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Sergio Gonella

1933 - 2018

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Sergio Gonella (Italian pronunciation: [ˈsɛrdʒo ɡoˈnɛlla]; 23 May 1933 – 19 June 2018) was an Italian bank manager and association football referee. He was the first ever Italian appointed to referee the final of the FIFA World Cup which occurred when he took charge of the 1978 final between hosts Argentina and the Netherlands. He is one of only two persons (the other being the Swiss Gottfried Dienst) to have refereed the finals of both the UEFA European Championship and the FIFA World Cup. In 2013, he was inducted into the Italian Football Hall of Fame. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Sergio Gonella has received more than 51,952 page views. His biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia. Sergio Gonella is the 21st most popular referee, the 3,399th most popular biography from Italy and the 4th most popular Italian Referee.

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Among REFEREES

Among referees, Sergio Gonella ranks 21 out of 107. Before him are Rudi Glöckner, Gottfried Dienst, Byron Moreno, Tom Henning Øvrebø, Massimo Busacca, and Roberto Rosetti. After him are Gamal Al-Ghandour, Ravshan Irmatov, Nikolay Latyshev, Jack Taylor, Viktor Kassai, and Arnaldo Cézar Coelho.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1933, Sergio Gonella ranks 332. Before him are Harve Presnell, Mary Ure, Abdon Pamich, Chuck Grassley, Gino Pivatelli, and William Kahan. After him are Keiko Awaji, Jean Vautrin, Denis Goldberg, Michael Heseltine, Maurinho, and Igor Kvasha. Among people deceased in 2018, Sergio Gonella ranks 311. Before him are Hugh Masekela, Pik Botha, Zvonko Bego, Arthur Barnard, Barys Kit, and Idrissa Ouédraogo. After him are Per Ahlmark, John Miles, Susan Anspach, David Goodall, Kazimierz Kutz, and Anne Treisman.

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In Italy

Among people born in Italy, Sergio Gonella ranks 3,399 out of 4,668. Before him are Uberto De Morpurgo (1896), Fausto Bertinotti (1940), Eusebio Castigliano (1921), Giancarlo Bergamini (1926), Loris Capirossi (1973), and Gino Pivatelli (1933). After him are Ondina Valla (1916), Franco Frattini (1957), Giannino Castiglioni (1884), Lido Vieri (1939), Clarice Benini (1905), and Paola Pitagora (1941).

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Among REFEREES In Italy

Among referees born in Italy, Sergio Gonella ranks 4. Before him are Pierluigi Collina (1960), Nicola Rizzoli (1971), and Roberto Rosetti (1967). After him are Pierluigi Pairetto (1952), Daniele Orsato (1975), Gianluca Rocchi (1973), and Paolo Tagliavento (1972).

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