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Charles Corver
Dutch association football referee / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Charles George Reinier Corver (16 January 1936 – 10 November 2020) was a Dutch football referee.
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He refereed the 1982 World Cup semifinal between Germany and France in Seville, Spain.[1] Corver was referee at two World Cups and two European championships. He refereed four European Cup finals, ten semifinals and a final World Cup for clubs in Argentina. He retired in 1983.
Corver was born in Leiden and died in Leidschendam at the age of 84.[2]