Katalin Kulcsár

The native form of this personal name is Kulcsár Katalin Anna. This article uses Western name order when mentioning individuals.

Katalin Anna Kulcsár (born 7 December 1984) is a Hungarian football referee. She is 168 cm (5 ft 6 in) tall and took charge of her first international match in September 2004, Malta versus Bosnia and Herzegovina.^[1] She refereed the final of the 2009 UEFA Women's Under-17 Championship.

Katalin Kulcsár

Kulcsár in 2019
Full name	Katalin Anna Kulcsár
Born	(1984-12-07) 7 December 1984 (age 39) Győr, Hungary
Other occupation	Economist
Domestic
Years	League	Role
2011–	NB I	Referee
International
Years	League	Role
2004–	FIFA listed	Referee

She eventually reached the top division of male football in Hungary, the Nemzeti Bajnokság I, officiating a match between BFC Siófok and Honvéd in 2011.^[2] She was selected by FIFA for the 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup.^[3][4][5]

At the 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup, Kulcsár officiated the group-round match between New Zealand and China. The game ended in a 2–2 draw with China advanced to the knockout round.^[6][7]

Kulcsár was appointed to referee the 2016 UEFA Women's Champions League final at Stadio Città del Tricolore.^[8]

On 3 December 2018, Kulcsár was appointed to be a referee for the 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup in France.^[9] Kulcsár officiated the United States vs. Spain round of 16 match on 24 June 2019.^[10] After the conclusion of the round of 16, Kulcsár was selected as one of 11 officials to officiate matches for the remainder of the tournament.^[11]

References

1. "Katalin KULCSAR" (in French). FIFA. Archived from the original on 27 August 2014. Retrieved 17 April 2015.
2. Juha, Pál (1 June 2011). ""Szerintük én azért hibázom, mert nő vagyok" - interjú Kulcsár Katalin játékvezetővel" (in Hungarian). Origo. Retrieved 17 April 2015.
3. "Kulcsár Katalin is utazhat a kanadai női vb-re" (in Hungarian). MLSZ.hu. 1 April 2015. Retrieved 17 April 2015.
4. "22 referees, 7 support referees and 44 assistant referees appointed for FIFA Women's World Cup 2015". FIFA.com. 30 March 2015. Archived from the original on 31 March 2015.
5. "Referees and Assistant Referees for the FIFA Women's World Cup Canada 2015" (PDF). FIFA.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 April 2015.
6. " NZ Football Ferns out of World Cup amid controversial penalty call," The Guardian, 15 June 2015
7. "China catches a break in 2-2 draw with New Zealand," LATimes via Associated Press, 15 June 2015
8. "Kulcsár to referee Women's Champions League final". UEFA. 10 May 2016. Retrieved 13 July 2016.
9. FIFA.com. "FIFA Women's World Cup 2019 - News - Match officials appointed for FIFA Women's World Cup France 2019". www.fifa.com. Retrieved 24 June 2019.
10. "Katalin Kulcsár - World Cup 2019 France".
11. "Refereeing - Media briefing" (PDF). FIFA.com. 26 June 2019. Retrieved 26 June 2019.

External links

• Profile at footballzz.com

Preceded by Esther Staubli	2016 UEFA Women's Champions League Final Katalin Kulcsár	Succeeded by Bibiana Steinhaus