1939 - 2023
Romualdo Arppi Filho (7 January 1939 – 4 March 2023) was a Brazilian football referee. He is mostly known for supervising three matches in the 1986 FIFA World Cup in Mexico, including the final rival between Germany and Argentina. Argentina eventually won the game 3–2. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Romualdo Arppi Filho has received more than 52,833 page views. His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Romualdo Arppi Filho is the 6th most popular referee (down from 5th in 2019), the 339th most popular biography from Brazil (down from 300th in 2019) and the most popular Brazilian Referee.
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Among referees, Romualdo Arppi Filho ranks 6 out of 107. Before him are Pierluigi Collina, Sándor Puhl, Ivan Eklind, Cüneyt Çakır, and Björn Kuipers. After him are Markus Merk, Felix Brych, Said Belqola, Horacio Elizondo, Howard Webb, and Nicolae Rainea.
1960 - Present
HPI: 66.39
Rank: 1
1955 - 2021
HPI: 52.41
Rank: 2
1905 - 1981
HPI: 51.22
Rank: 3
1976 - Present
HPI: 50.90
Rank: 4
1973 - Present
HPI: 49.73
Rank: 5
1939 - 2023
HPI: 49.49
Rank: 6
1962 - Present
HPI: 49.39
Rank: 7
1975 - Present
HPI: 49.39
Rank: 8
1956 - 2002
HPI: 49.37
Rank: 9
1963 - Present
HPI: 48.97
Rank: 10
1971 - Present
HPI: 48.87
Rank: 11
1933 - 2015
HPI: 48.75
Rank: 12
Among people born in 1939, Romualdo Arppi Filho ranks 271. Before him are James Mancham, Robert Waseige, Tom Hayden, Dezső Novák, John Peel, and Vaçe Zela. After him are Ole Ellefsæter, Joseph Vilsmaier, Mulayam Singh Yadav, Ljiljana Petrović, László Kovács, and Billy Cox. Among people deceased in 2023, Romualdo Arppi Filho ranks 195. Before him are Dianne Feinstein, Antoni Martí, Michel Deville, Colin Burgess, Álvaro Colom, and Sandra Day O'Connor. After him are Harry Frankfurt, Fathima Beevi, Francesco Alberoni, Yuri Manin, Elisabeth Kopp, and Ken Block.
1939 - 2017
HPI: 49.63
Rank: 265
1939 - 2019
HPI: 49.62
Rank: 266
1939 - 2016
HPI: 49.60
Rank: 267
1939 - 2014
HPI: 49.52
Rank: 268
1939 - 2004
HPI: 49.51
Rank: 269
1939 - 2014
HPI: 49.50
Rank: 270
1939 - 2023
HPI: 49.49
Rank: 271
1939 - 2022
HPI: 49.47
Rank: 272
1939 - 2020
HPI: 49.46
Rank: 273
1939 - 2022
HPI: 49.32
Rank: 274
1939 - 2020
HPI: 49.30
Rank: 275
1939 - Present
HPI: 49.28
Rank: 276
1939 - Present
HPI: 49.22
Rank: 277
1933 - 2023
HPI: 49.75
Rank: 189
1963 - 2023
HPI: 49.69
Rank: 190
1931 - 2023
HPI: 49.68
Rank: 191
1946 - 2023
HPI: 49.58
Rank: 192
1951 - 2023
HPI: 49.53
Rank: 193
1930 - 2023
HPI: 49.49
Rank: 194
1939 - 2023
HPI: 49.49
Rank: 195
1929 - 2023
HPI: 49.47
Rank: 196
1927 - 2023
HPI: 49.45
Rank: 197
1929 - 2023
HPI: 49.40
Rank: 198
1937 - 2023
HPI: 49.27
Rank: 199
1936 - 2023
HPI: 49.22
Rank: 200
1967 - 2023
HPI: 49.18
Rank: 201
Among people born in Brazil, Romualdo Arppi Filho ranks 339 out of 2,067. Before him are Valdo Filho (1964), Abel Braga (1952), Filipe Luís (1985), Nise da Silveira (1905), Danilo Alvim (1920), and Aloísio Lorscheider (1924). After him are Camargo Guarnieri (1907), Ana Maria Machado (1941), Chiquinha Gonzaga (1847), Roberto Firmino (1991), Hamilton Mourão (1953), and Paulo Evaristo Arns (1921).
1964 - Present
HPI: 49.60
Rank: 333
1952 - Present
HPI: 49.59
Rank: 334
1985 - Present
HPI: 49.58
Rank: 335
1905 - 1999
HPI: 49.57
Rank: 336
1920 - 1996
HPI: 49.54
Rank: 337
1924 - 2007
HPI: 49.51
Rank: 338
1939 - 2023
HPI: 49.49
Rank: 339
1907 - 1993
HPI: 49.48
Rank: 340
1941 - Present
HPI: 49.48
Rank: 341
1847 - 1935
HPI: 49.47
Rank: 342
1991 - Present
HPI: 49.46
Rank: 343
1953 - Present
HPI: 49.44
Rank: 344
1921 - 2016
HPI: 49.40
Rank: 345
Among referees born in Brazil, Romualdo Arppi Filho ranks 1. After him are Arnaldo Cézar Coelho (1943), Sandro Ricci (1974), and Carlos Eugênio Simon (1965).
1939 - 2023
HPI: 49.49
Rank: 1
1943 - Present
HPI: 44.93
Rank: 2
1974 - Present
HPI: 38.77
Rank: 3
1965 - Present
HPI: 38.13
Rank: 4