Gilberto de Almeida Rêgo

Gilberto Arminio de Almeida Rêgo (November 28, 1895^[1] – March 4, 1970^[2]) was a Brazilian football referee. He officiated several games at the 1930 FIFA World Cup.^[3]

Gilberto de Almeida Rêgo

Full name	Gilberto Arminio de Almeida Rêgo
Born	(1895-11-28)28 November 1895 Sant'Ana do Livramento, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
Died	4 March 1970(1970-03-04) (aged 74) Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Gilberto de Almeida Rêgo became the first referee from Brazil to whistle in a World Cup match. He refereed in 3 matches at the Montevideo tournament in 1930:

Argentina 1-0 France, July 15;

Uruguay 4-0 Romania, July 21;

Uruguay 6-1 Yugoslavia, July 27, semi-final.In this game, he showed what football will look like for the next 94 years. He disgracefully refereed in favor of the Uruguayan national team due to death threats from footballers and the Uruguayan Football Association.

In two matches at the tournament, he was with the flag:

France 4-1 Mexico, July 13, opening match;

Chile 1-0 France, July 19.

Gilberto de Almeida Rêgo was a member of the Comissão Técnica of the Brazil national team at the 1930 World Cup.

In Montevideo, the Brazilian delegation included Gilberto's younger brother, football player Alfredo de Almeida Rêgo or Doca.^[4] But he was not included in the official squad's list of the 22-player for tournament.

Gilberto de Almeida Rêgo, his brother Alfredo de Almeida Rêgo (1905^[5] - 1988^[6]), and their other brother Ary de Almeida Rêgo played on the São Cristóvão basketball team. And two years in a row the brothers became Carioca basketball champions, in 1929 and 1930.^[7][8]

References

1. Birth record for Gilberto de Almeida Rego
2. Message about the memorial service 7 days after the death of Gilberto de Almeida Rego, Jornal dos Sports (RJ), #285, p.54
3. Enciclopédia do Futebol Brasileiro Lance Volume 2. Rio de Janeiro: Aretê Editorial S/A. 2001. p. 490. ISBN 85-88651-01-7.
4. Brazil squad for the 1930 World Cup at FIFA website
5. Record of Alfredo de Almeida Rego's date of birth and parents' names, p.6, #1.746
6. Record of death of Alfredo de Almeida Rego
7. Correio da Manhã (RJ), #10762, p.25, Jan 26, 1930
8. Diario da Noite (RJ), #A00276, p.6, Aug 27, 1930

1. Koloskov S. Close relatives at the World Cups. Brazilian brothers buried their father on the eve of the 1930 World Cup. And today it is difficult to find the correct dates for their lives (in Russian).