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Joao Etzel Filho
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João Etzel Filho participated in the World Cup 1962. He was a FIFA referee from season 1956/57 until 1963.

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Colombia were 4-1 behind against the Soviet Union and had 20 minutes left. The match ended in a draw and years later Etzel Filho, of Hungarian descent, said he hated the Soviet Union after the 1956 invasion of Hungary and he has hinted the draw was his doing.

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Filho was president of the CBF Referee Commission in 1986-1987.

Did you know
1962

  • No idea how seriously we have to take the bloggers and web-historians, but fact is Etzel Filho's name often appears together with the words ladrão (thief) and fixing. His reputation is not good, for what it's worth.
  • His World Cup match was a exceptional one. The Soviet Union scored three goals in three minutes, then Colombia made 3-1 and in the second half the Soviets finished it off 4-1. You'd think, but suddenly Colombia scored one straight from a corner kick (a so-called "olympic goal", the only ever in a World Cup finals and they went on ending the match in a 4-4 draw.
  • The site www.museudosesportes.com.br has a story from a 1963 newspaper about a Spanish referee officiating at the time in Brazil who received 30 million Cruzeiros from Etzel Filho to fix a match. The Spaniard gave half back to Etzel Filho and the other half to charity.
Statistics
Statistics for JOAO ETZEL FILHO
Totals Home Away Total
Penalties 0 0 0
Fouls 0 0 0
Yellow 0 0 0
YellowRed 0 0 0
Red 0 0 0
Averages Home Away Total
Penalties 0 0 0
Fouls 0 0 0
Yellow 0 0 0
YellowRed 0 0 0
Red 0 0 0

Based on 4 international matches

Matches
MATCHES FOR JOAO ETZEL FILHO
Date Score Yellow Red Penalties Fouls
South American 1963
BoliviaPeru1963-03-213 - 2 0 (0-0)0 (0-0)0 (0-0)0 (0-0)
ArgentinaColombia1963-03-104 - 2 0 (0-0)0 (0-0)0 (0-0)0 (0-0)
WC 1962
group stageSoviet UnionColombia1962-06-034 - 4 0 (0-0)0 (0-0)0 (0-0)0 (0-0)
Copa Libertadores 1961
1/2 finalsSanta FePalmeiras1961-05-212 - 2 0 (0-0)0 (0-0)0 (0-0)0 (0-0)