Belaïd Lacarne Explained

Belaïd Lacarne (ar|بلعيد لاكارن; 26 October 1940 – 15 October 2024) was an Algerian football referee.

Life and career

Lacarne refereed one match in the 1982 FIFA World Cup in Spain between Argentina and Hungary.^[1] He was also a linesman for five matches in the tournament including the third and fourth place decider between Poland and France.^[2] In addition, he was an official at the 1980 Summer Olympics.

He was nominated onto the Confederation of African Football committee in 2002,^[3] a member of the Refereeing Committee for the 2004 African Cup of Nations,^[4] and was a member of the FIFA Referee Committee.^[5]

Lacarne died in Sidi Bel Abbès on 15 October 2024, at the age of 83.^[6]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Argentina - Hungary. 17 February 2007. FIFA. Match Report - 1982 FIFA World Cup Spain. 13 December 2006. https://web.archive.org/web/20061213111233/http://fifaworldcup.yahoo.com/06/en/w/pwc/mr_752.html. dead.
2. Web site: Poland - France. 17 February 2007. FIFA. Match Report - 1982 FIFA World Cup Spain. 12 December 2006. https://web.archive.org/web/20061212195442/http://fifaworldcup.yahoo.com/06/en/w/pwc/mr_921.html. dead.
3. Web site: Addo loses Fifa post. 17 February 2007. BBC Sport. Gleeson, Mark . 15 October 2002.
4. Web site: CAF Official Delegation for the final tournament of the XXIVth African Cup of Nations - Tunisia 2004. 17 February 2007. Confederation of African Football. https://web.archive.org/web/20070208102934/http://www.cafonline.com/competition/caf_competitions/nokia_nations_cup/delegation.htm. 8 February 2007 . live.
5. Web site: Referees' Committee . 17 February 2007 . . https://web.archive.org/web/20070206161945/http://www.fifa.com/en/organisation/committee/detail/0%2C1474%2C1882029%2C00.html . 6 February 2007 . dead .
6. News: L'ancien arbitre fédéral international tire sa révérence à l'âge 84 ans . 15 October 2024 . Horizons . 15 October 2024.