Emerson de Souza Ferretti (born 3 September 1971) is a Brazilian former goalkeeper and current President of Bahia.

Emerson Ferretti
Personal information
Full name Emerson de Souza Ferretti
Date of birth (1971-09-03) 3 September 1971 (age 53)
Place of birth Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team
Bahia (President)
Youth career
–1991 Grêmio
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1991–1995 Grêmio 97 (0)
1995–1996 Flamengo 25 (0)
1997 America-RJ
1997 América-RN
1998 Ituano
1998 Bragantino
1999 Juventude
2000–2005 Bahia 167 (0)
2006–2007 Vitória
International career
1991 Brazil U20
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 2 December 2023

Club career

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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

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Emerson was a Brazil youth international.[5]

Post-playing career

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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

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In 2022, Emerson came out as gay.[9]

Honours

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Brazil U20
Grêmio
Flamengo
Juventude
Bahia
Vitória
Individual

References

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  1. ^ "Quem eram os goleiros dos times campeões da Copa do Brazil?". terra.com.br.
  2. ^ "Ex-jogador de futebol, Emerson Ferretti é entrevistado no Aí vêm elas desta terça". metro1.com.br.
  3. ^ "Emerson completa 500 jogos na carreira".
  4. ^ "Emerson Ferretti fala sobre ter jogado o Ba-Vi pelos dois clubes: "Foi uma experiência maravilhosa". galaticosonline.com.
  5. ^ ""É possível ser gay, ídolo e ganhar títulos", diz ex-goleiro Emerson". ge.globo.com.
  6. ^ "Emerson Ferretti estreia podcast ao lado de Diego Marinho". musicaemais.com.br.
  7. ^ "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)
  8. ^ "Emerson Ferretti é eleito novo presidente do Bahia". GloboEsporte (in Portuguese). 2 December 2023.
  9. ^ "Ex-goleiro ganha apoio de clubes brasileiros após revelar homossexualidade". uol.com.br.
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  • Emerson at ogol.com.br (in Brazilian Portuguese)