Karol Galba

Karol Galba was a football official, probably best known for being a linesman during the 1966 [FIFA World Cup final] at Wembley Stadium.

Background

Galba referred in the Czechoslovak First League from 1950 to 1969. He became an international referee in 1952, and featured at two world cups: the 1962 [FIFA World Cup] and the 1966 [FIFA World Cup] four years later. Along with Swiss referee Gottfried Dienst and Soviet assistant referee Tofiq Bahramov, he was part of the officiating team at the 1966 FIFA [World Cup final]. Galba became President of the UEFA Referees' Committee when it was first instituted in 1968. He later worked as a match observer for UEFA.
In September 2003 Galba received the UEFA Order of Merit in Ruby. He died at the age of 88 in November 2009.