Katalin Kulcsár Explained

Katalin Kulcsár
Fullname:Katalin Anna Kulcsár
Birth Date:7 December 1984
Birth Place:Győr, Hungary
Otheroccupation:Economist
Years1:2011–
League1:NB I
Role1:Referee
Internationalyears1:2004–
Confederation1:FIFA listed
Internationalrole1:Referee

Katalin Anna Kulcsár (born 7 December 1984) is a Hungarian football referee. She is tall and took charge of her first international match in September 2004, Malta versus Bosnia and Herzegovina.[1] She refereed the final of the 2009 UEFA Women's Under-17 Championship.

She eventually reached the top division of male football in Hungary, the Nemzeti Bajnokság I, officiating a match between BFC Siófok and Honvéd in 2011.[2] She was selected by FIFA for the 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup.[3] [4] [5]

At the 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup, Kulcsár officiated the group-round match between New Zealand and China. The game ended in a 2–2 draw with China advanced to the knockout round.[6] [7]

Kulcsár was appointed to referee the 2016 UEFA Women's Champions League final at Stadio Città del Tricolore.[8]

On 3 December 2018, Kulcsár was appointed to be a referee for the 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup in France.[9] Kulcsár officiated the United States vs. Spain round of 16 match on 24 June 2019.[10] After the conclusion of the round of 16, Kulcsár was selected as one of 11 officials to officiate matches for the remainder of the tournament.[11]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Katalin KULCSAR. https://web.archive.org/web/20140827072519/http://fr.fifa.com/u20womensworldcup/organisation/referees/referee=206611/index.html. dead. 27 August 2014. FIFA. 17 April 2015. fr.
  2. News: Juha. Pál. "Szerintük én azért hibázom, mert nő vagyok" - interjú Kulcsár Katalin játékvezetővel. 17 April 2015. Origo. 1 June 2011. hu.
  3. News: Kulcsár Katalin is utazhat a kanadai női vb-re. 17 April 2015. MLSZ.hu. 1 April 2015. hu.
  4. Web site: 22 referees, 7 support referees and 44 assistant referees appointed for FIFA Women's World Cup 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150331171445/http://www.fifa.com/womensworldcup/news/y=2015/m=3/news=22-referees-7-support-referees-and-44-assistant-referees-appointed-for-2580523.html. dead. 31 March 2015. FIFA.com. 30 March 2015.
  5. Web site: Referees and Assistant Referees for the FIFA Women's World Cup Canada 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150402102321/http://resources.fifa.com/mm/document/footballdevelopment/refereeing/02/58/05/09/matchofficialsfwwccanada2015_260315_neutral.pdf. dead. 2 April 2015. FIFA.com.
  6. https://www.theguardian.com/football/2015/jun/16/nz-football-ferns-out-of-world-cup " NZ Football Ferns out of World Cup amid controversial penalty call," The Guardian, 15 June 2015
  7. http://www.latimes.com/sports/soccer/la-sp-china-new-zealand-20150616-story.html "China catches a break in 2-2 draw with New Zealand," LATimes via Associated Press, 15 June 2015
  8. News: Kulcsár to referee Women's Champions League final. 13 July 2016. UEFA. 10 May 2016.
  9. Web site: FIFA Women's World Cup 2019 - News - Match officials appointed for FIFA Women's World Cup France 2019 . FIFA.com. www.fifa.com. en-GB. 24 June 2019.
  10. Web site: Katalin Kulcsár - World Cup 2019 France.
  11. Web site: Refereeing - Media briefing. 26 June 2019. FIFA.com. 26 June 2019.