Vojtech Christov (born 16 March 1945 in
Vranov nad Topľou
Vranov nad Topľou ( Slovak before 1927 and from 1944–1969: ''Vranov''; german: Frö(h)nel / ''Vronau an der Töpl'' (rare); hu, Varannó; rue, Воронів над Топлёв) is a city of approximately 22,500 inhabitants in eastern Sl ...
) is a former Czechoslovak
football referee. He is known for having refereed in two
FIFA World Cups, one match in
1982
Events January
* January 1 – In Malaysia and Singapore, clocks are adjusted to the same time zone, UTC+8 (GMT+8.00).
* January 13 – Air Florida Flight 90 crashes shortly after takeoff into the 14th Street bridges, 14th Street Bridge in ...
(the opening game of the tournament between
Belgium and
Argentina) and one in
1986
The year 1986 was designated as the International Year of Peace by the United Nations.
Events January
* January 1
** Aruba gains increased autonomy from the Netherlands by separating from the Netherlands Antilles.
**Spain and Portugal ente ...
. He was assistant referee in the
1982 FIFA World Cup Final
The 1982 FIFA World Cup Final was a football match contested between Italy and West Germany. It was the final match of the 1982 FIFA World Cup tournament and was played on 11 July 1982 at the Santiago Bernabéu Stadium in the Spanish capital and ...
. He also refereed two matches in the
1984 UEFA European Football Championship
The 1984 UEFA European Football Championship final tournament was held in France from 12 to 27 June 1984. It was the seventh UEFA European Championship, a competition held every four years and endorsed by UEFA.
At the time, only eight countries ...
in France, including the
UEFA Euro 1984 Final
The UEFA Euro 1984 Final was the final match of Euro 1984, the seventh European Football Championship, UEFA's top football competition for national teams. The match was played at Parc des Princes in Paris, France, on 27 June 1984 and was contes ...
and one match in the Olympic Football Tournament 1980 in Moscow. At club level, he refereed in the
Czechoslovak First League between 1974 and 1992, taking charge of 198 matches during that period.
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1945 births
Slovak football referees
FIFA World Cup referees
1982 FIFA World Cup referees
1986 FIFA World Cup referees
Olympic football referees
Football referees at the 1980 Summer Olympics
Living people
Czechoslovak football referees
People from Vranov nad Topľou
UEFA Euro 1984 referees
UEFA European Championship final referees
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