Katalin Anna Kulcsár (born 7 December 1984) is a Hungarian

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. She is tall and took charge of her first international match in September 2004,

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versus

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. She refereed the final of the 2009 UEFA Women's Under-17 Championship. She eventually reached the top division of male football in Hungary, the

Nemzeti Bajnokság I The Nemzeti Bajnokság (, ), also known as NB I or Fizz Liga after its title sponsor, OTP Bank's webshop subsidiary, is a professional association football league in Hungary and the highest level of the Hungarian football league system. Twelve ...

, officiating a match between

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and Honvéd in 2011. She was selected by

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for the

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. At the 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup, Kulcsár officiated the group-round match between

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and

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. The game ended in a 2–2 draw with China advanced to the knockout round. Kulcsár was appointed to referee the 2016 UEFA Women's Champions League final at Stadio Città del Tricolore. On 3 December 2018, Kulcsár was appointed to be a referee for the

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in France. Kulcsár officiated the

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vs.

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round of 16 match on 24 June 2019. After the conclusion of the round of 16, Kulcsár was selected as one of 11 officials to officiate matches for the remainder of the tournament.

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