Luigi Agnolin
Born (1943-03-21)21 March 1943
Bassano del Grappa, Italy
Died 29 September 2018(2018-09-29) (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

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]

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

  1. ^ RSSSF. "World Cup 1986 finals". Retrieved on 17 May 2013.
  2. ^ a b FIFA. "Match Report - Yugoslavia - Colombia 1:0 (0:0)". 14 June 1990. Retrieved on 17 May 2013.
  3. ^ Ross, James M. "European Competitions 1987-88". RSSSF, 17 January 2008. Retrieved on 17 May 2013.
  4. ^ RSSSF. "World Cup 1982 qualifications". Retrieved on 17 May 2013.
  5. ^ RSSSF. "World Cup 1986 qualifications". Retrieved on 17 May 2013.
  6. ^ RSSSF. "World Cup 1990 qualifications". Retrieved on 17 May 2013.
  7. ^ Haisma, Marcel. "European Championship 1984 - Qualifying - Full Details". RSSSF, 31 July 2008. Retrieved on 17 May 2013.
  8. ^ Arnhold, Matthias. "Germany - International Results - Details 1980-1989". RSSSF, 22 February 2008. Retrieved on 17 May 2013.
  9. ^ FIFA. "Match Report - USA - Argentina 3:1 (0:1)". 10 January 1989. Retrieved on 17 May 2013.
  10. ^ "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 byUEFA Cup Winners' Cup Final 1986 Franz Wöhrer UEFA Cup Winners' Cup Final Referees Final 1987 Luigi Agnolin Succeeded byUEFA Cup Winners' Cup Final 1988 Dieter Pauly Preceded byEuropean Cup Final 1987 Alexis Ponnet European Cup Referees Final 1988 Luigi Agnolin Succeeded byEuropean Cup Final 1989 Karl-Heinz Tritschler
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