Collina as head of referees for the Ukrainian Association of Football in 2010
Born
(1960-02-13) 13 February 1960 (age 64) Bologna, Italy
Other occupation
Financial advisor, UEFA Head of Referees
Domestic
Years
League
Role
1988–1991
Serie C2
Referee
1988–1991
Serie C1
Referee
1991–2005
Serie B
Referee
1991–2005
Serie A
Referee
1992–2006
Coppa Italia[1]
Referee
International
Years
League
Role
1995–2005
FIFA listed
Referee
Pierluigi Collina (Italian pronunciation:[ˌpjɛrluˈiːdʒikolˈliːna]; born 13 February 1960) is an Italian former football referee. He was named "The World's Best Referee" by the International Federation of Football History & Statistics six consecutive times from 1998 to 2003.[2]
Collina is still involved in football as an unpaid consultant to the Italian Football Referees Association (AIA), the Head of Referees for the Football Federation of Ukraine since 2010,[3] a member of the UEFA Referees Committee, and Chairman of the FIFA referees committee.[4]
^Lewis, Rhett. "Pierluigi Collina: Voted Best Referee Of The Year Six Times". History Of Soccer. Archived from the original on 28 October 2022. Retrieved 28 October 2022.
^IFFHS: "All-Time World Referee Ranking" Archived 15 June 2018 at the Wayback Machine. Iffhs.de. Retrieved on 16 July 2015.
^Ukraine trying to revive Crimean champion football club Archived 8 November 2023 at the Wayback Machine, USA Today (19 June 2015)
^"Referees' Committee". Archived from the original on 21 September 2020. Retrieved 2 June 2020.
PierluigiCollina (Italian pronunciation: [ˌpjɛrluˈiːdʒi kolˈliːna]; born 13 February 1960) is an Italian former football referee. He was named "The World's...
first European Cup title since 1968, their second overall. Referee PierluigiCollina has cited this match as one of the most memorable of his career, and...
estimated 1.1 billion watching on television, and was refereed by PierluigiCollina from Italy. After a goalless first half, Brazil took the lead through...
his colleague PierluigiCollina as being too 'objective' in an intercepted telephone call. Moggi also claimed that Rosetti and Collina should be 'punished'...
Stade du Pays de Charleroi, Charleroi Attendance: 29,000 Referee: PierluigiCollina (Italy) 20 June 2000 (2000-06-20) 20:45 Stade du Pays de Charleroi...
match was PierluigiCollina, who also refereed the previous match in 2006 and is regarded as the best referee of all time. However, after Collina was injured...
cover features the image and signature of iconic Italian referee PierluigiCollina, who had previously officiated the 2002 FIFA World Cup Final. This...
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card for the tackle was controversial. UEFA chief refereeing officer PierluigiCollina reminded officials of their responsibility to player safety after...
praised by many commentators as well as fellow referees including PierluigiCollina, Howard Webb, Keith Hackett, Lutz Wagner and Thorsten Kinhöfer. On...
20:45 CEST (UTC+02:00) San Siro, Milan Attendance: 33,274 Referee: PierluigiCollina "Tempesta Shevchenko sulla Lazio" (in Italian). UEFA.com. 21 August...
20:00 International Stadium Yokohama Attendance: 69,029 Referee: PierluigiCollina (Italy) France in 1998 had 6 match wins; the Italy match is regarded...
Opel Insignia in October of the same year. From the end of 2005, PierluigiCollina starred in adverts across Europe for the Signum, as well as the Vectra...
Switzerland Collina (Port Gibson, Mississippi), listed on the National Register of Historic Places listings in Claiborne County, Mississippi, USA Pierluigi Collina...
May 2004 20:45 CEST Ullevi, Gothenburg Attendance: 39,000 Referee: PierluigiCollina (Italy) 2003–04 UEFA Cup 2004 UEFA Super Cup Olympique de Marseille...
between the Republic of Ireland and Spain. The referee for the Final, PierluigiCollina, later wrote in his autobiography that Frisk had been the only other...
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