Arthur Blavier

Antoine "Arthur" Blavier (28 January 1914 – 15 September 1991) was a Belgian football referee.

Arthur Blavier
Full name Antoine Blavier
Born (1914-01-28)28 January 1914
Namur, 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

Refereeing career

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.

References
  1. "England - Bulgaria 0:0 (World Cup 1962 Chile, Group 4)". worldfootball.net. HEIM:SPIEL. Retrieved 3 September 2017.
  2. "Spain - Hungary 2:1 (EURO 1964 Spain, Semi-finals)". worldfootball.net. HEIM:SPIEL. Retrieved 3 September 2017.


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