Nicolae Rainea
 Nicolae Rainea in 1980 | |||
| Born | 19 November 1933 Brăila, Romania | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Died | 1 April 2015 (aged 81) Galati, Romania | ||
| Other occupation | Technician | ||
| Domestic | |||
| Years | League | Role | |
| 1964–1984 | Liga I | Referee | |
| International | |||
| Years | League | Role | |
| 1967–1989 | FIFA-listed | Referee | |
Nicolae Rainea (19 November 1933 – 1 April 2015[1]), nicknamed The Locomotive of the Carpathians, was a Romanian football referee.
Career
He refereed at three FIFA World Cups (1974, 1978, 1982), the UEFA Euro 1980 Final, the 1983 European Cup Final, the second leg of the 1978 European Super Cup and the second leg of the 1978 UEFA Cup Final.[2]
Rainea is chiefly remembered for his officiating of the Italy v Argentina game at the 1982 World Cup, when he allowed Italy's Claudio Gentile to commit numerous bad fouls on Argentina's Diego Maradona, yet showed Gentile only one yellow card. In a later match between France and Northern Ireland at the same tournament, serving as a linesman, he disallowed a legitimate goal by Northern Ireland's Martin O'Neill when the score was 0-0. France went on to win 4-1.
Honours and legacy
Rainea was decorated by two presidents of Romania, Ion Iliescu and Traian Băsescu.[2] He was made honorary citizen of Galați where he resided and served four local council terms.[2]
Nicolae Rainea Stadium in Galați is named after him.
Personal life and death
In 2011, he celebrated 50 years of marriage.[2] He had a son and a daughter, both living in Sweden.[2]
After an untreated mild cold turned into a pulmonary edema, Rainea suffered a cardiac arrest while in hospital and died on 1 April 2015 in Galati. He was 81 years old.[3]
References
- ↑ UEFA Obituary
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 "Povestea fostului mare arbitru Nicolae Rainea, omul care a înconjurat planeta de cinci ori FOTO". Adevărul. 29 December 2011.
- ↑ "Nicolae Rainea, cel mai mare arbitru român al tuturor timpurilor, a murit în această dimineaţă. Citeşte un interviu de colecţie acordat Gazetei: "Am făcut performanţă în cele 3 mari domenii din viaţa mea"". GSP. Retrieved 1 April 2015.
External links
- (German) Profile
Preceded by Dusan Maksimović |
1978 UEFA Cup Final Nicolae Rainea |
Succeeded by Ian Foote |
Preceded by Károly Palotai |
1978 European Super Cup Nicolae Rainea |
Succeeded by Adolf Prokop |
Preceded by Sergio Gonella |
1980 UEFA Euro Final Nicolae Rainea |
Succeeded by Vojtech Christov |
Preceded by Georges Konrath |
1983 European Cup Final Nicolae Rainea |
Succeeded by Erik Fredriksson |
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