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Arne Eriksson
Full name Aarne Eriksson
Born (1916-01-15)15 January 1916
Jakobstad, Finland
Died 1 August 1983(1983-08-01) (aged 67)
International
Years League Role
1955–1958 FIFA Referee

Aarne (Arne) Eriksson (15 January 1916 – 1 August 1983)[1] was a Finnish football referee. He was born in Jakobstad. He was a FIFA international referee from 1955 to 1958.[2]

Eriksson is known for supervising one match in the 1958 World Cup and assisting another.[3] Arne Eriksson along with Tapio Yli-Karro are the only Finnish referees appointed to the World Cup finals so far.

International matches

Date Venue Competition Teams Result Assignment
11 September 1955 Ullevaal Stadion, Oslo Nordic Championship Norway vs. Denmark 1–1 Referee
15 June 1958 Jernvallen, Sandviken FIFA World Cup Hungary vs. Mexico 4–0 Referee
17 June 1958 Råsunda Stadium, Solna FIFA World Cup Wales vs. Hungary 2–1 Assistant referee

References

  1. ^ "Aarne (Julle) Eriksson". Suomen Sukututkimusseura (in Finnish). Archived from the original on 30 July 2021. Retrieved 30 July 2021.
  2. ^ "Arne Eriksson". FootballDatabase.eu. Archived from the original on 30 July 2017. Retrieved 15 June 2013.
  3. ^ "1958 FIFA World Cup". FIFA.com. Archived from the original on 23 January 2009. Retrieved 15 June 2013.

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