Stefano Braschi (born 6 June 1957 in

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) is a retired

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. He is fluent in

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and French. Braschi officiated in qualifying matches for the

1998 1998 was designated as the ''International Year of the Ocean''. Events January * January 6 – The '' Lunar Prospector'' spacecraft is launched into orbit around the Moon, and later finds evidence for frozen water, in soil in permanently ...

and

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World Cups, as well as a

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preliminary match between

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and

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. He also served as a referee for major international club contests, taking charge of the 2000 UEFA Champions League Final, the

1998 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup Final The 1998 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup Final was a football match that took place on 13 May 1998 at Råsunda Stadium in Stockholm, Sweden to determine the winner of the 1997–98 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup. It was contested by Chelsea of England and VfB Stut ...

, and two matches at the

2000 FIFA Club World Championship The 2000 FIFA Club World Championship was the inaugural FIFA Club World Cup, the world club championship for men's club association football teams. It took place in Brazil from 5 January to 14 January 2000. FIFA as football's international gover ...

. He is married to his wife, Paola. The pair have three adopted children.

Honours

Serie A Referee of the Year The AIC Serie A Referee of the Year ( it, Migliore arbitro AIC) is a yearly award organized by the Italian Footballers' Association (AIC) given to the Referee (association football), referee who has been considered to have performed the best over ...

(2): 1999, 2001 *

Italian Football Hall of Fame The Italian Football Hall of Fame ( it, Hall of Fame del calcio italiano) is the hall of fame for association football players that have had a significant impact on Italian football. It is housed at the '' Museo del Calcio'' in Coverciano, Ital ...

: 2014

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Braschi, Stefano 1957 births Living people People from Barberino di Mugello Italian football referees UEFA Champions League referees Sportspeople from the Metropolitan City of Florence