Heinz Fahnler Explained

Heinz Fahnler
Birth Date:10 August 1942
Birth Place:Vienna, Nazi Germany
Death Place:Madrid, Spain
Years1:1976–1985
League1:Austrian Football Bundesliga
Role1:Referee
Internationalyears1:1978–1985
Confederation1:FIFA listed
Internationalrole1: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]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Portugal - Romania 1:0 (EURO 1984 France, Group 2) . worldfootball.net . HEIM:SPIEL . 1 September 2017.
  2. Web site: Heinz Fahnler . UEFA.com . . 17 September 2008 . 1 September 2017.