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Robert Charles Paul Wurtz (; born 16 December 1941) is a French former football referee who was active in the 1970s and 1980s. He was elected by journalists "French referee of the year" in 1971, 1974, 1975, 1977 and 1978. He supervised the 1977 European Cup Final and 2 matches in the
1978 FIFA World Cup The 1978 FIFA World Cup was the 11th edition of the FIFA World Cup, a Anniversary#Latin-derived numerical names, quadrennial international Association football, football world championship tournament among the men's senior national teams. It wa ...
. Wurtz was born in Strasbourg and as a youth hoped to play for
RC Strasbourg Racing Club de Strasbourg Alsace, commonly known as RC Strasbourg (, ; RCS) or simply just Racing, is a French professional association football club founded in 1906 and based in the city of Strasbourg, Alsace. It became a professional club in ...
. He refereed his first Division 1 match in 1969, and his career ended with a Division 2 match in 1990. He supervised a total of 450 Division 1 matches. Remembered for his theatrical and flamboyant style, he was called "the Nijinsky of the whistle" by Brazilian newspaper ''
O Globo ''O Globo'' (, ''The Globe'') is a Brazilian newspaper based in Rio de Janeiro. ''O Globo'' is the leading daily newspaper in the country and the most prominent print publication in the Grupo Globo media conglomerate. Founded by journalist Ir ...
''. Between 1998 and 2007, Wurtz appeared as a referee in ''Intervilles'', the French TV show that was adapted as ''
It's a Knockout ''It's a Knockout!'' is a British game show first broadcast in 1966. It was adapted from the French show ''Intervilles'', and was part of the international ''Jeux sans frontières'' franchise. History The series was broadcast on BBC1 from 7 Au ...
'' in Britain.


Honours

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Knight of the Legion of Honour The National Order of the Legion of Honour ( ), formerly the Imperial Order of the Legion of Honour (), is the highest and most prestigious French national order of merit, both military and civil. Currently consisting of five classes, it was ...
: 2001


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1941 births Living people Sportspeople from Strasbourg French football referees 1978 FIFA World Cup referees UEFA Euro 1980 referees Knights of the Legion of Honour {{France-footy-bio-stub