Arthur Blavier Explained

Arthur Blavier
Fullname:Antoine Blavier
Birth Date:28 January 1914
Birth Place:Namur, Belgium
Death Place:Namur, Belgium
Years1:–1964
League1:Belgian First Division A
Role1:Referee
Internationalyears1:1960–1964
Confederation1:FIFA listed
Internationalrole1: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.

Notes and References

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