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Sándor Puhl

Sándor Puhl

Hungarian football referee (1955–2021)

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.

The native form of this personal name is Puhl Sándor. This article uses Western name order when mentioning individuals.
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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

  1. [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. [2]
    "MLSZ Szövetség - Elhunyt Puhl Sándor".
  3. [3]
    "IFFHS' World's Best Referee of the Year". RSSSF.
  4. [4]
    Умер венгерский футбольный арбитр Шандор Пуль, судивший финал ЧМ-1994 (in Russian)
  5. [5]
    "Puhl Sándor betegsége már hetek óta tartott: kiderült, mi okozta a legendás játékvezető halálát" (in Hungarian). Blikk. 21 May 2021. Retrieved 21 May 2021.
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