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Belgian football referee
Arthur Blavier
Full name | Antoine Blavier | |
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Born | (1914-01-28)28 January 1914Namur, Belgium | |
Died | 15 September 1991(1991-09-15) (aged 77)Namur, Belgium | |
Domestic | ||
Years | League | Role |
0000–1964 | Belgian First Division A | Referee |
International | ||
Years | League | Role |
1960–1964 | FIFA listed | Referee |
Antoine "Arthur" Blavier (28 January 1914 – 15 September 1991) was a Belgian football referee.
Blavier spent his career refereeing in the Belgian First Division A, the top flight of Belgian football. In 1960, he was appointed as a FIFA referee.
In 1962, Blavier was selected as a referee for the 1962 FIFA World Cup, where he officiated a group stage match between England and Bulgaria.[1]
Two years later, Blavier was appointed as a referee for the 1964 European Nations' Cup, where he officiated a semi-final match between Spain and Hungary.[2]
Blavier retired from refereeing in 1964.
- ^ "England - Bulgaria 0:0 (World Cup 1962 Chile, Group 4)". worldfootball.net. HEIM:SPIEL. Retrieved 3 September 2017.
- ^ "Spain - Hungary 2:1 (EURO 1964 Spain, Semi-finals)". worldfootball.net. HEIM:SPIEL. Retrieved 3 September 2017.