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Hungarian football referee (1955?2021)
Sandor Puhl
Born
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1955-07-14
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14 July 1955
Miskolc
, Hungary
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Died
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20 May 2021
(2021-05-20)
(aged 65)
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Other occupation
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Director
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Years
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League
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Role
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1984?2000
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NB I
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Referee
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Years
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League
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Role
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1988?2000
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FIFA?listed
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Referee
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Sandor Puhl
(14 July 1955 ? 20 May 2021) was a Hungarian
football referee
, mostly known for supervising four matches in the
1994 FIFA World Cup
in the United States, including
the final
between
Brazil
and
Italy
. He also refereed
UEFA Champions League
matches, including the
1997 UEFA Champions League Final
between
Borussia Dortmund
and
Juventus
. Dortmund ended up being 3?1 winners.
He was elected as
IFFHS' World's Best Referee of the Year
four times in a row between 1994 and 1997.
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After retiring as a referee, he was Deputy Chairman of the Hungarian Football Association from 2000 to 2006. He also worked as a co-commentator for a Hungarian sports TV channel.
Puhl spoke Hungarian, German, Italian and English.
Puhl died on 20 May 2021, at the age of 65, from post-
COVID-19
complications during the
COVID-19 pandemic in Hungary
.
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Referees
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Assistant referees
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Fourth officials
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Fifth officials
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- 2006
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Victoriano Giraldez Carrasco
- 2010
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Toru Sagara
- 2014
:
Christian Lescano Guerrero
- 2018
:
Erwin Zeinstra
- 2022
:
Kathryn Nesbitt
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Video assistant referees
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European Cup era, 1955?1992
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1970s
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1980s
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UEFA Champions League era, 1992?present
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2020s
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