(1971-10-05) 5 October 1971 (age 52) Mirandola, Modena, Italy
Other occupation
Architect
Domestic
Years
League
Role
1998–2001
Serie C
Referee
2001–2010
Serie A and B
Referee
2010–2017
Serie A
Referee
International
Years
League
Role
2007–2017
FIFA listed
Referee
Nicola Rizzoli (Italian pronunciation:[niˈkɔlaritˈtsɔli]; born 5 October 1971) is an Italian former football referee who refereed in the Italian Serie A from 2002 to 2017 and was a FIFA-listed referee from 2007 to 2017.[1] He refereed the 2014 FIFA World Cup Final between Germany and Argentina on 13 July at the Estádio do Maracanã[2] and the 2013 Champions League Final between Borussia Dortmund and Bayern Munich at Wembley Stadium.[3] Rizzoli won seven consecutive AIC Serie A Referee of the Year Awards from 2011 to 2017.[4] On 18 February 2017, Soccer 360 included Rizzoli on its list of the top 5 referees in the 21st century.[citation needed]
^FIFA. "Italy: Referees". Retrieved on 17 May 2013.
^"Germany 1 Argentina 0". BBC Sport. 13 July 2014. Retrieved 14 July 2014.
^"Rizzoli to referee UEFA Champions League Final". UEFA.com. 20 May 2013. Retrieved 20 May 2013.
^"Oscar del Calcio, dominio Juve. Buffon: "Donnarumma ha doti da grande"" [Serie A Oscars, Juve dominate. Buffon: "Donnarumma has the characteristics to be great"] (in Italian). La Gazzetta dello Sport. 14 December 2015. Retrieved 14 December 2015.
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