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'''Charles George Rainier Corver''' (born [[January 16]], [[1936]]) is a former [[Netherlands|Dutch]] [[football (soccer)|football]] [[referee]].
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| image = File:Charles Corver (1980).jpg
| caption = Cover in 1980
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| birth_date = {{birth date|1936|1|16|df=y}}
| death_date = {{death date and age|2020|11|10|1936|1|16|df=y}}
| otheroccupation = sales manager, observer for [[UEFA]]-[[FIFA]] and [[KNVB]]
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| league1 =
| years1 =
| internationalyears1 = 1972–1983
| confederation1 = [[FIFA International Referees List|FIFA]]-listed
| internationalrole1 = Referee
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{{Short description|Dutch football referee (1936–2020)}}
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He was decorated twice by the Queen and the football association (KNVB-UEFA-FIFA).
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'''Charles George Reinier Corver''' (16 January 1936 – 10 November 2020) was a Dutch [[association football|football]] [[Referee (association football)|referee]].<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.ad.nl/nederlands-voetbal/oud-topscheidsrechter-charles-corver-84-overleden~ab222a32/ |title=Oud-topscheidsrechter Charles Corver (84) overleden |website=Algemeen Dagblad |access-date=11 November 2020 |language=nl}}</ref>
He is remembered for his controversial decision in the [[1982 FIFA World Cup|1982 World Cup]] semifinal between Germany and France in [[Seville, Spain]], when he deemed goalkeeper [[Harald Schumacher]]'s collision with [[Patrick Battiston]] to be not a foul. It is regularly considered to have been one of the worst refereeing decisions ever made. <ref>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/4148525.stm World's worst refereeing decisions]</ref> <ref>[http://www.soccerphile.com/soccerphile/news/referee-blunders.html]</ref>
In France Football 1978 after France-Bulgaria he was the best referee in the World. He was in Holland 10 year number 1.


==Career==
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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]]. More than 140 international matches and more than 600 national matches. After his last final ([[1983]]) in Portugal he was observer for UEFA-FIFA and [[KNVB]] for 22 years and member of the disciplinary commity for sixteen years. His profession was national sales manager at [[Heineken]].
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He was decorated twice by the Queen ([[Order of Orange-Nassau]]) and the football association ([[Royal Dutch Football Association|KNVB]]-[[UEFA]]-[[FIFA]]).


He refereed the [[1982 FIFA World Cup|1982 World Cup]] [[West Germany v France (1982 FIFA World Cup)|semifinal between Germany and France]] in [[Seville, Spain]], when he deemed goalkeeper [[Harald Schumacher]]'s collision with [[Patrick Battiston]] to be not a foul.<ref>{{Cite news |url=http://www.rtl.fr/sport/france-rfa-mondial-82-a-seville-l-arbitre-charles-corver-revient-sur-son-erreur-7750505383 |title=VIDÉO - France-RFA - Mondial 82 à Séville : l'arbitre Charles Corver revient sur son erreur |newspaper=RTL.fr |language=fr |access-date=12 November 2016 |archive-date=26 September 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170926235423/http://www.rtl.fr/sport/france-rfa-mondial-82-a-seville-l-arbitre-charles-corver-revient-sur-son-erreur-7750505383 |url-status=dead}}</ref> Battiston remained unconscious for over a minute and sustained the loss of three teeth and a damaged vertebrae. This failure is often considered one of the worst examples of poor refereeing decisions in football.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2005-01-05 |title=World's worst refereeing decisions |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/4148525.stm |access-date=2024-06-15 |work=[[BBC News]] |publisher=[[BBC]] |language=en-GB}}</ref>
==Reference==
* {{de icon}} [http://www.weltfussball.de/schiedsrichter_profil.php?id=18426 Profile]
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Corver was a 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]]. More than 140 international matches and more than 600 national matches. After his last final (1983) in Portugal he was an observer for UEFA-FIFA and KNVB for 22 years and a member of the disciplinary committee for sixteen years. His profession was national sales manager at [[Heineken]].
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[[Category:1936 births|Corver, Charles]]
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[[Category:Dutch football referees|Corver, Charles]]
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[[Category:FIFA World Cup referees|Corver, Charles]]


==References==
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{{Reflist}}
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==External links==
[[fr:Charles Corver]]
* {{WorldFootball.net referee}}
[[nl:Charles Corver]]
* {{Webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070518185808/http://www.weltfussball.de/schiedsrichter_profil.php?id=18426 |date=18 May 2007 |title=Profile at weltfussball.de}} {{in lang|de}}
* {{EU-Football.info referee}}
* {{WorldReferee.com}}

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{{succession box|title=[[UEFA Champions League|European Cup Referees]]
|before=[[1977 European Cup Final|European Cup Final 1977]]<br />{{flagicon|FRA}} [[Robert Wurtz (referee)|Robert Wurtz]]
|after=[[1979 European Cup Final|European Cup Final 1979]]<br />{{flagicon|AUT}} [[Erich Linemayr]]
|years='''[[1978 European Cup Final|Final 1978]]<br />{{flagicon|NED}} Charles Corver'''}}
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{{UEFA Champions League Final referees}}
{{UEFA Euro 1980 referees}}
{{1982 FIFA World Cup referees}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Corver, Charles}}
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[[Category:1936 births]]
[[Category:2020 deaths]]
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[[Category:Dutch football referees]]
[[Category:Sportspeople from Leiden]]
[[Category:People's Party for Freedom and Democracy politicians]]
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[[Category:1982 FIFA World Cup referees]]
[[Category:1978 FIFA World Cup referees]]
[[Category:UEFA Euro 1980 referees]]


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Latest revision as of 22:34, 19 October 2024

Charles George Reinier Corver
Cover in 1980
Born (1936-01-16)16 January 1936
Died 10 November 2020(2020-11-10) (aged 84)
Other occupation sales manager, observer for UEFA-FIFA and KNVB
International
Years League Role
1972–1983 FIFA-listed Referee

Charles George Reinier Corver (16 January 1936 – 10 November 2020) was a Dutch football referee.[1]

Career

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He was decorated twice by the Queen (Order of Orange-Nassau) and the football association (KNVB-UEFA-FIFA).

He refereed the 1982 World Cup semifinal between Germany and France in Seville, Spain, when he deemed goalkeeper Harald Schumacher's collision with Patrick Battiston to be not a foul.[2] Battiston remained unconscious for over a minute and sustained the loss of three teeth and a damaged vertebrae. This failure is often considered one of the worst examples of poor refereeing decisions in football.[3]

Corver was a 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. More than 140 international matches and more than 600 national matches. After his last final (1983) in Portugal he was an observer for UEFA-FIFA and KNVB for 22 years and a member of the disciplinary committee for sixteen years. His profession was national sales manager at Heineken.

References

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  1. ^ "Oud-topscheidsrechter Charles Corver (84) overleden". Algemeen Dagblad (in Dutch). Retrieved 11 November 2020.
  2. ^ "VIDÉO - France-RFA - Mondial 82 à Séville : l'arbitre Charles Corver revient sur son erreur". RTL.fr (in French). Archived from the original on 26 September 2017. Retrieved 12 November 2016.
  3. ^ "World's worst refereeing decisions". BBC News. BBC. 5 January 2005. Retrieved 15 June 2024.
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Preceded by European Cup Referees
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Netherlands Charles Corver 		Succeeded by


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