Vítor Melo Pereira Explained

Vítor Melo Pereira
Fullname:Vítor Manuel Melo Pereira
Birth Date:21 April 1957
Birth Place:Lisbon, Portugal
Role1:Referee
Years1:1989–2002
League1:Primeira Liga
Internationalyears1:1992–2002
Confederation1:FIFA-listed
Internationalrole1:Referee

Vítor Manuel Melo Pereira (born 21 April 1957) is a retired football (soccer) referee from Portugal, best known for supervising four matches at the FIFA World Cup: two in 1998 and 2002.

Since August 2017 he was the head of Greek refereeing appointed directly by FIFA.

On 23 September 2021, he was hired by the Russian Football Union to head their refereeing department, replacing Viktor Kassai.[1] On 15 March 2022, he resigned from the RFU position.[2]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Russian Football Union. Витор Перейра возглавил Департамент судейства РФС. 23 September 2021. ru.
  2. Web site: Sport Express. Перейра покинул пост главы департамента судейства РФС. 15 March 2022. 16 March 2022. ru.