Sándor Puhl
| Born |
14 July 1955 Miskolc, Hungary[1] | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Other occupation | Director | ||
| Domestic | |||
| Years | League | Role | |
| 1984–2000 | NB I | Referee | |
| International | |||
| Years | League | Role | |
| 1988–2000 | FIFA–listed | Referee | |
Sándor Puhl (born 14 July 1955) is a retired Hungarian football referee. He is mostly known for supervising four matches in the 1994 FIFA World Cup in the United States, including the final between Brazil and Italy.
He was elected as IFFHS' World's Best Referee of the Year four times in a row between 1994 and 1997.[2]
He is a highly unpopular figure in Spain since the 1994 World Cup quarter-final between Italy and Spain, where he ignored Mauro Tassotti elbowing Luis Enrique in the face, in the penalty box, during injury time. The impact broke Enrique's nose. Italy won the match 2–1, and Tassotti was later banned for eight games.[3]
After retiring as a referee, he was Deputy Chairman of the Hungarian Football Association from 2000 to 2006. He has also worked as a co-commentator for a Hungarian sports TV channel.
Puhl speaks Hungarian, German and English.
References
- ↑ "Puhl Sándor 50 éves". Ma.hu (in Hungarian). 17 July 2005. Archived from the original on 24 July 2010. Retrieved 4 August 2014.
- ↑ IFFHS' World's Best Referee of the Year 1987–2006
- ↑ World Cup USA '94: Tassotti banned for eight games
External links
- Profile (German)
| Sporting positions | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by 1992 Joe Worrall |
UEFA Cup Final referee (first leg) 1993 |
Succeeded by 1994 Kim Milton Nielsen |
| Preceded by 1996 Manuel Díaz Vega |
UEFA Champions League Final referee 1997 |
Succeeded by 1998 Hellmut Krug |
| Preceded by 1990 Edgardo Codesal |
FIFA World Cup Final referee 1994 Sándor Puhl |
Succeeded by 1998 Said Belqola |
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