Arthur Blavier

{{Infobox football official

| name = Arthur Blavier

| fullname = Antoine Blavier

| image =

| caption =

| birth_date = {{Birth date|1914|1|28|df=y}}

| birth_place = Namur, Belgium

| death_date = {{Death date and age|1991|9|15|1914|1|28|df=y}}

| death_place = Namur, Belgium

| otheroccupation =

| years1 = {{0|0000}}–1964

| league1 = Belgian First Division A

| role1 = Referee

| internationalyears1 = 1960–1964

| confederation1 = FIFA listed

| internationalrole1 = Referee

}}

Antoine "Arthur" Blavier (28 January 1914 – 15 September 1991) was a Belgian football referee.

Refereeing career

Blavier spent his career refereeing in the Belgian First Division A, the top flight of Belgian football. In 1960, he was appointed as a FIFA referee.

In 1962, Blavier was selected as a referee for the 1962 FIFA World Cup, where he officiated a group stage match between England and Bulgaria.{{cite web |url=http://www.worldfootball.net/report/wm-1962-in-chile-gruppe-4-england-bulgarien/ |title=England - Bulgaria 0:0 (World Cup 1962 Chile, Group 4) |website=worldfootball.net |publisher=HEIM:SPIEL |access-date=3 September 2017}}

Two years later, Blavier was appointed as a referee for the 1964 European Nations' Cup, where he officiated a semi-final match between Spain and Hungary.{{cite web |url=http://www.worldfootball.net/report/em-1964-in-spanien-halbfinale-spanien-ungarn/ |title=Spain - Hungary 2:1 (EURO 1964 Spain, Semi-finals) |website=worldfootball.net |publisher=HEIM:SPIEL |access-date=3 September 2017}}

Blavier retired from refereeing in 1964.

References

External links

{{WorldFootball.net referee|arthur-blavier}}
{{Soccerway referee|arthur-blavier/108299}}
{{EU-Football.info referee}}
{{WorldReferee.com}}

Category:1914 births

Category:1991 deaths

Category:Sportspeople from Namur (city)

Category:Belgian football referees

Category:1962 FIFA World Cup referees

Category:1964 European Nations' Cup referees