| Emerson Ferretti | |
| Fullname: | Emerson de Souza Ferretti |
| Birth Date: | 3 September 1971 |
| Birth Place: | Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil |
| Position: | Goalkeeper |
| Currentclub: | Bahia (President) |
| Youthyears1: | –1991 |
| Youthclubs1: | Grêmio |
| Years1: | 1991–1995 |
| Caps1: | 97 |
| Goals1: | 0 |
| Years2: | 1995–1996 |
| Caps2: | 25 |
| Goals2: | 0 |
| Years3: | 1997 |
| Clubs3: | America-RJ |
| Years4: | 1997 |
| Years5: | 1998 |
| Years6: | 1998 |
| Years7: | 1999 |
| Years8: | 2000–2005 |
| Caps8: | 167 |
| Goals8: | 0 |
| Years9: | 2006–2007 |
| Nationalyears1: | 1991 |
| Pcupdate: | 2 December 2023 |
Emerson de Souza Ferretti (born 3 September 1971) is a Brazilian former goalkeeper and current President of Bahia.
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]
Emerson was a Brazil youth international.[5]
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]
In 2022, Emerson came out as gay.[9]
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