Arnaldo Cézar Coelho
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Arnaldo David Cézar Coelho (born January 15, 1943) was the first Brazil
ian, indeed first non-European to take charge of the FIFA World Cup
final when he officiated in the 1982 final between Italy
and West Germany
.
Coelho's career began as a beach soccer referee; became professional in 1965 (at one time, famously, telling reporters that he was the highest paid match official in the world) and was appointed to the international list in 1968. He was selected for both the 1978 and 1982 FIFA World Cup
s. In total he officiated in seven matches during the World Cup finals, three as a referee (the mentioned final from 1982 included).
After the end of his refereeing career, he became a soccer TV commentator for Rede Globo
. In March 2010, the The Daily Mail newspaper reporter Graham Poll listed Coelho as one of the top referees, citing his excellent performance in the 1978 and 1982 World Cups.
Coelho's brother is Ronaldo Cezar Coelho, a representative and founder of the Social Democratic Party in Brazil (PSDB
).
Brazil
Brazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is the largest country in South America. It is the world's fifth largest country, both by geographical area and by population with over 192 million people...
ian, indeed first non-European to take charge of the FIFA World Cup
FIFA World Cup
The FIFA World Cup, often simply the World Cup, is an international association football competition contested by the senior men's national teams of the members of Fédération Internationale de Football Association , the sport's global governing body...
final when he officiated in the 1982 final between Italy
Italy
Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
and West Germany
West Germany
West Germany is the common English, but not official, name for the Federal Republic of Germany or FRG in the period between its creation in May 1949 to German reunification on 3 October 1990....
.
Coelho's career began as a beach soccer referee; became professional in 1965 (at one time, famously, telling reporters that he was the highest paid match official in the world) and was appointed to the international list in 1968. He was selected for both the 1978 and 1982 FIFA World Cup
FIFA World Cup
The FIFA World Cup, often simply the World Cup, is an international association football competition contested by the senior men's national teams of the members of Fédération Internationale de Football Association , the sport's global governing body...
s. In total he officiated in seven matches during the World Cup finals, three as a referee (the mentioned final from 1982 included).
After the end of his refereeing career, he became a soccer TV commentator for Rede Globo
Rede Globo
Rede Globo , or simply Globo, is a Brazilian television network, launched by media mogul Roberto Marinho on April 26, 1965. It is owned by media conglomerate Organizações Globo, being by far the largest of its holdings...
. In March 2010, the The Daily Mail newspaper reporter Graham Poll listed Coelho as one of the top referees, citing his excellent performance in the 1978 and 1982 World Cups.
Coelho's brother is Ronaldo Cezar Coelho, a representative and founder of the Social Democratic Party in Brazil (PSDB
Brazilian Social Democracy Party
The Brazilian Social Democracy Party is a centrist political party in Brazil. Originally a centre-left party at the time of its foundation, PSDB moved to the centre after Fernando Henrique Cardoso forged an alliance with the right-wing Liberal...
).