HP Devitte
HP Devitte was a Swiss football referee of English origin. Born in England, he lived in Geneva when he whistled the German national soccer team's first international match against Switzerland in 1908 . During the game, Devitte wore a blue suit and hat, so a player asked him to leave the field. In addition to this he led at least four other international matches: on May 20, 1909 Switzerland – England (amateurs), on April 3, 1910 Germany – Switzerland, on January 8, 1911 Switzerland – Hungary and on May 5, 1912 Germany – Switzerland.
literature
- Robert Hohensee: Table football almanac 2010. With current Bundesliga player ABC . Copress, Munich 2009, ISBN 978-3-7679-0912-0 , pp. 59 ( limited preview in Google Book search).
Individual evidence
- ↑ "H." possibly stands for "Henry".
- ^ Holger Joel, Ernst Christian Schütt: Chronicle of German Football. The national team games from 1908 to the present day . 4th edition. Chronik-Verlag, Gütersloh / Munich 2008, ISBN 978-3-577-16421-4 , p. 19 ( limited preview in Google Book search).
- ^ Alfredo Pöge: IFFHS. In: www.iffhs.de. International Federation of Football History & Statistics, accessed June 3, 2013 .
- ^ Hungary. In: WorldReferee.com. Retrieved June 3, 2013 .
Web links
- HP Devitte - bio. In: WorldReferee.com. Retrieved June 3, 2013 .
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Devitte, HP |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Anglo-Swiss football referee |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 19th century |
| DATE OF DEATH | 20th century |