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| Born | (1952-07-15)15 July 1952 (age 73) Turin,Italy | ||
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| Other occupation | Veterinarian | ||
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| Years | League | Role | |
| 1981–1998 | Serie A | Referee | |
| International | |||
| Years | League | Role | |
| 1989–1997 | FIFA-listed | Referee | |
Pierluigi Pairetto (born 15 July 1952 inTurin) is an Italian formerfootball referee. Among the many prestigious games he officiated were theEuro 96 final betweenGermany and theCzech Republic atWembley, and the classicUSA 94 second-round clash betweenRomania andArgentina inPasadena.[1]
From 1999 to 2005 Pairetto was the referee designator withPaolo Bergamo forItalian Football Federation (FIGC) forSerie A and from 2002 to 2006 he held also the position ofItalianvice chairman of theUEFA Referees Committee until the summer of 2006, when it was discovered that he had been in regular telephone contact withJuventus FC chief executiveLuciano Moggi regarding which referees would be selected for2004–05 Serie A fixtures. As a result of his involvement in thisscandal, he initially received a ban of two years and six months from football, although this was later increased to three and a half years.[2]
| Preceded by | UEFA European Football Championship final referee 1996 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | UEFA Cup Winners' Cup final referee 1996 | Succeeded by |
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