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Nicolae Rainea
Nicolae Rainea in 1980
Born (1933-11-19)19 November 1933
Brăila, Romania
Died 1 April 2015(2015-04-01) (aged 81)
Galați, Romania
Other occupation Technician
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.

Career

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.[2]

Rainea officiated the Italy v Argentina game at the 1982 World Cup. He was limnesman in a later match between France and Northern Ireland.

Honours and legacy

Rainea was decorated by two presidents of Romania, Ion Iliescu and Traian Băsescu.[2] He was made honorary citizen of Galați where he resided and served four local council terms.[2]

Nicolae Rainea Stadium in Galați is named after him.

Personal life and death

In 2011, he celebrated 50 years of marriage.[2] He had a son and a daughter, both living in Sweden.[2]

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 Galați. He was 81 years old.[3]

References

  1. ^ UEFA Obituary
  2. ^ a b c d e "Povestea fostului mare arbitru Nicolae Rainea, omul care a înconjurat planeta de cinci ori FOTO". Adevărul. 29 December 2011.
  3. ^ "Nicolae Rainea, cel mai mare arbitru român al tuturor timpurilor, a murit în această dimineaţă. Citeşte un interviu de colecţie acordat Gazetei: "Am făcut performanţă în cele 3 mari domenii din viaţa mea"". GSP. Retrieved 1 April 2015.
Preceded by 1978 UEFA Cup Final
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Preceded by 1978 European Super Cup
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Preceded by 1980 UEFA Euro Final
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Preceded by 1983 European Cup Final
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