Nicolae Rainea
 Nicolae Rainea in 1980 | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 19 November 1933 Brăila, Romania |
| Died | 1 April 2015 (aged 81) Bucharest, Romania |
Nicolae Rainea (19 November 1933 – 1 April 2015), nicknamed The Locomotive of the Carpathians, was a Romanian football referee. He refereed at three FIFA World Cups (1974, 1978, 1982), the UEFA Euro 1980 Final, the 1983 European Cup Final, the second leg of the 1978 European Super Cup and the second leg of the 1978 UEFA Cup Final.[1]
After an untreated mild cold turned into a pulmonary edema, Rainea suffered a cardiac arrest while in hospital. He died on 1 April 2015 in Bucharest. He was 81 years old.[2]
References[change | change source]
- ↑ "Povestea fostului mare arbitru Nicolae Rainea, omul care a înconjurat planeta de cinci ori FOTO". Adevărul. 29 December 2011.
- ↑ "Nicolae Rainea, cel mai mare arbitru român al tuturor timpurilor, a murit în această dimineaţă. Citeşte un interviu de colecţie acordat Gazetei: "Am făcut performanţă în cele 3 mari domenii din viaţa mea"". GSP. Retrieved 1 April 2015.
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