Michel Kitabdjian (7 May 1930 – 17 March 2020) was a French referee. He officiated at the 1975 European Cup Final between Leeds United and Bayern Munich, disallowing a goal by Leeds United's Peter Lorimer for offside and denying Leeds two penalty appeals as Franz Beckenbauer first handled the ball in the box and then brought down Allan Clarke in a tackle. Leeds fans became angry at the referee, and one fan managed to access the playing field after the final whistle. After gendarmes removed him, other Leeds fans began rioting in the stands as a result of the feeling of robbery. The official was rated incredibly poorly by FIFA officials observing the game but was not formally investigated.
michel, kitabdjian, 1930, march, 2020, french, referee, officiated, 1975, european, final, between, leeds, united, bayern, munich, disallowing, goal, leeds, united, peter, lorimer, offside, denying, leeds, penalty, appeals, franz, beckenbauer, first, handled, . Michel Kitabdjian 7 May 1930 17 March 2020 was a French referee He officiated at the 1975 European Cup Final between Leeds United and Bayern Munich disallowing a goal by Leeds United s Peter Lorimer for offside and denying Leeds two penalty appeals as Franz Beckenbauer first handled the ball in the box and then brought down Allan Clarke in a tackle Leeds fans became angry at the referee and one fan managed to access the playing field after the final whistle After gendarmes removed him other Leeds fans began rioting in the stands as a result of the feeling of robbery The official was rated incredibly poorly by FIFA officials observing the game but was not formally investigated Kitabdjian also served as a FIFA referee He officiated at the 1968 Olympic tournament in Mexico City 1 as well as qualifiers for the 1966 2 1970 3 1974 4 and 1978 World Cups 5 and the 1968 6 1972 7 and 1976 8 European Championships Kitabdjian had Armenian roots He died on 17 March 2020 at the age of 89 9 References Edit FIFA Match Report Bulgaria Israel 1 1 a e t 1 1 1 0 20 October 1968 Retrieved on 27 May 2013 FIFA Match Report Wales Denmark 4 2 3 1 Archived 29 June 2013 at archive today 1 December 1965 Retrieved on 27 May 2013 RSSSF World Cup 1970 qualifications Retrieved on 27 May 2013 RSSSF World Cup 1974 qualifications Retrieved on 27 May 2013 FIFA Match Report Iran Australia 1 0 0 0 Archived 29 June 2013 at archive today 25 November 1977 Retrieved on 27 May 2013 Haisma Marcel amp van den Elsen John European Championship 1968 Details RSSSF 7 February 2007 Retrieved on 27 May 2013 Brown Alan Scotland International Matches 1971 1975 RSSSF 16 August 2012 Retrieved on 27 May 2013 UEFA England 3 0 Czechoslovakia 30 October 1974 Retrieved on 27 May 2013 L ancien arbitre international Michel Kitabdjian nous a quittes Actufoot in French 2020 03 18 Retrieved 2020 03 18 Preceded by1974 Alfred Delcourt European Cup Final referee1975 Succeeded by1976 Karoly Palotai Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Michel Kitabdjian amp oldid 1137145551, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
