Kurt Tschenscher
Kurt Waldemar Tschenscher (5 October 1928 – 13 August 2014)[1] was a German football referee.
Born in
By 1966, Tschenscher was one of the top referees in Europe, a fact reflected in his appointment to the first leg of the
He was appointed to quarter-finals at both Euro 1968 and Euro 1972, and a semi-final at Euro 1968, as well as the opening group stage game between Mexico and the Soviet Union at the 1970 World Cup, which saw him become the first referee to show a yellow card in a match. He also refereed a second-round game at the 1974 World Cup. Thus he is the only referee that was nominated by the FIFA for three World Cups. In total he was a FIFA referee for 17 years, which is the record in FIFA history.[1]
In 1971, Tschenscher officiated Pelé's final game for Brazil, at the end of which he received the jersey worn by the Brazilian.
References
- ^ a b "Former Bundesliga Referee died". Archived from the original on 22 June 2019. Retrieved 13 August 2014.
External links
- Profile at worldfootball.net
- Profile Archived 14 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine at WorldReferee.com
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