2023-06-30 10:11:14
Eduardo Bauermann is Brazilian, he is 27 years old, plays as a defender, and his name will be tarnished for a long time after his club Santos terminated his contract for his involvement in a match-fixing scandal.
Bauermann signed the termination of his contract “by mutual agreement with Santos”, which is known to be the former club of Pelé and Neymar. The footballer is the subject of an investigation by the justice of the state of Goias (central Brazil) which uncovered in November a criminal organization dedicated to the fixing of first and second division football matches.
The gang had bribed players from teams like Santos, Red Bull Bragantino or Cuiaba by paying them money for performing certain in-game facts, such as receiving a yellow or red card, on which bets were placed.
Earlier this month, Bauermann was suspended for twelve games by the sporting authorities but he escaped a life ban from football because he ultimately did not agree to do what was asked of him by the fraudsters and returned the money.
The defender promised to receive a red card and then a yellow in two matches against Botafogo and Avai in November 2022, but did not comply. He had not played with Santos since May, the club having suspended him preventively.
“I would like to apologize to the club, my teammates and the supporters,” he said in a video posted on Wednesday. “I am the most penalized, even in repentance and without having done anything that I was offered to do to harm my team,” he said.
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Eduardo Bauermann published a video saying goodbye to Santos fans and claimed to be innocent of the accusations of the game manipulation scheme.
The defender is suspended for 12 games by the STJD, but has already agreed with Alanyaspor, from Turkey.
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According to the press, he could continue his career in Türkiye.
According to the Public Ministry of Goias, at least fifteen matches were fixed, including eight in the first division, last year. Twenty-five people are targeted by justice, including 15 footballers.
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