Katriina Elovirta

Katriina Elovirta
Personal information
Date of birth (1961-02-15)15 February 1961
Place of birth Iisalmi, Finland
Date of death 19 June 2018(2018-06-19) (aged 57)
Place of death Espoo, Finland
Position(s) Midfielder
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Helsinki United
National team
Finland
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Katriina Elovirta (15 February 1961 – 19 June 2018) was a Finnish female association footballer. She was a well known international match referee. She served as a referee with FIFA between 1995 to 2003.[1] She also worked as a development manager for the Finnish Football Association until her death.[2][3]

Elovirta died at age 57 after a long illness on 19 June 2018.[4][5][6]

References

  1. ↑ "Katriina Elovirta - Profile and Statistics - SoccerPunter.com". www.soccerpunter.com. Retrieved 22 June 2018.
  2. ↑ "FIFA Referees Committee 2012-2015". GroupSpaces. Archived from the original on 22 June 2018. Retrieved 22 June 2018.
  3. ↑ UEFA.com. "El fútbol finlandés, de luto por Katriina Elovirta". UEFA.com (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 21 June 2018. Retrieved 22 June 2018.
  4. ↑ UEFA.com. "Finnish football mourns Katriina Elovirta". UEFA.com. Retrieved 22 June 2018.
  5. ↑ UEFA.com. "Futebol finlandês de luto pot Katriina Elovirta". UEFA.com (in Portuguese). Archived from the original on 8 July 2018. Retrieved 22 June 2018.
  6. ↑ UEFA.com. "Calcio finlandese in lutto per la scomparsa di Katriina Elovirta". UEFA.com (in Italian). Retrieved 22 June 2018.