Wolf Karni Explained

Wolf Karni
Fullname:Wolf Waldemar Karni
Birth Date:4 February 1911
Birth Place:Vyborg, Grand Duchy of Finland, Russian Empire
Death Place:Helsinki, Finland
Internationalyears1:1949–1955
Confederation1:FIFA
Internationalrole1:Referee

Wolf Waldemar Karni (4 February 1911 – 31 January 1996[1]) was a Finnish football referee.

Karni was born as Ze'ev Wulf Koseloff and changed his name in 1935. He used to play football and handball in the Jewish clubs Kadur Vyborg and Makkabi Helsinki.[1]

Wolf Karni was an international football referee from 1949 to 1955. He officiated four matches at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki, including the semi-final match between Yugoslavia and Germany.[2]

International matches

DateCityTeamsResult
September 11, 1949OsloNorwayDenmark0–2
June 10, 1951SolnaSwedenTurkey3–1
July 15, 1952TampereDenmarkGreece2–1
July 24, 1952KotkaHungaryTurkey7–1
July 25, 1952HelsinkiDenmarkYugoslavia3–5
July 29, 1952HelsinkiYugoslaviaGermany1–3
November 15, 1952HullEnglandNetherlands2–2
June 12, 1955OsloNorwayRomania0–1

See also

References

  1. http://www.amitys.com/webtrees/individual.php?pid=I8725&ged=Gedcom.ged Meliza's Genealogy
  2. http://eu-football.info/_referee.php?id=1109 European national football teams 1872–2013 matches database