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Siegfried Kirschen
Siegfried Kirschen (born 13 October 1943 in Chemnitz) is a retired East German football referee. He supervised four matches in the FIFA World Cup, two in 1986 and two in 1990. As a referee Kirschen was initially active himself as a junior footballer at SC Motor Karl-Marx-Stadt, passed his referee exams in 1961, refereed 251 DDR-Oberliga games from 1972 to 1991 and on 17 May 1980, the FDGB Cup final between FC Carl Zeiss Jena and FC Rot-Weiß Erfurt, which ended 3:1 a.e.t. in Berlin's Stadion der Weltjugend in front of 45,000 spectators. The psychology graduate and army member was long considered one of the best in his profession. He was with the NVA of the DDR from 1962 to 1987, last rank lieutenant colonel. A FIFA referee since 1979, Siegfried Kirschen took part in the 1986 FIFA World Cup finals in Mexico as an impartial referee for the DDR Football Association, officiating the preliminary round match between Northern Ireland and Brazil, 0:3 (0:2), and the quarterfinal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Siegfried Kirschen (cropped)
Siegfried Kirschen (born 13 October 1943 in Chemnitz) is a retired East Germany, East German Referee (association football), football referee. He supervised four matches in the FIFA World Cup, two in 1986 FIFA World Cup, 1986 and two in 1990 FIFA World Cup, 1990. As a referee Kirschen was initially active himself as a junior footballer at SC Motor Karl-Marx-Stadt, passed his referee exams in 1961, refereed 251 DDR-Oberliga games from 1972 to 1991 and on 17 May 1980, the FDGB Cup final between FC Carl Zeiss Jena and FC Rot-Weiß Erfurt, which ended 3:1 a.e.t. in Berlin's Stadion der Weltjugend in front of 45,000 spectators. The psychology graduate and army member was long considered one of the best in his profession. He was with the National People's Army, NVA of the DDR from 1962 to 1987, last rank lieutenant colonel. A FIFA referee since 1979, Siegfried Kirschen took part in the 1986 FIFA World Cup finals in Mexico as an impartial referee for the Deutscher Fußball-Verband der ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |