Arthur Blavier

Belgian football referee

Arthur Blavier
Full name Antoine Blavier
Born (1914-01-28)28 January 1914
Namur, Belgium
Died 15 September 1991(1991-09-15) (aged 77)
Namur, Belgium
Domestic
Years League Role
0000–1964 Belgian First Division A Referee
International
Years League Role
1960–1964 FIFA listed Referee

Antoine "Arthur" Blavier (28 January 1914 – 15 September 1991) was a Belgian football referee.

Refereeing career

Blavier spent his career refereeing in the Belgian First Division A, the top flight of Belgian football. In 1960, he was appointed as a FIFA referee.

In 1962, Blavier was selected as a referee for the 1962 FIFA World Cup, where he officiated a group stage match between England and Bulgaria.[1]

Two years later, Blavier was appointed as a referee for the 1964 European Nations' Cup, where he officiated a semi-final match between Spain and Hungary.[2]

Blavier retired from refereeing in 1964.

References

  1. ^ "England - Bulgaria 0:0 (World Cup 1962 Chile, Group 4)". worldfootball.net. HEIM:SPIEL. Retrieved 3 September 2017.
  2. ^ "Spain - Hungary 2:1 (EURO 1964 Spain, Semi-finals)". worldfootball.net. HEIM:SPIEL. Retrieved 3 September 2017.

External links

  • Arthur Blavier referee profile at WorldFootball.net
  • Arthur Blavier referee profile at Soccerway
  • Arthur Blavier referee profile at EU-Football.info Edit this at Wikidata
  • Arthur Blavier at WorldReferee.com Edit this at Wikidata
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Referees at the 1964 European Nations' Cup
  • Arthur Blavier (BEL)
  • Arthur Holland (ENG)
  • Concetto Lo Bello (ITA)
  • Daniel Mellet (SUI)


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