Sandro Ricci

In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Meira and the second or paternal family name is Ricci.

Sandro Meira Ricci (born 19 November 1974) is a retired Brazilian football referee and currently serves as the Manager of Senior Referees for PRO.^[1] He refereed at 2014 FIFA World Cup qualifiers,^[2] beginning with the match between Ecuador and Paraguay on 26 March 2013.^[3]

Sandro Ricci

Full name	Sandro Meira Ricci
Born	(1974-11-19) 19 November 1974 (age 49) Poços de Caldas, Minas Gerais, Brazil
Domestic
Years	League	Role
–2018	Campeonato Brasileiro Série A	Referee
International
Years	League	Role
2011–2018	FIFA listed	Referee

In March 2013, FIFA added Ricci to its list of candidate referees for the 2014 FIFA World Cup.^[4]

Ricci was the Brazilian referee at the 2014 FIFA World Cup, along with assistant referees Emerson de Carvalho and Marcelo Van Gasse. During his debut match France-Honduras, which was played on 15 June 2014, he was the first referee in the world to validate a goal by means of the newly introduced goal line technology. He was selected once again to be the Brazilian referee at the 2018 FIFA World Cup on Russia. After the tournament, he announced his retirement as a referee. After stepping down on his referee career, he was hired as a football refereeing and rules analyst by Globo.^[5][6]

Referring Statistics

Totals^[7]

Additionals	Home	Away	Total
Penalties	16	4	20
Yellow Cards	167	208	375
Red Cards	9	23	32

Average (per match)^[8]

Additionals	Home	Away	Total
Penalties	0.2	0.05	0.13
Yellow Cards	2.11	2.63	2.37
Red Cards	0.11	0.29	0.2

References

1. “Sandro Ricci joins PRO as Manager of Senior Referees” June 6, 2023.
2. Profile
3. FIFA. . 26 March 2013. Retrieved on 22 April 2013.
4. CNNSI. "FIFA changes 3 referees preparing for World Cup". Associated Press, 26 March 2013. Retrieved on 22 April 2013.
5. "Árbitro do Brasil na Copa, Sandro Meira Ricci anuncia aposentadoria(Brazil's referee at the World Cup, Sandro Meira Ricci announces retirement)". UOL, 21 July 2018. Retrieved on 24 April 2019.
6. "Globo anuncia Sandro Meira Ricci como comentarista de arbitragem(Globo announces Sandro Meira Ricci as a refereeing pundit)" Lance!, 09 January 2019. Retrieved on 24 April 2019.
7. "SANDRO MEIRA RICCI". World Referee. Retrieved 1 December 2020.
8. "SANDRO MEIRA RICCI". World Referee. Retrieved 1 December 2020.

Preceded by   Cüneyt Çakır

FIFA Club World Cup final match referees 2013   Sandro Ricci

Succeeded by   Walter López

Preceded by Carlos Eugênio Simon

Brazilian FIFA World Cup referee 2014, 2018

Succeeded by Raphael Claus, Wilton Sampaio