Heinz Fahnler

Austrian football referee

Heinz Fahnler
Born (1942-08-10)10 August 1942
Vienna, Austria
Died 17 September 2008(2008-09-17) (aged 66)
Madrid, Spain
Domestic
Years League Role
1976–1985 Austrian Football Bundesliga Referee
International
Years League Role
1978–1985 FIFA listed Referee

Heinz Fahnler (10 August 1942 – 17 September 2008) was an Austrian football referee.

Refereeing career

Fahnler passed his referee exam in 1962, and in 1976 he became a referee in the Austrian Football Bundesliga. Two years later, Fahnler was appointed as a FIFA referee.

In 1984, Fahnler was selected as a referee for UEFA Euro 1984, where he officiated a group stage match between Portugal and Romania.[1]

Fahnler served as a UEFA delegate from 1990 until 2008, when he suffered a heart attack and died in Madrid before his role as a delegate for the UEFA Champions League match between Real Madrid and BATE Borisov.[2]

References

  1. ^ "Portugal - Romania 1:0 (EURO 1984 France, Group 2)". worldfootball.net. HEIM:SPIEL. Retrieved 1 September 2017.
  2. ^ "Heinz Fahnler". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 17 September 2008. Retrieved 1 September 2017.

External links

  • Heinz Fahnler referee profile at WorldFootball.net Edit this at Wikidata
  • Heinz Fahnler referee profile at EU-Football.info Edit this at Wikidata
  • Heinz Fahnler at WorldReferee.com Edit this at Wikidata
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