Rudolf Scheurer

Rudolf Scheurer was a football (soccer) referee from Bettlach, most remembered for supervising four matches at the FIFA World Cup: two in 1970 [FIFA World Cup|1970] and 1974 [FIFA World Cup|1974]. During his peak times, Scheurer was a high-profile referee: In 1970, he was nominated as linesman in the final between Brazil and Italy. In 1974, he was awarded the opening game. Scheurer also whistled in 1970 [FIFA World Cup qualification|1970] and 1974 FIFA [World Cup qualification|1974] World Cup qualifiers, UEFA [Euro 1972 qualifying], and many European club competition matches. After he retired from his active career, Scheurer served as chief of the Swiss soccer referees. He died on November 1, 2015.