René Vigliani

René Vigliani
Vigliani in 1972
Born (1929-07-24)24 July 1929
Arles, France
Died 30 October 2022(2022-10-30) (aged 93)
Arles, France
Domestic
Years League Role
1965–1980 French Division 1 Referee
International
Years League Role
1967–1978 FIFA listed Referee

René Vigliani (24 July 1929 – 30 October 2022) was a French football referee.

Career

Vigliani was member of FIFA from 1967 to 1978, and refereed 7 international matches.[1] He officiated 2 matches in Euro 1976 qualifying and 5 friendly matches. He also refereed a match in the 1978 U21 Euro.

In club football, Vigliani officiated some UEFA competition matches for a total of 1 Champions League game, 12 UEFA Cup games, and 3 Cup Winners' Cup games.[2] He refereed 259 French Division 1 matches from 1965 to 1980, and also officiated the 1971 Coupe de France Final.

Controversies

There were two notable controversial decisions made by Vigliani during his career; one was in the first leg of the 1975–76 UEFA Cup quarter-final match-up between AC Milan and Club Brugge, which Milan won 2–1. The other one was during a French Division 1 match.[3][4]

Death

Vigliani died in Arles on 30 October 2022, at the age of 93.[5]

References and notes

  1. ^ "International football referee René Vigliani". EU-Football.info. Retrieved 13 April 2021.
  2. ^ "René Vigliani » Matches as referee". WorldFootball.net. Retrieved 13 April 2021.
  3. ^ Taccone, Sergio (26 March 2020). "Intervista a Tato Sabadini: quel gol annullato con il Bruges" [Interview with Tato Sabadini: that goal canceled with Bruges]. StorieRossonere (in Italian). Retrieved 13 April 2021.
  4. ^ Simon, François (21 October 1976). "LES ARBITRES EN PROCÈS" [THE REFEREES IN TRIAL]. Le Monde (in French). Retrieved 13 April 2021.
  5. ^ "Rene Louis Victor Vigliani". MatchID. Retrieved 1 January 2024.