Luigi Agnolin (21 March 1943 – 29 September 2018) was an Italian football referee. He was mostly known for supervising four matches in the FIFA World Cup, three in 1986[1] and one in 1990.[2] He also refereed the 1988 European Cup Final between PSV Eindhoven and S.L. Benfica.[3]
| Born |
21 March 1943 Bassano del Grappa, Italy | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Died |
29 September 2018 (aged 75) Rome | ||
| Other occupation | Physical education teacher | ||
| Domestic | |||
| Years | League | Role | |
| 1973–1992 | Serie A | Referee | |
| International | |||
| Years | League | Role | |
| 1978–1991 | FIFA-listed | Referee | |
In addition to his two World Cup tournaments, Agnolin also served as a referee in qualifiers for the World Cups of 1982,[4] 1986,[5] and 1990.[6] He officiated in qualifying for Euro 1984.[7] Agnolin is known to have worked as a FIFA referee during the period from 1980[8] to 1990.[2]
Agnolin was also a futsal referee, officiating at the 1989 FIFA Futsal World Championship in the Netherlands.[9]
In 2012, he was inducted into the Italian Football Hall of Fame.[10]
References
edit- ^ RSSSF. "World Cup 1986 finals". Retrieved on 17 May 2013.
- ^ a b FIFA. "Match Report - Yugoslavia - Colombia 1:0 (0:0)". 14 June 1990. Retrieved on 17 May 2013.
- ^ Ross, James M. "European Competitions 1987-88". RSSSF, 17 January 2008. Retrieved on 17 May 2013.
- ^ RSSSF. "World Cup 1982 qualifications". Retrieved on 17 May 2013.
- ^ RSSSF. "World Cup 1986 qualifications". Retrieved on 17 May 2013.
- ^ RSSSF. "World Cup 1990 qualifications". Retrieved on 17 May 2013.
- ^ Haisma, Marcel. "European Championship 1984 - Qualifying - Full Details". RSSSF, 31 July 2008. Retrieved on 17 May 2013.
- ^ Arnhold, Matthias. "Germany - International Results - Details 1980-1989". RSSSF, 22 February 2008. Retrieved on 17 May 2013.
- ^ FIFA. "Match Report - USA - Argentina 3:1 (0:1)". 10 January 1989. Retrieved on 17 May 2013.
- ^ "Hall of fame, 10 new entry: con Vialli e Mancini anche Facchetti e Ronaldo" [Hall of fame, 10 new entries: with Vialli and Mancini also Facchetti and Ronaldo] (in Italian). La Gazzetta dello Sport. 27 October 2015. Retrieved 27 October 2015.
