Michel Vautrot

Michel Vautrot (born October 23, 1945 in Saint-Vit, Doubs) is a retired football (soccer) referee from France. He is mostly known for officiating five matches in the FIFA World Cup: two in 1982 and three in 1990. He refereed the Club World Cup final in 1983 on National Stadium Tokyo between Hamburg S.V. (West Germany) and Grêmio F.B.P.A. (Brazil). He refereed three matches in the European Championship, one in 1984 and two in 1988, including the final between Soviet Union and Netherlands. In addition, he refereed the 1986 European Cup Final between Steaua Bucharest and Barcelona.

In 1986, Roma president Dino Viola was banned by UEFA for attempting to bribe referee Vautrot with £50,000 prior to the European Cup semi-final 2nd leg between Roma and Dundee United in 1984. Roma were later to lose the final on penalties to Liverpool.

In the 1990 World Cup semi finals between hosts Italy and champions Argentina Vautrot added 8 minutes of stoppages in the first period extra time. He later explained that he had forgotten to check his watch ^[1]

References

• (German) Profile
  • Jim McLean admits he feels sick after Roma chief reveals Italians bribed ref in 1984 European Cup semi-final

Preceded by 1984 Vojtech Christov	UEFA European Football Championship final match referees 1988 Michel Vautrot	Succeeded by 1992 Bruno Galler (Switzerland)
Preceded by European Cup Final 1985 André Daina	European Cup Referees Final 1986 Michel Vautrot	Succeeded by European Cup Final 1987 Alexis Ponnet