Rudi Glöckner

Rudi Glöckner (1973)

Rudolf "Rudi" Glöckner (March 20, 1929 in Markranstädt – January 25, 1999 in Markranstädt) was the first German to referee a football World Cup final when he took charge of the 1970 FIFA World Cup final between Brazil and Italy in Mexico City.

Glöckner, from what was then East Germany, had a long international career, officiating at the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo and also matches in the 1976 European Championship. He refereed the game between ADO Den Haag and West Ham United in the 1976 European Cup Winners Cup. He had to be escorted from the field of play by 16 police officers when Wales and Yugoslavia met at Ninian Park, Cardiff in 1976, after the Welsh reacted violently to some of his decisions.^[1]

In total he refereed at four Olympic Games and two World Cups.

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Preceded by Gottfried Dienst	FIFA World Cup final match referees 1970 Rudi Glöckner	Succeeded by Jack Taylor

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