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Pierluigi Collina
Pierluigi Collina 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.
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culture · Italian football referee (born 1960) · association football referee · writer · economist · athlete · also Pierluigi Collina, Collina
Born 13 February 1960 · Q485885
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I locked myself in my room for a day and a half, taking notes and watching every minute of every match. Because the goal of a referee is to be one step ahead, to know what is going to happen before it happens.
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2026· 18 entries
“I locked myself in my room for a day and a half, taking notes and watching every minute of every match. Because the goal of a referee is to be one step ahead, to know what is going to happen before it happens.”
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“This is a very nice gift from the university, but it”
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Sky: Pierluigi Collina spiega le nuove regole sui cartellini al Mondiale
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2025· 1 entry
Leggo: Pierluigi Collina, l'alopecia e le discriminazioni: «Mi fermarono per tre mesi per valutare l’effetto che avrei potuto suscitare nel pubblico»
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2023· 1 entry
CNN: Pierluigi Collina says that attacks on referees are a ‘cancer’ after Turkish Süper Lig incident
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2022· 1 entry
TUTTOmercatoWEB: Pierluigi Collina, dal Mondiale 2002 alla FIFA: ecco il miglior arbitro della storia
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2019· 1 entry
Sports Illustrated: Pierluigi Collina On The Perception Of VAR
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2018· 2 entries
ESPN: Pierluigi Collina steps down as UEFA's chief of referees, maintains FIFA post
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“We monitored hundreds of match officials from around the world in each confederation. Our committee has members from every confederation and we tracked them throughout the process. We had seminars for them, remotely during the pandemic and then in-person, we tracked them and then we made our decisions.”
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2016· 1 entry
UEFA.com: Pierluigi Collina e gli assistenti arbitrali
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2011· 1 entry
Won: Italian Football Hall of Fame with IFFHS All Time World's Best Referee 1987–2020 (2011).
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2010· 1 entry
On 25 January 2010, Collina participated in a special match for supporting victims of the earthquake in Haiti between a team called "Friends of Zidane and Ronaldo" and Benfica in Lisbon.
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2005· 1 entry
Won: Serie A Referee of the Year with IFFHS All Time World's Best Referee 1987–2020 (2005).
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2004· 2 entries
Won: Honorary degree with IFFHS All Time World's Best Referee 1987–2020 (2004).
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Won: Serie A Referee of the Year with IFFHS All Time World's Best Referee 1987–2020 (2004).
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2003· 5 entries
Won: IFFHS World's Best Referee (2003).
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Awarded Commander of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic (2003).
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Won: Serie A Referee of the Year with IFFHS All Time World's Best Referee 1987–2020 (2003).
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Collina appeared in an advert of a Turkish GSM operator, Aria, due to his popularity in Turkey
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Collina published his autobiography, My Rules of the Game (Le Mie Regole del Gioco)
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2002· 2 entries
Won: Serie A Referee of the Year with IFFHS All Time World's Best Referee 1987–2020 (2002).
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Won: IFFHS World's Best Referee (2002).
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2001· 1 entry
Won: IFFHS World's Best Referee (2001).
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2000· 2 entries
Won: Serie A Referee of the Year with IFFHS All Time World's Best Referee 1987–2020 (2000).
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Won: IFFHS World's Best Referee (2000).
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1999· 1 entry
Won: IFFHS World's Best Referee (1999).
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1998· 2 entries
Won: IFFHS World's Best Referee (1998).
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Won: Serie A Referee of the Year with IFFHS All Time World's Best Referee 1987–2020 (1998).
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1997· 1 entry
Won: Serie A Referee of the Year with IFFHS All Time World's Best Referee 1987–2020 (1997).
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1995· 2 entries
Career landmark: FIFA referee (1995–2005).
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After officiating at 43 Serie A matches, he was placed on FIFA's Referees List
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1988· 3 entries
Collina met his wife Gianna in Versilia
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In 1988, Collina met his wife Gianna in Versilia.
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Progressed more rapidly than normal to the national third division, Serie C1 and Serie C2
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1977· 1 entry
To take a referee's course, where it was discovered that he had a particular aptitude for the job
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1960· 1 entry
Born 1960-02-13.
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