Sálvio Spínola Fagundes Filho

In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Spínola and the second or paternal family name is Fagundes. "Filho" is a generational suffix meaning "son", which is used for someone whose name is the same as their father, like "Jr." in English.

Sálvio Spínola Fagundes Filho (born 14 September 1968 in Urandi, Bahia) is a former Brazilian football referee.

Sálvio Spinola Fagundes

Sálvio Spínola in 2011
Full name	Sálvio Spinola Fagundes Filho
Born	(1968-09-14) 14 September 1968 (age 56) Urandi, Bahia, Brazil
Height	1.84 m (6 ft 1⁄2 in)
Other occupation	Full-time referee lawyer
Domestic
Years	League	Role
1999–2013	Série A	Referee
International
Years	League	Role
2005–2013	FIFA listed	Referee

Refereeing career

Sálvio was born in the state of Bahia, but has lived in capital city of São Paulo since the age of 1. He first showed interest in refereeing in 1992, when he signed up for the refereeing course in the Federação Paulista de Futebol. Since then, he has been a São Paulo State referee for Brazilian competitions.

He has been an International FIFA referee since 2005 and took charge of numerous Copa Libertadores and Copa Sudamericana matches since then. He was also selected for the 2007 FIFA U-17 World Cup in South Korea where he officiated six matches including the semifinal between Spain and Ghana.^[1] Fagundes also officiated in 2010^[2] and 2014 World Cup qualifiers.^[3]

Following the retirement of fellow countryman Carlos Eugênio Simon he finally secured his maiden Copa América appointment in 2011, where he went on to officiate the final between Uruguay and Paraguay.^[4]

As of July 2013, Fagundes is no longer listed on the FIFA list for Brazil,^[5] because of the FIFA international age limit of 45.

Fagundes is also a lawyer and economist. After his retirement as international referee, he has acted as a pundit for Brazilian channel ESPN Brasil.

Statistics

Série A

Year	Games	Total	per game	Total	per game
1999	7	33	4.71	6	0.85
2000	7	33	4.71	5	0.71
2001	4	18	4.50	1	0.25
2002	5	28	5.60	1	0.20
2003	20	115	5.75	8	0.40
2004	15	94	6.26	7	0.46
2005	17	72	4.23	9	0.52
2006	19	98	5.15	7	0.36
2007	13	63	4.84	3	0.23
2008	18	96	5.33	10	0.55
2009	17	106	6.23	5	0.29
2010	17	80	4.70	4	0.23
Overall	159	836	5.25	66	0.41

References

1. FIFA. "Match Report - Spain - Ghana 2:1 a.e.t. (1:1, 0:0)". 5 September 2007. Retrieved on 26 July 2013.
2. FIFA. "Match Report - Venezuela - Bolivia 5:3 (2:2)". 20 November 2007. Retrieved on 26 July 2013.
3. FIFA. "Match Report - Colombia - Argentina 1:2 (1:0)". 15 November 2011. Retrieved on 26 July 2013.
4. Ciullini, Pablo. "Copa América 2011". RSSSF, 14 March 2013. Retrieved on 26 July 2013.
5. FIFA. "Brazil: Referees". Retrieved on 26 July 2013.

External links

• WorldReferee.com - Profile