Heinz Fahnler

Heinz Fahnler (10 August 1942 – 17 September 2008) was an Austrian football referee.

Heinz Fahnler

Born	(1942-08-10)10 August 1942 Vienna, Nazi Germany
Died	17 September 2008(2008-09-17) (aged 66) Madrid, Spain
Domestic
Years	League	Role
1976–1985	Austrian Football Bundesliga	Referee
International
Years	League	Role
1978–1985	FIFA listed	Referee

Refereeing career

Fahnler passed his referee exam in 1962, and in 1976 he became a referee in the Austrian Football Bundesliga. Two years later, Fahnler was appointed as a FIFA referee.

In 1984, Fahnler was selected as a referee for UEFA Euro 1984, where he officiated a group stage match between Portugal and Romania.^[1]

Fahnler served as a UEFA delegate from 1990 until 2008, when he suffered a heart attack and died in Madrid before his role as a delegate for the UEFA Champions League match between Real Madrid and BATE Borisov.^[2]