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Pedro Proença

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Pedro Proença Oliveira Alves García (Portuguese pronunciation: [ˈpeðɾu pɾuˈẽsɐ]; born 3 November 1970) is a Portuguese former football referee who has served as the president of the Portuguese Football Federation since February 2025. Proença refereed several notable matches domestically and internationally, including the Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira, Taça de Portugal finals, Taça da Liga finals, as well as the 2012 finals of both the UEFA Champions League and UEFA European Championship, becoming the first referee to overview both finals of the main European competitions for clubs and national teams in the same year. In 2006–07, he was named as the Portuguese Referee of the Year. He was promoted to UEFA's Elite category at the start of the 2009–10 season. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Pedro Proença is the 41st most popular referee (down from 29th in 2019), the 374th most popular biography from Portugal (down from 342nd in 2019) and the 2nd most popular Portuguese Referee.

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Among REFEREES

Among referees, Pedro Proença ranks 41 out of 147. Before him are Ravshan Irmatov, Cüneyt Çakır, Byron Moreno, Olegário Benquerença, Kim Milton Nielsen, and Slavko Vinčić. After him are Jorge Larrionda, Peter O'Leary, Pierluigi Pairetto, Urs Meier, Marco Antonio Rodríguez, and Yuichi Nishimura.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1970, Pedro Proença ranks 206. Before him are Ken Leung, Marc Rosset, Nick Offerman, Noureddine Morceli, Prince Carlos, Duke of Parma, and Julie Bowen. After him are Anthony Anderson, Iryna Bilyk, Marie-Josée Croze, Erick Thohir, Jørn Lier Horst, and Jonathan Stroud.

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In Portugal

Among people born in Portugal, Pedro Proença ranks 374 out of 633. Before him are Carlos Carvalhal (1965), Madalena Iglésias (1939), Jerónimo de Sousa (1947), Pedro Lamy (1972), Frederico Paredes (1889), and Guerra Junqueiro (1850). After him are Eugénio de Andrade (1923), João Palhinha (1995), João Sassetti (1892), Nuno Bettencourt (1966), Elisa Ferreira (1955), and Aquilino Ribeiro (1885).

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Among REFEREES In Portugal

Among referees born in Portugal, Pedro Proença ranks 2. Before him are Olegário Benquerença (1969). After him are Artur Soares Dias (1979).

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