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Johan Einar Boström (9 October 1922 – 21 September 1977) was a Swedish football referee.


Refereeing career

In 1957, Boström began officiating in the
Allsvenskan Allsvenskan (; en, the All-Swedish, also known as Fotbollsallsvenskan, en, the Football All-Swedish) is a Swedish professional league for men's association football clubs. It was founded in 1924 and is the top tier of the Swedish football le ...
, the top flight of Swedish football. In 1960, he was appointed as a FIFA referee. In 1972, Boström was selected as a referee for
UEFA Euro 1972 The 1972 UEFA European Football Championship final tournament was held in Belgium. This was the fourth UEFA European Championship, held every four years and endorsed by UEFA. The final tournament took place between 14 and 18 June 1972. Only four ...
, where he officiated the
third place play-off A third place match, game for third place, bronze medal game or consolation game is a single match that is included in many sporting knockout tournaments to decide which competitor or team will be credited with finishing third and fourth. The te ...
between
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and
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. Boström retired from refereeing in 1972.


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at worldfootball.net 1922 births 1977 deaths People from Gävle Swedish football referees UEFA Euro 1972 referees 20th-century Swedish people {{Sweden-footy-bio-stub