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Leo Horn
Dutch football referee (1916–1995) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Leopold Sylvain Horn (29 August 1916 – 16 September 1995) was a Dutch football referee.
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Full name | Leopold Sylvain Horn | ||
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Born |
(1916-08-29)29 August 1916 Sittard, Netherlands | ||
Died |
16 September 1995(1995-09-16) (aged 79) Amstelveen, Netherlands | ||
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Years | League | Role | |
1933–1966 | FIFA listed | Referee |
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Horn was born in Sittard, where he was a friend of entertainer Toon Hermans. The family moved to Amsterdam in 1928. Horn became a clerk with the textile firm Lehmann & Co, and became an amateur referee, after his playing career was ended by a knee injury.