Sándor Puhl
Hungarian football referee (1955–2021)
| Born | (1955-07-14)14 July 1955 Miskolc, Hungary[1] | ||
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| Died | 20 May 2021(2021-05-20) (aged 65)[2] | ||
| Other occupation | Director | ||
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| 1984–2000 | NB I | Referee | |
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| 1988–2000 | FIFA–listed | Referee | |
Sándor 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.[3]
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.[4][5]
References
- ^ "Puhl Sándor 50 éves". Ma.hu (in Hungarian). 17 July 2005. Archived from the original on 24 July 2010. Retrieved 4 August 2014.
- ^ "MLSZ Szövetség - Elhunyt Puhl Sándor".
- ^ "IFFHS' World's Best Referee of the Year". RSSSF.
- ^ Умер венгерский футбольный арбитр Шандор Пуль, судивший финал ЧМ-1994 (in Russian)
- ^ "Puhl Sándor betegsége már hetek óta tartott: kiderült, mi okozta a legendás játékvezető halálát" (in Hungarian). Blikk. 21 May 2021. Retrieved 21 May 2021.
External links
- Profile (in German)
Sporting positions Sándor Puhl | ||
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| Preceded by 1985  Abel Gnecco | CONMEBOL–UEFA Cup of Champions referee 1993 Artemio Franchi Cup | Succeeded by |
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FIFA World Cup final referees
- 1930:
John Langenus - 1934:
Ivan Eklind - 1938:
Georges Capdeville - 1950:
George Reader - 1954: William Ling
- 1958: Maurice Guigue
- 1962:
Nikolay Latyshev - 1966:
Gottfried Dienst - 1970:
Rudi Glöckner - 1974: Jack Taylor
- 1978:
Sergio Gonella - 1982:
Arnaldo Cézar Coelho - 1986: Romualdo Arppi Filho
- 1990:
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Edgardo Codesal Méndez - 1994:
Sándor Puhl - 1998:
Said Belqola - 2002: Pierluigi Collina
- 2006:
Horacio Elizondo - 2010: Howard Webb
- 2014: Nicola Rizzoli
- 2018: Néstor Pitana
- 2022:
Szymon Marciniak
- 1930:
Ulises Saucedo & Henri Christophe - 1934: Louis Baert & Mihály Iváncsics
- 1938: Hans Wüthrich &
Augustin Krist - 1950: Arthur Edward Ellis &
George Mitchell - 1954: Vincenzo Orlandini &
Sandy Griffiths - 1958:
Albert Dusch & 
Juan Gardeazábal Garay - 1962:
Leo Horn & Bobby Davidson - 1966: Tofiq Bahramov & Karol Galba
- 1970: Rudolf Scheurer & Ángel Norberto Coerezza
- 1974: Ramón Barreto Ruiz & Alfonso González Archundia
- 1978: Ramón Barreto Ruiz &
Erich Linemayr - 1982:
Abraham Klein & Vojtech Christov - 1986: Erik Fredriksson &
Berny Ulloa Morera - 1990:
Armando Pérez Hoyos & Michał Listkiewicz - 1994:
Venancio Zarate Vázquez & 
Mohammad Fanaei - 1998: Mark Warren &
Achmat Salie - 2002: Leif Lindberg & Philip Sharp
- 2006: Dario García & Rodolfo Otero
- 2010: Darren Cann & Mike Mullarkey
- 2014: Renato Faverani & Andrea Stefani
- 2018: Hernán Maidana & Juan Pablo Belatti
- 2022: Paweł Sokolnicki & Tomasz Listkiewicz
- 2018: Massimiliano Irrati
- 2022: Tomasz Kwiatkowski
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Men's winners
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