Fernanda Colombo
Fernanda Colombo
Fernanda Colombo (born April 24, 1991) is a generally a multi-talented person. She is a referee, former Model , Instagram Star, commentator, and a sports journalist.[1][2][3]
Early Life
She was born on April 24, 1991 in Brazil. She grew up in her hometown Brazil together with her parents. Her mother name is Vera Colombo.
She attended College graduating with a Bachelor’s Degree in Physical education.
Career
Fernanda Colombo
After college she worked as a model in Brazil before she became a referee there she appeared in numerous photo-shoots, campaigns and endorsements.
She played soccer for a brief period as a flagship.She
served as an assistant referee at the 2014 FIFA World Cup and she was the referee who officiated at the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia as an official FIFA judge.
She left sport in 2017 and began writing books and serving with sports journalism.
She currently pens for Brazilian Publication Metropolitan and as also covered the Women's World Cup in detail.
Controversy
She was involved in a controversy as she played a prank on Barcelona Sporting Club player Kitu Diaz. After calling him over during the game she reached into her pocket and everybody thought she would give him a yellow card but instead she took out a white handkerchief to wipe her face.
The funny video did the social media rounds and went viral as it caused laughter's.
Also in 2014 when she played flagship she made a mistake in a classic match between Cruzeiro and Clube Atlético Mineiro at that time Alexandre Mattos former director of Cruzeiro called her out criticizing her and said she is not honest and is very bad at her job.
Personal Life
She is currently married to Sandro Ricci a former Brazilian referee. Ricci is a Brazilian former football referee who currently serves as Globo Network’s TV refereeing analyst. He refereed at the 2014 FIFA World Cup qualifiers, starting on 26 March 2013 with the match between Ecuador and Paraguay.
The couples first met in an hotel in São Paulo for a casual and formal meeting. The two then tied the knot in 2018.
Social Media
Net Worth
She as a model, a referee, a commentator, and a sports journalist but her main source of income is as a referee.
Her her estimated net worth is around $1-5 million.