Luigi Agnolin

Luigi Agnolin

Born	March 21, 1943 Bassano del Grappa, Italy
Other occupation	Physical education teacher
Domestic
Years	League	Role
1973–1992	Serie A	Referee
International
Years	League	Role
1978–1991	FIFA-listed	Referee

Luigi Agnolin (born 21 March 1943, in Bassano del Grappa) is a former football referee from Italy. He is mostly known for supervising four matches in the FIFA World Cup, one in 1986^[1] and three in 1990.^[2] He also refereed the 1988 European Cup Final between PSV Eindhoven and S.L. Benfica.^[3]

In addition to his two World Cup tournaments, Agnolin also served as a referee in qualifiers for the World Cups of 1982,^[4] 1986,^[5] and 1990.^[6] He officiated in qualifying for Euro 1984.^[7] Agnolin is known to have worked as a FIFA referee during the period from 1980^[8] to 1990.^[2]

Agnolin was also a futsal referee, officiating at the 1989 FIFA Futsal World Championship in the Netherlands.^[9]

In 2012, he was inducted into the Italian Football Hall of Fame.^[10]

References

1. RSSSF. "World Cup 1986 finals". Retrieved on 17 May 2013.
2. FIFA. "Match Report - Yugoslavia - Colombia 1:0 (0:0)". 14 June 1990. Retrieved on 17 May 2013.
3. Ross, James M. "European Competitions 1987-88". RSSSF, 17 January 2008. Retrieved on 17 May 2013.
4. RSSSF. "World Cup 1982 qualifications". Retrieved on 17 May 2013.
5. RSSSF. "World Cup 1986 qualifications". Retrieved on 17 May 2013.
6. RSSSF. "World Cup 1990 qualifications". Retrieved on 17 May 2013.
7. Haisma, Marcel. "European Championship 1984 - Qualifying - Full Details". RSSSF, 31 July 2008. Retrieved on 17 May 2013.
8. Arnhold, Matthias. "Germany - International Results - Details 1980-1989". RSSSF, 22 February 2008. Retrieved on 17 May 2013.
9. FIFA. "Match Report - USA - Argentina 3:1 (0:1)". 10 January 1989. Retrieved on 17 May 2013.
10. "Hall of fame, 10 new entry: con Vialli e Mancini anche Facchetti e Ronaldo" [Hall of fame, 10 new entries: with Vialli and Mancini also Facchetti and Ronaldo] (in Italian). La Gazzetta dello Sport. 27 October 2015. Retrieved 27 October 2015.

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