Vincenzo Orlandini
Vincenzo Orlandini (30 August 1910 – 23 October 1961) was the first
Orlandini had already taken charge of both the quarter-final between Uruguay and England as well as the semi-final between West Germany and Austria when he was selected to run the line in that tournament's final.[1]
Orlandini came very much to prominence as an international referee during the mid-1950s; officiating in the December 1954 meeting between World Champions West Germany and England in London[2] as well as the May 1955 meeting between Yugoslavia and Scotland in Belgrade.[3] He would appear, later, in the 1958 FIFA World Cup finals, officiating in each of the matches involving Scotland in Group A.
He also officiated in the first
References
- Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 31 December 2010.
- ^ "A brief history of British-German football". British Council. 2006. Retrieved 31 December 2010.
- ^ "Scotland – Internationals 1955". Archived from the original on 3 May 2006. Retrieved 31 December 2010.
- ^ "Eighth-finals – 03 December 1958 – OACA Spiros Louis – Athens – Greece : Greece 1 – 1 France". UEFA. 3 December 1958. Retrieved 31 December 2010.
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