Stefano Braschi Explained

Stefano Braschi (born 6 June 1957 in Barberino di Mugello, Florence) is a retired Italian football referee.^[1] He is fluent in Italian, English and French.

Braschi officiated in qualifying matches for the 1998^[2] and 2002^[3] World Cups, as well as a Euro 2000 preliminary match between Poland and Bulgaria.^[4] He also served as a referee for major international club contests, taking charge of the 2000 UEFA Champions League Final,^[5] the 1998 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup Final,^[6] and two matches at the 2000 FIFA Club World Championship.^[7]

He is married to his wife, Paola. The pair have three adopted children.^[8]

Honours

• Serie A Referee of the Year (2): 1999, 2001
• Italian Football Hall of Fame

2014^[9]

Notes and References

1. http://worldreferee.com/site/copy.php?linkID=814&linkType=referee&contextType=bio Worldreferee.com
2. FIFA. "Match Report - Switzerland - Finland 1:2 (0:1)". 6 September 1997. Retrieved on 16 May 2013.
3. FIFA. "Match Report - England - Germany 0:1 (0:1)". 7 October 2000. Retrieved on 16 May 2013.
4. Bobrowsky, Josef; Beuker, John; Stokkermans, Karel. "European Championship 2000 - Details". RSSSF, 17 January 2004. Retrieved on 16 May 2013.
5. BBC. "Real storm to Cup glory". 24 May 2000. Retrieved on 16 May 2013.
6. Shaw, Phil. "Football: Zola's instant impact for Chelsea". The Independent, 14 May 1998. Retrieved on 16 May 2013.
7. Pontes, Ricardo. "FIFA Club World Championship 2000". RSSSF, 20 January 2000. Retrieved on 16 May 2013.
8. News: Gabriele . Marcotti . How referee with a heart found his little Brazilian family . ESPN . Entertainment and Sports Programming Network . 6 October 2000 . 26 August 2014.
9. Web site: Hall of fame, 10 new entry: con Vialli e Mancini anche Facchetti e Ronaldo. Hall of fame, 10 new entries: with Vialli and Mancini also Facchetti and Ronaldo. La Gazzetta dello Sport. it. 27 October 2015. 27 October 2015.