René Vigliani Explained

Birth Date:24 July 1929
Birth Place:Arles, France
Death Place:Arles, France
Years1:1965–1980
League1:French Division 1
Role1:Referee
Internationalyears1:1967–1978
Confederation1:FIFA listed
Internationalrole1:Referee

René Vigliani (24 July 1929 – 30 October 2022) was a French football referee.

Career

Vigliani was member of FIFA from 1967 to 1978, and refereed 7 international matches.[1] He officiated 2 matches in Euro 1976 qualifying and 5 friendly matches. He also refereed a match in the 1978 U21 Euro. In club football, Vigliani officiated some UEFA competition matches for a total of 1 Champions League game, 12 UEFA Cup games, and 3 Cup Winners' Cup games.[2] He refereed 259 French Division 1 matches from 1965 to 1980, and also officiated the 1971 Coupe de France Final.

Controversies

There were two notable controversial decisions made by Vigliani during his career; one was in the first leg of the 1975–76 UEFA Cup quarter-final match-up between AC Milan and Club Brugge, which Milan won 2–1. The other one was during a French Division 1 match.[3] [4]

Death

Vigliani died in Arles on 30 October 2022, at the age of 93.[5]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: International football referee René Vigliani. 13 April 2021. EU-Football.info.
  2. Web site: René Vigliani » Matches as referee. 13 April 2021. WorldFootball.net.
  3. Web site: Taccone. Sergio. 26 March 2020. Intervista a Tato Sabadini: quel gol annullato con il Bruges. Interview with Tato Sabadini: that goal canceled with Bruges. 13 April 2021. StorieRossonere. it.
  4. Web site: Simon. François. 21 October 1976. LES ARBITRES EN PROCÈS. THE REFEREES IN TRIAL. 13 April 2021. Le Monde. fr.
  5. Web site: Rene Louis Victor Vigliani . MatchID . 1 January 2024.