Sándor Puhl

Sándor Puhl
Born (1955-07-14)14 July 1955
Miskolc, Hungary[1]
Died 20 May 2021(2021-05-20) (aged 65)[2]
Budapest, Hungary
Other occupation Director
Domestic
Years League Role
1984–2000 NB I Referee
International
Years League Role
1988–2000 FIFA–listed Referee

Sándor Puhl (14 July 1955 – 20 May 2021) was a Hungarian football referee. He officiated four matches at the 1994 FIFA World Cup, including the final between Brazil and Italy.[3] He also officiated the 1997 UEFA Champions League final, where Borussia Dortmund beat Juventus 3–1. He was elected as IFFHS' World's Best Referee of the Year four times in a row between 1994 and 1997.[4] After retiring as a referee, he was deputy chairman of the Hungarian Football Federation between 2000 and 2006, and worked as a co-commentator for a Hungarian sports TV channel.

Puhl died on 20 May 2021, at the age of 65 from post-COVID-19 complications during the COVID-19 pandemic in Hungary.[5][6]

References

  1. ↑ "Puhl Sándor 50 éves". Ma.hu (in Hungarian). 17 July 2005. Archived from the original on 24 July 2010. Retrieved 4 August 2014.
  2. ↑ "MLSZ Szövetség - Elhunyt Puhl Sándor".
  3. ↑ "International football referee Sándor Puhl".
  4. ↑ "IFFHS' World's Best Referee of the Year". RSSSF.
  5. ↑ Умер венгерский футбольный арбитр Шандор Пуль, судивший финал ЧМ-1994 Archived 2021-05-20 at the Wayback Machine (in Russian)
  6. ↑ "Puhl Sándor betegsége már hetek óta tartott: kiderült, mi okozta a legendás játékvezető halálát" (in Hungarian). Blikk. 2021-05-21. Retrieved 2021-05-21.

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Sporting positions
Hungary Sándor Puhl
Preceded by
1985 Artemio Franchi Cup
Argentina Abel Gnecco		 1993 Artemio Franchi Cup Succeeded by
2022 Finalissima
Chile Piero Maza
Preceded by
1990 FIFA World Cup final
Mexico Edgardo Codesal Méndez		 1994 FIFA World Cup final Succeeded by
1998 FIFA World Cup final
Morocco Said Belqola
Preceded by
1996 UEFA Champions League final
Spain Manuel Díaz Vega		 1997 UEFA Champions League final Succeeded by
1998 UEFA Champions League final
Germany Hellmut Krug
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