Back نيكولا ريتزولي Arabic نيكولا ريتزولى ARZ Nikola Ritsoli Azerbaijani Nicola Rizzoli BS Nicola Rizzoli Catalan Nicola Rizzoli Czech Nicola Rizzoli Danish Nicola Rizzoli German Νικόλα Ριτσόλι Greek Nicola Rizzoli Spanish
 Rizzoli during the 2014 FIFA World Cup Final | |||
| Born |
5 October 1971 Mirandola, Modena, Italy | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Other occupation | Architect | ||
| Domestic | |||
| Years | League | Role | |
| 1998–2001 | Serie C | Referee | |
| 2001–2010 | Serie A and B | Referee | |
| 2010–2017 | Serie A | Referee | |
| International | |||
| Years | League | Role | |
| 2007–2017 | FIFA listed | Referee | |
Nicola Rizzoli (Italian pronunciation: [niˈkɔla ritˈtsɔli]; born 5 October 1971) is an Italian former football referee who refereed in the Italian Serie A from 2002 to 2017 and was a FIFA-listed referee from 2007 to 2017.[1] He refereed the 2014 FIFA World Cup Final between Germany and Argentina on 13 July at the Estádio do Maracanã[2] and the 2013 Champions League Final between Borussia Dortmund and Bayern Munich at Wembley Stadium.[3] Rizzoli won seven consecutive AIC Serie A Referee of the Year Awards from 2011 to 2017.[4] On 18 February 2017, Soccer 360 included Rizzoli on its list of the top 5 referees in the 21st century.[citation needed]
- ^ FIFA. "Italy: Referees". Retrieved on 17 May 2013.
- ^ "Germany 1 Argentina 0". BBC Sport. 13 July 2014. Retrieved 14 July 2014.
- ^ "Rizzoli to referee UEFA Champions League Final". UEFA.com. 20 May 2013. Retrieved 20 May 2013.
- ^ "Oscar del Calcio, dominio Juve. Buffon: "Donnarumma ha doti da grande"" [Serie A Oscars, Juve dominate. Buffon: "Donnarumma has the characteristics to be great"] (in Italian). La Gazzetta dello Sport. 14 December 2015. Retrieved 14 December 2015.