Vladimír Hriňák | |
Birth Date: | 25 February 1964 |
Birth Place: | Bratislava, Czechoslovakia |
Otheroccupation: | Teacher, sales manager |
Years1: | 1992–1993 |
League1: | Czechoslovak First League |
Role1: | Referee |
Years2: | 1993–2009 |
League2: | Slovak Super Liga |
Role2: | Referee |
Internationalyears1: | 1993–2009 |
Confederation1: | FIFA |
Internationalrole1: | Referee |
Internationalyears2: | 1993–2009 |
Confederation2: | UEFA |
Internationalrole2: | Referee |
Vladimír Hriňák (25 February 1964 – 25 July 2012) was a Slovak football referee. He took up refereeing in 1982,[1] and was promoted to the Czechoslovak First League for the 1992–93 season.[2] In 1993, he became a FIFA-listed match official, and in a 16-year international career, he refereed over 100 UEFA matches.[2] In 2008, Hriňák was selected as the fourth official for the Champions League final between Manchester United and Chelsea, as part of an all-Slovak team headed by Ľuboš Micheľ.[3] Hriňák's final international fixture was a match between Villarreal and Red Bull Salzburg in the group stage of the 2009–10 Europa League on 17 December 2009.[2] [4]
After retiring from refereeing, Hriňák took up several positions within the Slovak Football Association and was also the chairman of the Bratislava Football Association referees committee.[2]