Károly Palotai
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Date of birth | 11 September 1935 | ||||||||||
Place of birth | Békéscsaba, Hungary | ||||||||||
Senior career* | |||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||
Győri ETO FC | |||||||||||
International career | |||||||||||
Hungary | |||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
International | |||
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Years | League | Role | |
1970-1984 | FIFA listed | Referee |
Károly Palotai (born 11 September 1935 in Békéscsaba) is a former Hungarian association football player and referee. He was an Olympic Gold winner as a player before turning to refereeing. He was a referee at three World Cup tournaments and officiated in two European Cup finals.
Playing career
He was a successful player with Győri ETO FC and also won a Gold Medal at the football tournament of the 1964 Olympic Games in Tokyo, when Hungary defeated Czechoslovakia in the final with 2-1.
Refereeing career
Károly Palotai was a referee in the FIFA World Cups 1974, 1978 and 1982, as well as in the European Championship 1980 and the 1972 Olympic Games in Munich and the 1976 Olympic Games in Montreal. In addition, he officiated the finals of the European Champions' Cup 1976 and 1981, the European Cup Winners' Cup final of 1979 and the first leg of the finals of the UEFA Cup 1974/75.
References
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- 1935 births
- Living people
- Hungarian footballers
- Hungary international footballers
- Olympic footballers of Hungary
- Olympic gold medalists for Hungary
- Footballers at the 1964 Summer Olympics
- Hungarian football referees
- FIFA World Cup referees
- 1982 FIFA World Cup referees
- 1978 FIFA World Cup referees
- 1974 FIFA World Cup referees
- Olympic football referees
- Olympic medalists in football
- Medalists at the 1964 Summer Olympics
- UEFA European Championship referees