Anton Boskovic (27 January 1933 – 16 June 2022) was an Australian

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referee.

Career

Born in Blato, Croatia,

Yugoslavia , common_name = Yugoslavia , life_span = 1918–19921941–1945: World War II in Yugoslavia#Axis invasion and dismemberment of Yugoslavia, Axis occupation , p1 = Kingdom of SerbiaSerbia , flag_p ...

, he emigrated to Australia from the former

in 1955. Boskovic is known for having refereed two matches in the

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, one in 1974 and one in 1982. He was inducted into the Football Federation Australia Hall of Fame in 1999. In 1982 Boskovic was invited by the

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to join an independent migration review panel. Boskovic died on 16 June 2022, at the age of 89.

References

External links

Tony Boscovic – referee profile
at WorldFootball.net 1933 births 2022 deaths Australian soccer referees 1982 FIFA World Cup referees Australian people of Croatian descent Yugoslav emigrants to Australia People from Korčula 1974 FIFA World Cup referees {{Australia-footy-bio-stub