The Prêmio Belfort Duarte was a football award given by the Brazilian National Sports Council to the football player who completes ten years without being booked with a red card. Starting in 1995, the award was given by the CBF

Brazilian Football Confederation

The Brazilian Football Confederation is the governing body of football in Brazil. It was founded on June 8, 1914, as Confederação Brasileira de Desportos , meaning Brazilian Sports Confederation. Its first president was Álvaro Zamith. It organizes the Brazilian national competitions, like...

, and since 2008 the award is given by 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...

. It is named after Belfort Duarte

Belfort Duarte

João Evangelista Belfort Duarte, commonly known as Belfort Duarte , was a Brazilian football central defender. The Belfort Duarte Award is named after him.-Playing career:...

 because in a game he mentioned to the referee that he committed a foul in his club's penalty area

Penalty area

The penalty area , is an area of an association football pitch. It is rectangular and extends to each side of the goal and in front of it. Within the penalty area is the penalty spot , which is from the goal line, directly in-line with the centre of the goal...

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History

The award was created on August 16, 1945 by the now defunct Brazilian National Sports Council, and instituted on January 1, 1946, and it is given to the amateur or professional footballers who completed at least two hundred games in at least a ten-year career without being booked with a red card. Those players were awarded with a certificate, a medal and a card granting free entrance to every stadium in Brazil. After being deactivated for a few years, the award was given again, starting on May 18, 1995, by the CBF

Brazilian Football Confederation

The Brazilian Football Confederation is the governing body of football in Brazil. It was founded on June 8, 1914, as Confederação Brasileira de Desportos , meaning Brazilian Sports Confederation. Its first president was Álvaro Zamith. It organizes the Brazilian national competitions, like...

. However, the organization only granted the award to retired players. This measure aimed to prevent situations like of the full back Everaldo (world champion with the Brazilian team

Brazil national football team

The Brazil national football team represents Brazil in international men's football and is controlled by the Brazilian Football Confederation , the governing body for football in Brazil. They are a member of the International Federation of Association Football since 1923 and also a member of the...

 in 1970

1970 FIFA World Cup

The 1970 FIFA World Cup, the ninth staging of the World Cup, was held in Mexico, from 31 May to 21 June. The 1970 tournament was the first World Cup hosted in North America, and the first held outside South America and Europe. In a match-up of two-time World Cup champions, the final was won by...

), who three months after winning the award punched a referee and was suspended for a year.

Rede Globo

Since 2008, the Prêmio Belfort Duarte is given by 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...

, awarding the player with the cleanest disciplinary record during the Campeonato Brasileiro Série A

Campeonato Brasileiro Série A

The Campeonato Brasileiro de Clubes da Série A , popularly known as the Brasileirão , is a professional football league at the top of the Brazilian football league system held annually since 1959. Contested by twenty clubs, it operates a system of promotion and relegation with the Série B...

. The 2008 winner was Ricardinho, who committed seven fouls in the 25 games he played for Vitória

Esporte Clube Vitória

Esporte Clube Vitória, usually known simply as Vitória, is a Brazilian football team from Salvador in Bahia, founded on May 13, 1899.Vitória's home games are played at the club's own stadium . They play in red and black horizontal striped shirts, black shorts and black socks...

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Winners

Year	Player	Club	Fouls	Yellow Cards	Red Cards	Games
2008	Ricardinho	Vitória Esporte Clube Vitória Esporte Clube Vitória, usually known simply as Vitória, is a Brazilian football team from Salvador in Bahia, founded on May 13, 1899.Vitória's home games are played at the club's own stadium . They play in red and black horizontal striped shirts, black shorts and black socks...	7	0	0	25