 Nicolae Rainea in 1980 | |||
| Born |
19 November 1933 Br?ila, Romania | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Died |
1 April 2015 (aged 81) Gala?i, Romania | ||
| Other occupation | Technician, Footballer | ||
| Domestic | |||
| Years | League | Role | |
| 1964-1984 | Liga I | Referee | |
| International | |||
| Years | League | Role | |
| 1967-1989 | FIFA-listed | Referee | |
Nicolae Rainea (19 November 1933 - 1 April 2015[1]), nicknamed The Locomotive of the Carpathians, was a Romanian football referee and player.
Career
Nicolae Rainea played football in the lower leagues of Romania for Laminorul Br?ila, Metalul Piatra Neam? and Constructorul Bârlad, he retired in 1959 to start his career as a referee, making his debut in Liga I in 1965.[2][3] He refereed at three FIFA World Cups (1974, 1978, 1982), the UEFA Euro 1980 Final, the 1983 European Cup Final, the second leg of the 1978 European Super Cup and the second leg of the 1978 UEFA Cup Final.[4]
Rainea officiated the Italy v Argentina game at the 1982 World Cup. He was linesman in a later match between France and Northern Ireland.
Honours and legacy
Rainea was decorated by two presidents of Romania, Ion Iliescu and Traian B?sescu.[4] He was made honorary citizen of Gala?i where he resided and served four local council terms.[4]
Nicolae Rainea Stadium in Gala?i is named after him.
Personal life and death
In 2011, he celebrated 50 years of marriage.[4] He had a son and a daughter, both living in Sweden.[4]
After an untreated mild cold turned into a pulmonary edema, Rainea suffered a cardiac arrest while in hospital and died on 1 April 2015 in Gala?i. He was 81 years old.[5]
References
- ^ UEFA Obituary
- ^ "Cel mai titrat arbitru român, Nicolae Rainea, a murit din cauza unor complica?ii pulmonare ?i cardiace severe" [Romanian top referee Nicolae Rainea died due to severe pulmonary and cardiac complications] (in Romanian). mediafax.ro. Retrieved 2017.
- ^ "Nicolae Rainea a fost ,,Regele" arbitrajului" [Nicolae Rainea was the "King" of the arbitration] (in Romanian). evz.ro. Retrieved 2017.
- ^ a b c d e "Povestea fostului mare arbitru Nicolae Rainea, omul care a înconjurat planeta de cinci ori FOTO". Adev?rul. 29 December 2011.
- ^ "Nicolae Rainea, cel mai mare arbitru român al tuturor timpurilor, a murit în aceast? diminea. Cite?te un interviu de colec?ie acordat Gazetei: "Am f?cut performan în cele 3 mari domenii din via?a mea"". GSP. Retrieved 2015.
External links
- (in German) Profile
Preceded by Dusan Maksimovi?
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1978 UEFA Cup Final Nicolae Rainea
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Succeeded by Ian Foote
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Preceded by Károly Palotai
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1978 European Super Cup Nicolae Rainea
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Succeeded by Adolf Prokop
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Preceded by Sergio Gonella
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1980 UEFA Euro Final Nicolae Rainea
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Succeeded by Vojtech Christov
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Preceded by Georges Konrath
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1983 European Cup Final Nicolae Rainea
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Succeeded by Erik Fredriksson
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