The Most Famous
REFEREES from Romania
Top 2
The following people are considered by Pantheon to be the most legendary Romanian Referees of all time. This list of famous Romanian Referees is sorted by HPI (Historical Popularity Index), a metric that aggregates information on a biography’s online popularity.
1. Nicolae Rainea (1933 - 2015)
With an HPI of 48.75, Nicolae Rainea is the most famous Romanian Referee. Her biography has been translated into 17 different languages on wikipedia.
Nicolae Rainea (19 November 1933 – 1 April 2015), nicknamed The Locomotive of the Carpathians, was a Romanian football referee and player. Highly regarded throughout the world, he is considered one of the best whistles of his generation and, arguably, the finest Romanian referee of all time.
2. Ovidiu Hațegan (1980 - )
With an HPI of 40.03, Ovidiu Hațegan is the 2nd most famous Romanian Referee. His biography has been translated into 25 different languages.
Ovidiu Alin Hațegan (born 14 July 1980) is a Romanian professional football referee who officiates primarily in the Liga I and for FIFA as a FIFA international referee. He is ranked as a UEFA elite category referee.
Pantheon has 2 people classified as referees born between 1933 and 1980. Of these 2, 1 (50.00%) of them are still alive today. The most famous living referees include Ovidiu Hațegan. The most famous deceased referees include Nicolae Rainea.
