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Erich Linemayr

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Erich Linemayr
Born (1933-01-24)24 January 1933
Linz, Austria
Died 4 June 2016(2016-06-04) (aged 83)
International
Years League Role
1968–1981 FIFA-listed Referee

Erich Linemayr (24 January 1933 in Linz – 4 June 2016) was an Austrian football referee. He is known for having refereed three matches in the FIFA World Cup, two in 1974 and one in 1978.[1] He also refereed two matches in the 1980 UEFA European Championship in Italy and the European Cup final in 1979.[2]

His most unusual match was the return game of the UEFA–CONMEBOL play-off between Chile and the Soviet Union (who had refused to travel to Santiago for the match) on 21 November 1973. [3] When Chile scored a goal after 30 seconds, Linemayr immediately blew off the game and declared them winners.[4][5]

References

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  1. ^ "European national football teams matches database".
  2. ^ Trauer um Erich Linemayr (in German)
  3. ^ "Chile shows up", Reuters report in Ottawa Journal, November 22, 1973, p. 29
  4. ^ "The Soccer Match That Disgraced Chile". The World from PRX. 2013-09-17. Retrieved 2024-10-13.
  5. ^ Archived at Ghostarchive and the Wayback Machine: "Chile-USSR". YouTube.
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Preceded by European Cup
Final 1979
Austria Erich Linemayr
Succeeded by