Rolf Nyhus

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Rolf Nyhus (born 9 July 1942) is a Norwegian sports administrator and football referee.

He was a FIFA referee from 1969 to 1985, refereeing two matches in the 1974 and 1982 World Cup qualifying as well as matches in the 1972, 1976 and 1980 European Championship qualifying [1] In club football, he officiated UEFA competition matches such as Champions League (5), Cup Winners Cup (6) and UEFA Cup (10).[2] He was the referee of 1971 Norwegian Football Cup Final between Rosenborg and Fredrikstad, and himself represented the club Nordstrand IF.[3]

He worked as a sales director in

2011 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships. His nickname was "the Kollen general".[4] He received the Medal of St. Hallvard and became a member of the gentlemen's skiing club SK Ull
.

References

  1. ^ "Referee's competitive matches". worldreferee.com.
  2. ^ "Officiated matches in club football". worldfootball.net.
  3. ^ RSSSF
  4. ^ "Jubilanter". Aftenposten (in Norwegian). 9 July 2017. p. 25.