Stefano Braschi

Stefano Braschi
Full name Stefano Braschi
Born (1957-06-06) 6 June 1957 (age 67)
Barberino di Mugello, Italy
Other occupation Commercial agent
Domestic
Years League Role
1992–2002 Serie B / Serie A Referee
International
Years League Role
1996–2002 FIFA listed Referee

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]

  1. ^ 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. ^ Marcotti, Gabriele (6 October 2000). "How referee with a heart found his little Brazilian family". ESPN. Entertainment and Sports Programming Network. Retrieved 26 August 2014.