Aarne (Arne) Eriksson (15 January 1916 – 1 August 1983) was a

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football referee. He was born in

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. He was a FIFA international referee from 1955 to 1958. Eriksson is known for supervising one match in the

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and assisting another. Arne Eriksson along with Tapio Yli-Karro are the only Finnish referees appointed to the

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finals so far.

International matches

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* * * 1916 births 1983 deaths Finnish football referees 1958 FIFA World Cup referees People from Jakobstad Sportspeople from Ostrobothnia (region) {{Sports-official-bio-stub