Michel Jean Maurice Vautrot (born 23 October 1945 in Saint-Vit,

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. He is mostly known for officiating five matches in the

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: two in 1982 and three in

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. He refereed the Club World Cup final in 1983 on National Stadium Tokyo between Hamburg S.V. (West Germany) and Grêmio F.B.P.A. (Brazil). He refereed three matches in the European Championship, one in

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and two in

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, including the

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between the Soviet Union and the Netherlands. In addition, he refereed the

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between Steaua Bucharest and

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. In 1986, Roma president

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was banned by UEFA for bribing referee Vautrot with £50,000 prior to the European Cup semi-final 2nd leg between Roma and Dundee United in 1984. Roma were later to lose the

on penalties to Liverpool. In the 1990 World Cup semi finals between hosts Italy and reigning champions Argentina, Vautrot mistakenly played 8 minutes in the first period extra time. He later explained that he had forgotten to check his watch.

Honours

Orders * Chevalier of the Ordre national du Mérite: 1983 * Officier of the Ordre national du Mérite: 1996 * Chevalier of the Légion d'honneur: 2006

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