Cesare Gussoni

Cesare Gussoni
Born (1934-01-20)20 January 1934
Casalmaggiore, Italy[1]
Died 28 October 2024(2024-10-28) (aged 90)
Domestic
Years League Role
1966–1978[2] Serie A Referee
International
Years League Role
1977–1978 FIFA-listed Referee

Cesare Gussoni (20 January 1934 – 28 October 2024)[3] was an Italian football referee.

He served as referee 106 times in Serie A between 1966 and 1978.[2] He also refereed the 1977 Coppa Italia Final.[1]

At international level, he refereed twice in the 1978 FIFA World Cup qualifiers: in Greece–Soviet Union on 10 May 1977 and in Hong Kong–Iran on 19 June 1977.[4] He also served as a linesman in the 1976 European Cup Final.[1]

In 1978, Gussoni was awarded the Giovanni Mauro Award as the best referee of the season.[1] In 2013, he was inducted into the Italian Football Hall of Fame.[5]

Honours

References

  1. ^ a b c d e "Cesare Gussoni". Federazione Italiana Giuoco Calcio. Archived from the original on 1 April 2019. Retrieved 30 April 2021.
  2. ^ a b "Scheda arbitro - Gussoni Cesare". calcio-seriea.net (in Italian). Retrieved 30 April 2021.
  3. ^ Addio a Cesare Gussoni, grande arbitro UEFA e FIFA di Casalmaggiore (in Italian)
  4. ^ "World Cup 1978 qualifications". RSSSF.com. Retrieved 30 April 2021.
  5. ^ a b "Hall of Fame: Allegri miglior allenatore. Nell'Olimpo del calcio italiano anche Zanetti e Totti". Sport Mediaset (in Italian). 20 May 2019. Archived from the original on 28 January 2021. Retrieved 17 April 2021.