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Arthur Blavier

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Antoine "Arthur" Blavier (28 January 1914 – 15 September 1991) was a Belgian football referee.

Fullname Antoine Blavier
Born (1914-01-28)28 January 1914
Namur, Belgium
Died 15 September 1991(1991-09-15) (aged 77)
Namur, Belgium
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Arthur Blavier
Blavier in 1961
Full name Antoine Blavier
Born (1914-01-28)28 January 1914
Namur, Belgium
Died 15 September 1991(1991-09-15) (aged 77)
Namur, Belgium
Domestic
Years League Role
–1964 Belgian First Division A Referee
International
Years League Role
1960–1964 FIFA listed Referee
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Refereeing career

Blavier spent his career refereeing in the Belgian First Division A, the top flight of Belgian football. In 1960, he was appointed as a FIFA referee.

In 1962, Blavier was selected as a referee for the 1962 FIFA World Cup, where he officiated a group stage match between England and Bulgaria.[1]

Two years later, Blavier was appointed as a referee for the 1964 European Nations' Cup, where he officiated a semi-final match between Spain and Hungary.[2]

Blavier retired from refereeing in 1964.

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