Stefano Braschi

Stefano Braschi (born 6 June 1957 in Barberino di Mugello, Florence) is a retired Italian football referee.^[1] He is fluent in Italian, English and French.

Stefano Braschi

Full name	Stefano Braschi
Born	(1957-06-06) 6 June 1957 (age 67) Barberino di Mugello, Italy
Other occupation	Commercial agent
Domestic
Years	League	Role
1992–2002	Serie B / Serie A	Referee
International
Years	League	Role
1996–2002	FIFA listed	Referee

Braschi officiated in qualifying matches for the 1998^[2] and 2002^[3] World Cups, as well as a Euro 2000 preliminary match between Poland and Bulgaria.^[4] He also served as a referee for major international club contests, taking charge of the 2000 UEFA Champions League Final,^[5] the 1998 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup Final,^[6] and two matches at the 2000 FIFA Club World Championship.^[7]

He is married to his wife, Paola. The pair have three adopted children.^[8]

Honours

• Serie A Referee of the Year (2): 1999, 2001
• Italian Football Hall of Fame: 2014^[9]

References

1. Worldreferee.com
2. FIFA. "Match Report - Switzerland - Finland 1:2 (0:1)". 6 September 1997. Retrieved on 16 May 2013.
3. FIFA. "Match Report - England - Germany 0:1 (0:1)". 7 October 2000. Retrieved on 16 May 2013.
4. Bobrowsky, Josef; Beuker, John; Stokkermans, Karel. "European Championship 2000 - Details". RSSSF, 17 January 2004. Retrieved on 16 May 2013.
5. BBC. "Real storm to Cup glory". 24 May 2000. Retrieved on 16 May 2013.
6. Shaw, Phil. "Football: Zola's instant impact for Chelsea". The Independent, 14 May 1998. Retrieved on 16 May 2013.
7. Pontes, Ricardo. "FIFA Club World Championship 2000". RSSSF, 20 January 2000. Retrieved on 16 May 2013.
8. Marcotti, Gabriele (6 October 2000). "How referee with a heart found his little Brazilian family". ESPN. Entertainment and Sports Programming Network. Retrieved 26 August 2014.
9. "Hall of fame, 10 new entry: con Vialli e Mancini anche Facchetti e Ronaldo" [Hall of fame, 10 new entries: with Vialli and Mancini also Facchetti and Ronaldo] (in Italian). La Gazzetta dello Sport. 27 October 2015. Retrieved 27 October 2015.

Preceded by UEFA Cup Winners' Cup Final 1997 Markus Merk	UEFA Cup Winners' Cup Final Referees Final 1998 Stefano Braschi	Succeeded by UEFA Cup Winners' Cup Final 1999 Günter Benkö
Preceded by UEFA Champions League Final 1999 Pierluigi Collina	UEFA Champions League Final Referees Final 2000 Stefano Braschi	Succeeded by UEFA Champions League Final 2001 Dick Jol