 Rizzoli during the 2014 FIFA World Cup Final | |||
| Born |
5 October 1971 Mirandola, Modena, Italy | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Other occupation | Architect | ||
| Domestic | |||
| Years | League | Role | |
| 1998–2001 | Serie C | Referee | |
| 2001–2010 | Serie A and B | Referee | |
| 2010–2017 | Serie A | Referee | |
| International | |||
| Years | League | Role | |
| 2007–2017 | FIFA listed | Referee | |
Nicola Rizzoli (Italian pronunciation: [niˈkɔːla ritˈtsɔːli]; born 5 October 1971) is an Italian former football referee who refereed in the Italian Serie A from 2002 to 2017 and was a FIFA-listed referee from 2007 to 2017.[1] He refereed the 2014 FIFA World Cup Final between Germany and Argentina on 13 July at the Estádio do Maracanã[2] and the 2013 Champions League Final between Borussia Dortmund and Bayern Munich at Wembley Stadium.[3] Rizzoli won seven consecutive AIC Serie A Referee of the Year Awards from 2011 to 2017.[4] On 18 February 2017, Soccer 360 included Rizzoli on its list of the top 5 referees in the 21st century.[citation needed]
- ^ FIFA. "Italy: Referees". Retrieved on 17 May 2013.
- ^ "Germany 1 Argentina 0". BBC Sport. 13 July 2014. Retrieved 14 July 2014.
- ^ "Rizzoli to referee UEFA Champions League Final". UEFA.com. 20 May 2013. Retrieved 20 May 2013.
- ^ "Oscar del Calcio, dominio Juve. Buffon: "Donnarumma ha doti da grande"" [Serie A Oscars, Juve dominate. Buffon: "Donnarumma has the characteristics to be great"] (in Italian). La Gazzetta dello Sport. 14 December 2015. Retrieved 14 December 2015.