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Paolo Casarin

Paolo Casarin

Italian football referee

Paolo Casarin (born 12 May 1940 in Venice) is a retired football referee from Italy. He is mostly known for supervising two matches in the 1982 FIFA World Cup in Spain[1] and overseeing rules and regulations throughout Europe.

Growing up in Mestre, near Venice, Casarin became a referee in 1958 and in 1979, he was appointed as an international referee. He officiated at UEFA Euro 1988,[2] in addition to several matches in the 1982 and 1986 World Cup qualifiers.[3][4][5]

He retired from refereeing in 1988[2] and in 2012, he was inducted into the Italian Football Hall of Fame.[6]

References

  1. [1]
    RSSSF. "World Cup 1982 finals". Retrieved on May 16, 2013.
  2. [2]
    Courtney, Barrie. "European Championship 1988 - Final Tournament - Full Details". RSSSF, June 26, 2004. Retrieved on May 16, 2013.
  3. [3]
    FIFA. "Match Report - Hungary - England 1:3 (1:1)"Archived 29 June 2013 at archive.today. June 6, 1981. Retrieved on May 16, 2013.
  4. [4]
    FIFA. "Match Report - France - German DR 2:0 (1:0)"Archived 29 June 2013 at archive.today. December 8, 1984. Retrieved on May 16, 2013.
  5. [5]
    Haisma, Marcel & van den Elsen, John. "European Championship 1980 (Details)". RSSSF, March 28, 2007. Retrieved on May 16, 2013.
  6. [6]
    "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.
Preceded by UEFA Cup Winners' Cup Final Referees
Final 1985
Italy Paolo Casarin		 Succeeded by


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