Leonardo Gaciba da Silva (born June 26, 1971), is a former Brazil

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 football (soccer)

Football (soccer)

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 referee.

Born in Pelotas

Pelotas

Pelotas is a Brazilian city and municipality , the third most populous in the southern state of Rio Grande do Sul. Pelotas is located 270 km from Porto Alegre, the capital city of the state, and 130 km from the Uruguayan border...

, Rio Grande do Sul

Rio Grande do Sul

Rio Grande do Sul is the southernmost state in Brazil, and the state with the fifth highest Human Development Index in the country. In this state is located the southernmost city in the country, Chuí, on the border with Uruguay. In the region of Bento Gonçalves and Caxias do Sul, the largest wine...

, Gaciba refereed his first match in 1993 between Guarany Futebol Clube

Guarany Futebol Clube

Guarany Futebol Clube, also known as Guarany de Bagé, is a Brazilian football team in Bagé, Rio Grande do Sul.-History:On April 19, 1907, Guarany was founded by eleven friends at Praça da Matriz . The club was named after Carlos Gomes' Il Guarany...

 and Grêmio Atlético Farroupilha. In 2005, Gaciba entered into FIFA

FIFA

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's squad. He has refereed many CONMEBOL

CONMEBOL

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's tournaments and represented Brazil in the Copa Libertadores 2008

Copa Libertadores 2008

The 2008 Copa Libertadores de América was the 49th edition of the Copa Libertadores, CONMEBOL's premier annual international club tournament. This marked the first year the competition was sponsored by Spanish bank Santander. As such, the competition is officially the 2008 Copa Santander...

. He announced his retirement in October 2010.

External links

• Interview to Leonardo Gaciba -