António Garrido (referee)
{{short description|Portuguese football referee}}
{{Portuguese name|Silva|Garrido}}
{{Infobox person
| birth_name = António José da Silva Garrido
| birth_date = {{Birth date|1932|12|3|df=y}}
| birth_place = Vieira de Leiria, Marinha Grande, Portugal
| death_date = {{Death date and age|2014|9|10|1932|12|3|df=y}}
| death_place =
| nationality = Portuguese
| other_names =
| occupation = Accountant
| known_for = Football referee (1964–1982)
}}
António José da Silva Garrido OIH (3 December 1932 – 10 September 2014) was a Portuguese football referee.
Career
Born in Vieira de Leiria, Marinha Grande, Garrido was the first Portuguese referee to officiate a European Cup final in 1980. He refereed three matches in the FIFA World Cup, two in the 1978 and one in the 1982 – the 3rd place play-off match. He also refereed one match in the UEFA Euro 1980 and the first leg of 1977 European Super Cup.{{cite web |url=http://www.publico.pt/desporto/noticia/antonio-garrido-o-homem-que-detestava-arbitros-mas-tornouse-um-deles-1669273 |title=António Garrido, o homem que detestava árbitros mas que se tornou um deles |language=pt |trans-title=António Garrido, the man who hated referees but that became one of them |author=Tiago Pimentel |date=10 September 2014 |publisher=Público |access-date=11 September 2014}}
On 3 August 1983, Garrido received the title of Officer of the Order of Prince Henry. Although he was an accountant by profession, he continued involved in football after his forced retirement as a referee in 1982 due to age limit.{{cite web|url=https://expresso.sapo.pt/morreu-o-arbitro-que-se-dizia-do-sporting-mas-colaborou-com-o-fc-porto=f888974|title=Morreu o árbitro que se dizia do Sporting mas colaborou com o FC Porto|date=10 September 2014|publisher=Expresso|language=pt|trans-title=The referee who said being a Sporting fan but who collaborated with FC Porto|last1=Paulo|first1=Isabel|access-date=3 December 2014}} He then had several positions, becoming member of the FPF's Refereeing Board (for 4 years), FIFA referee instructor, UEFA observer, and referees commissioner in World Cups (for 20 years).{{cite news|title=António Garrido: "Marquei penalties quase sem ter visto" |language=pt |trans-title=António Garrido: "I whistled penalties almost without seeing them" |url=http://www.jornaldeleiria.pt/portal/index.php?id=7538 |access-date=10 September 2014 |work=Jornal de Leiria |date=26 April 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140910111809/http://www.jornaldeleiria.pt/portal/index.php?id=7538 |archive-date=10 September 2014 }}
In 2005, Garrido was heard as a witness in Portuguese corruption scandal Apito Dourado (Golden Whistle) for being tapped talking to Pinto de Sousa (Chairman of the FPF's Refereeing Board) and Valentim Loureiro (Chairman of the Portuguese League for Professional Football).{{cite web|url=http://www.marca.com/2011/05/04/futbol/europa_league/1304504345.html|title=Directivos del Oporto cenaron con el árbitro tras el partido contra el Villarreal|date=4 May 2011|website=Marca.com|language=es|trans-title=FC Porto members dined with the referee after the match against Villarreal|access-date=11 September 2014}}
=1978 World Cup=
Garrido officiated the match between the hosts Argentina and Hungary.{{cite news|author=Scott Murray and Paul Doyle|date=2 July 2010|title=The Joy of Six: World Cup Refereeing Controversies|url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/blog/2010/jul/02/joy-six-world-cup-refereeing-controversies|access-date=23 October 2014}}
= UEFA Euro 1980 =
Garrido also officiated the match between Italy and Belgium at UEFA Euro 1980.
Personal life and death
In 2012, Garrido admitted to have become a supporter of FC Porto, despite being himself a declared supporter of Sporting CP before ending his referee career. He was accused of collaborating with the former club, a claim which he denied.
On 10 September 2014, he died after a long illness.{{cite news|title=Morreu o antigo árbitro António Garrido|language=pt|trans-title=Former referee António Garrido died|url=http://www.maisfutebol.iol.pt/liga-antonio-garrido-arbitro-arbitragem-morreu-antonio-garrido/5410252d0cf28f4fed8344d5.html|access-date=10 September 2014|work=Maisfutebol|date=10 September 2014|archive-date=11 September 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140911184331/http://www.maisfutebol.iol.pt/liga-antonio-garrido-arbitro-arbitragem-morreu-antonio-garrido/5410252d0cf28f4fed8344d5.html|url-status=dead}}
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- {{WorldReferee.com}}
- {{WorldFootball.net referee}}
- {{EU-Football.info referee}}
- {{Soccerway referee|antonio-jose-da-silva-garrido/108034}}
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{{succession box|title=European Cup Referees
|before=European Cup Final 1979
{{flagicon|AUT}} Erich Linemayr
|after=European Cup Final 1981
{{flagicon|HUN}} Károly Palotai
|years=Final 1980
{{flagicon|POR}} António Garrido}}
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{{UEFA Champions League Final referees}}
{{UEFA Euro 1980 referees}}
{{1982 FIFA World Cup referees}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Garrido, Antonio}}
Category:People from Marinha Grande
Category:Portuguese football referees
Category:1978 FIFA World Cup referees
Category:1982 FIFA World Cup referees