Emerson de Souza Ferretti (born 3 September 1971) is a Brazilian former goalkeeper and current President of Bahia.
Club career
In 1999, Emerson won the Copa do Brasil with Juventude.[1] After that, he was twice champion of the Northeast (2001/2002) and champion of Bahia in 2001, playing for Bahia, and in 2007, for Vitória.[2] In total, he played over 500 games as a professional footballer, including 228 games with Bahia, 155 of which were consecutive, a national record.[3][4]
International career
Emerson was a Brazil youth international.[5]
Post-playing career
After retiring as a professional player, Emerson became a football commentator.[6] Emerson also worked as Sports Coordinator at the Municipal Office of the 2014 FIFA World Cup in Salvador, Bahia, as a technical advisor at SUDESB and also at the Organizing Committee of the 2019 Copa América held in Brazil, as well as president of Ypiranga.[7]
In December 2023 he was elected president of EC Bahia.[8]
Personal life
In 2022, Emerson came out as gay.[9]
Honours
- Brazil U20
- Grêmio
- Flamengo
- Juventude
- Bahia
- Copa do Nordeste: 2001, 2002
- Campeonato Baiano: 2001
- Vitória
- Campeonato Baiano: 2007
- Individual
- Bola de Prata: 2001
References
- ^ "Quem eram os goleiros dos times campeões da Copa do Brazil?". terra.com.br.
- ^ "Ex-jogador de futebol, Emerson Ferretti é entrevistado no Aí vêm elas desta terça". metro1.com.br.
- ^ "Emerson completa 500 jogos na carreira".
- ^ "Emerson Ferretti fala sobre ter jogado o Ba-Vi pelos dois clubes: "Foi uma experiência maravilhosa". galaticosonline.com.
- ^ ""É possível ser gay, ídolo e ganhar títulos", diz ex-goleiro Emerson". ge.globo.com.
- ^ "Emerson Ferretti estreia podcast ao lado de Diego Marinho". musicaemais.com.br.
- ^ "Emerson Ferretti avalia chance de concorrer à presidência do Bahia". Archived from the original on 3 May 2023. Retrieved 12 September 2023.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - ^ "Emerson Ferretti é eleito novo presidente do Bahia". GloboEsporte (in Portuguese). 2 December 2023.
- ^ "Ex-goleiro ganha apoio de clubes brasileiros após revelar homossexualidade". uol.com.br.
External links
- Emerson at ogol.com.br (in Brazilian Portuguese)
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