Vojtech Christov
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Vojtech Christov (born 16 March 1945 in
Vranov nad Topľou Vranov nad Topľou (Slovak language, Slovak before 1927 and from 1944–1969: ''Vranov''; / ''Vronau an der Töpl'' (rare); ; ) is a town of approximately 20,500 inhabitants in eastern Slovakia, situated near Košice and Prešov, and between ...
) is a former Czechoslovak football referee. He is known for having refereed in two
FIFA World Cup The FIFA World Cup, often called the World Cup, is an international association football competition among the senior List of men's national association football teams, men's national teams of the members of the FIFA, Fédération Internatio ...
s, one match in
1982 Events January * January 1 – In Malaysia and Singapore, clocks are adjusted to the same time zone, UTC+8 (GMT+8.00). * January 13 – Air Florida Flight 90 crashes shortly after takeoff into the 14th Street Bridge in Washington, D.C. ...
(the opening game of the tournament between
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and
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) and one in
1986 The year 1986 was designated as the International Year of Peace by the United Nations. Events January * January 1 ** Aruba gains increased autonomy from the Netherlands by separating from the Netherlands Antilles. ** Spain and Portugal en ...
. He was assistant referee in the
1982 FIFA World Cup Final The 1982 FIFA World Cup final was a football match contested between Italy and West Germany. It was the final match of the 1982 FIFA World Cup tournament and was played on 11 July 1982 at the Santiago Bernabéu Stadium in the Spanish capital and ...
. He also refereed two matches in the
1984 UEFA European Football Championship The 1984 UEFA European Football Championship final tournament was held in France from 12 to 27 June 1984. It was the seventh UEFA European Championship, a competition held every four years and endorsed by UEFA. At the time, only eight countries ...
in France, including the UEFA Euro 1984 Final and one match in the Olympic Football Tournament 1980 in Moscow. At club level, he refereed in the
Czechoslovak First League The Czechoslovak First League (, ) was the premier football (soccer), football league in the Czechoslovakia from 1925 to 1993, with the exception of World War II. Czechoslovakia was occupied by German forces who formed Gauliga Sudetenland and Ga ...
between 1974 and 1992, taking charge of 198 matches during that period.


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* 1945 births Slovak football referees 1982 FIFA World Cup referees 1986 FIFA World Cup referees Olympic football referees Football referees at the 1980 Summer Olympics Living people Czechoslovak football referees People from Vranov nad Topľou Sportspeople from the Prešov Region UEFA Euro 1984 referees UEFA European Championship final referees {{Slovakia-footy-bio-stub