Karol Ihring
| Full name | Karol Ihring | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born |
January 8, 1953[1] Czechoslovakia | ||
| International | |||
| Years | League | ||
| 1991–1999 | FIFA | ||
Karol Ihring (born 8 January 1953 in Kremnica), is a former Slovak football referee. A former youth player with ŠK Slovan Bratislava, he served as a FIFA referee for eight years from 1991.[2]
At international level, Ihring presided over qualifiers for UEFA Euro 1996 and FIFA World Cup 1998.[3] He refereed Liverpool's shock UEFA Cup defeat to Brøndby in October 1995.[4] After hanging up his whistle, Ihring served as a director for FK Dukla Banská Bystrica from 2000 until 2007.[2] Ihring also inspired his niece, Saša Ihringová, to take up officiating.[5]
References
- ^ "FOOTBALL - Karol Ihring". Eurosport.com. Archived from the original on March 12, 2012. Retrieved 2011-05-15.
- ^ a b Marcel Pobežka (2009-12-22). "Nový predseda Oblastného zväzu Karol Ihring" (in Slovak). ZIAR.SME.sk. Retrieved 2011-05-15.
- ^ "Palmares for Karol Ihring". WorldReferee.com. Retrieved 2011-05-15.
- ^ Guy Hodgson (1995-11-01). "Eggen cracks Liverpool code". The Independent. Retrieved 2011-05-15.
- ^ Kristína Havasová (2003-01-13). "High-flying Slovak female soccer referee scores against the men". The Slovak Spectator. Retrieved 2011-05-09.