Jafar Namdar
Jafar Namdar (2 July 1934 – 1 January 2014) was an Iranian football referee.[1]
Refereeing career
Namdar officiated as a referee at the 1974 and 1978 FIFA World Cups.
When he refereed
Namdar refereed matches in the Football Tournaments at the 1972 ( USSR - Burma 1:0 and German Democratic Republic - Mexico 7:0 ) and 1976 Olympic Games ( France - Guatemala 4:1 ).[7][8]
He was Chief of the Iranian Referees Committee from 1970 until 1978.[9] Namdar died on 1 January 2014 at the age of 79.[1]
References
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- ^ "XX. Olympiad Munich 1972 Football Tournament". RSSSF. Retrieved 30 December 2009.
- ^ "XXI. Olympiad Montreal 1976 Football Tournament". RSSSF. Retrieved 30 December 2009.
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