Roger Machin
{{Short description|French association football referee (1926–2021)}}
Roger Machin (26 April 1926 – 17 January 2021) was a French international football referee.{{Cite web|title=Profile of referee|url=https://eu-football.info/_referee.php?id=1352|access-date=2020-10-30|website=eu-football.info}}
Life and career
Machin was born in April 1926 in Toulon, France.
He was member of FIFA in 1964–73 and refereed six international matches.{{Cite web|title=List of referee's attributed matches|url=https://www.worldfootball.net/referee_summary/roger-machin/|access-date=2020-10-30|website=worldfootball.net}} Roger officiated a group stage match in 1970 World Cup,{{Cite web|title=Officiated 1070 World Cup match|url=https://www.capital.fr/conso/un-vrai-maillot-de-pele-aux-encheres-mise-a-prix-1-000-euros-1363529|access-date=2020-10-30|website=capital.fr}} two matches in 1970 World Cup qualifying and two matches in EURO 1972 qualifying.
In club football he officiated some UEFA competition matches such as Champions League (8), UEFA Cup (8) and Cup Winners Cup (5).{{Cite web|title=Officiated matches in club football|url=https://www.worldfootball.net/referee_summary/roger-machin/|access-date=2020-10-30|website=worldfootball.net}} Roger Machin attributed 1969 Intercontinental Cup Final 1st leg, that was played between Milan-Estudiantes (3:0). He refereed 252 Ligue 1 matches in 1961–75. He also officiated 1969 Coupe de France Final.
Machin died in January 2021 at the age of 94.[https://www.estrepublicain.fr/sport/2021/01/19/l-ancien-arbitre-roger-machin-est-decede L'ancien arbitre, Roger Machin est décédé]
Successes
He was awarded the International Referee Special Award and Diploma by France Football Federation.{{Cite web|title=M. Machin, contrôleur|url=https://www.lemonde.fr/archives/article/1982/07/12/m-machin-controleur_2890026_1819218.html|access-date=2020-10-30|website=lemonde.fr}}{{Cite web|title=Le Mondiale doit être arbitré par les meilleurs Entretien avec M. Roger Machin membre de la commission d'arbitrage de la FIFA|url=https://www.lemonde.fr/archives/article/1990/06/19/le-mondiale-doit-etre-arbitre-par-les-meilleurs-entretien-avec-m-roger-machin-membre-de-la-commission-d-arbitrage-de-la-fifa_3991784_1819218.html|access-date=2020-10-30|website=lemonde.fr}}
References and notes
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External links
- {{EU-Football.info referee|1352}}
- {{WorldFootball.net referee|roger-machin}}
- {{WorldReferee.com|roger_machin}}
{{1970 FIFA World Cup referees}}
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Category:1970 FIFA World Cup referees