Walter Hungerbühler (9 August 1930 – 27 March 2012) was a Swiss

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referee.

Refereeing career

In 1969, Hungerbühler became a referee in the

Swiss Super League The Super League (also known as the Credit Suisse Super League for sponsorship reasons) is a professional association football league in Switzerland and the highest level of the Swiss football league system. It has been played in its current fo ...

, the top flight of football in Switzerland. In 1972, he was appointed as a FIFA referee. In 1976, Hungerbühler was appointed as a referee for

UEFA Euro 1976 The 1976 UEFA European Football Championship tournament was held in Yugoslavia. This was the fifth UEFA European Championship, held every four years and endorsed by UEFA and the first and only tournament that was held in a socialist state. The ...

, where he officiated the third place play-off between the

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and

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. Hungerbühler retired from refereeing in 1978.

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