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Erich Linemayr (24 January 1933 in
Linz Linz ( , ; cs, Linec) is the capital of Upper Austria and third-largest city in Austria. In the north of the country, it is on the Danube south of the Czech border. In 2018, the population was 204,846. In 2009, it was a European Capital ...
– 4 June 2016) was an Austrian football referee. He is known for having refereed three matches in the
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, two in 1974 and one in 1978. He also refereed two matches in the
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in
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and the European Cup final in 1979. His most unusual match was the return game of the UEFA–CONMEBOL play-off between Chile and the Soviet Union (who had refused to travel to Santiago for the match) on 26 November 1973. When Chile scored a goal after 30 seconds, Linemayr immediately blew off the game and declared them winners.Archived a
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1933 births 2016 deaths Sportspeople from Linz Austrian football referees FIFA World Cup referees 1978 FIFA World Cup referees 1974 FIFA World Cup referees UEFA Euro 1980 referees {{Austria-footy-bio-stub