Nicola Rizzoli
Nicola Rizzoli (born October 5, 1971 in Mirandola ) is a former Italian football referee who has directed matches in the Italian Serie A since 2002 and has been on the FIFA list since 2007 .
Career
Rizzoli headed his first Champions League qualifying game in August 2007 and whistled his first Champions League group stage game in Sporting Lisbon's 2-0 win over FC Basel on October 1, 2008. In September 2007, Rizzoli served for the first time in an international match. In Cologne , the German national team defeated the team from Romania 3-1 in a test match.
Rizzoli was promoted to the elite group of UEFA referees in June 2009 , meaning he is qualified to lead UEFA's top matches. On April 7, 2010, Rizzoli led the Champions League quarter-final second leg between Manchester United and FC Bayern Munich . On May 12, 2010, he directed the final of the UEFA Europa League between Atlético Madrid and FC Fulham in Hamburg . In 2011 and 2012, Rizzoli was Italy's Referee of the Year .
On December 20, 2011, UEFA announced that Rizzoli had been nominated as one of twelve referees to oversee matches at the 2012 European Football Championship . On May 25, 2013, Rizzoli directed the final of the 2012/13 UEFA Champions League between Borussia Dortmund and Bayern Munich at Wembley Stadium in London . In the same year Rizzoli was used in two games of the U20 World Cup .
At the 2014 World Cup , Rizzoli headed a total of four games. In the group game between Spain and the Netherlands, he awarded Spain a controversial penalty. On July 13, 2014, he directed the final between Germany and Argentina. He came under criticism after the game due to controversial decisions on both sides, as well as the fact that he whistled against Germany after Italy left. In neutral England, however, his performance was praised, albeit with the caveat that Sergio Agüero had not been sent off. He was elected World Referee for the years 2014 and 2015 by the IFFHS .
On December 15, 2015, Rizzoli was nominated as referee for the 2016 European Football Championship . Besides the German Felix Brych, he is one of only 7 referees who were also allowed to lead games at the 2014 World Cup in Brazil .
Rizzoli retired in July 2017.
Private
Rizzoli works full-time as an architect .
Appearances at the European Football Championship 2012
phase | date | Venue | Home team | Visiting team | Result |
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Group stage | June 11, 2012 | Donetsk | France | England | 1: 1 (1: 1) |
Group stage | 17th June 2012 | Kharkiv | Portugal | Netherlands | 2: 1 (1: 1) |
Quarter finals | June 23, 2012 | Donetsk | Spain | France | 2: 0 (1: 0) |
Appearances at the Football World Cup 2014
phase | date | Venue | Home team | Visiting team | Result |
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Group stage | June 13, 2014 | Salvador | Spain | Netherlands | 1: 5 (1: 1) |
Group stage | June 25, 2014 | Porto Alegre | Nigeria | Argentina | 2: 3 (1: 2) |
Quarter finals | 5th July 2014 | Brasília | Argentina | Belgium | 1: 0 (1: 0) |
final | July 13, 2014 | Rio de Janeiro | Germany | Argentina | 1: 0 a.d. |
Appearances at the European Football Championship 2016
phase | date | Venue | Home team | Visiting team | Result |
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Group stage | June 11, 2016 | Marseille | England | Russia | 1: 1 (0: 0) |
Group stage | June 18, 2016 | Paris | Portugal | Austria | 0: 0 (0: 0) |
Round of 16 | June 26, 2016 | Décines-Charpieu | France | Ireland | 2: 1 (0: 1) |
Semifinals | July 7, 2016 | Marseille | Germany | France | 0: 2 (0: 1) |
Awards
- Referee of the year : 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Man Utd-Bayern Munich 3: 2 (total 4: 4)
- ^ Rizzoli whistles final in Hamburg
- ↑ UEFA announcement, accessed on December 20, 2011
- ↑ Rizzoli whistles final of the Champions League. uefa.com, May 20, 2013, archived from the original on July 31, 2013 ; Retrieved May 20, 2013 .
- ↑ spiegel.de: Final referee Nicola Rizzoli: "I'll be the best".
- ↑ Analysis: Referee did not protect players. zeit.de, July 14, 2014
- ↑ Anja Schramm, Lars Gartenschläger, Lars Wallrodt, Julien Wolff: Germany vs Argentina live Ticker - Final World Cup 2014 In: welt.de . July 13, 2014, accessed October 7, 2018 .
- ^ Final referee Nicola Rizzoli: On glowing coals , sueddeutsche.de.
- ↑ http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/worldcup2014/article-2690832/Nicola-Rizzoli-handled-World-Cup-final-Sergio-Aguero-lucky-stay-pitch.html
- ↑ Who of the 2014 World Cup referees will also be at the 2016 European Championship? em2016.net, December 17, 2015, accessed January 5, 2016 .
- ↑ Perform Media Deutschland GmbH: Referee of the 2018 World Cup in Russia: nomination, origin, association . June 20, 2018 ( spox.com [accessed June 20, 2018]).
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Rizzoli, Nicola |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Rizzola, Nicola |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Italian football referee |
DATE OF BIRTH | 5th October 1971 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Mirandola |