Emerson Ferretti

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

Club career In 1999, Emerson won the Copa do Brasil with Juventude. After that, he was twice champion of the Northeast (2001–02) and champion of Bahia in 2001, playing for Bahia, and in 2007, for Vitória. In total, he played over 500 games as a professional footballer, including 228 games with Bahia, 155 of which were consecutive, a national record.

International career Emerson was a Brazil youth international.

Post-playing career After retiring as a professional player, Emerson became a football commentator. 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.

In December 2023 he was elected president of EC Bahia.

Personal life In 2022, Emerson came out as gay.

Honours Grêmio Copa do Brasil: 1994

Flamengo Campeonato Carioca: 1996

Juventude Copa do Brasil: 1999

Bahia Copa do Nordeste: 2001, 2002 Campeonato Baiano: 2001

Vitória Campeonato Baiano: 2007

Brazil U20 South American U-20 Championship: 1991

Individual Bola de Prata: 2001