Cláudia Vasconcelos
| Full name | Cláudia Vasconcelos Guedes | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born |
30 March 1963 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | ||
Cláudia Vasconcelos Guedes (born 30 March 1963) is a Brazilian former football referee. At the 1991 FIFA Women's World Cup she became the first woman to referee a match in FIFA competition.[1]
References
- ↑ "FIFA Women's World Cup - China PR 1991". FIFA. Retrieved 21 April 2013.
In keeping with the true spirit of the celebration, six female referees or assistant referees were appointed among match officials for the first time in FIFA history. Claudia de Vasconcelos of Brazil, the referee for the 3rd-place match, became the first woman to officiate at this level for FIFA.
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