilian Portuguese). São Paulo State Football Referees Syndicate. Archived from the original on 2009-01-22. Retrieved 2008-08-01.
  2. [2]
    Duarte, Fernando (3 June 2014). "Italia 90 ref: 'Fella with funny hair cost England, not booking Gazza' | Football". The Guardian. Retrieved 2014-07-12.


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