Károly Palotai

Károly Palotai

File:Palotai Károly.jpg Károly Palotai in 1974
Personal information
Date of birth	(1935-09-11) 11 September 1935
Place of birth	Békéscsaba, Hungary
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
	Győri ETO FC
International career
	Hungary
Medal record Men's Football 1964 Tokyo Football
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

International
Years	League	Role
1970-1984	FIFA listed	Referee

Károly Palotai (born 11 September 1935 in Békéscsaba) is a former Hungarian association football player and referee. He was an Olympic Gold winner as a player before turning to refereeing. He was a referee at three World Cup tournaments and officiated in two European Cup finals.

Playing career

He was a successful player with Győri ETO FC and also won a Gold Medal at the football tournament of the 1964 Olympic Games in Tokyo, when Hungary defeated Czechoslovakia in the final with 2-1.

Refereeing career

Károly Palotai was a referee in the FIFA World Cups 1974, 1978 and 1982, as well as in the European Championship 1980 and the 1972 Olympic Games in Munich and the 1976 Olympic Games in Montreal. In addition, he officiated the finals of the European Champions' Cup 1976 and 1981, the European Cup Winners' Cup final of 1979 and the first leg of the finals of the UEFA Cup 1974/75.

References

• Profile on weltfussball.de

Preceded by European Cup Final 1975 Michel Kitabdjian	European Cup Referees Final 1976 Károly Palotai	Succeeded by European Cup Final 1977 Robert Wurtz
Preceded by UEFA Cup Winners' Cup Final 1978 Heinz Aldinger	UEFA Cup Winners' Cup Final Referees Final 1979 Károly Palotai	Succeeded by UEFA Cup Winners' Cup Final 1980 Vojtech Christov
Preceded by European Cup Final 1980 António Garrido	European Cup Referees Final 1981 Károly Palotai	Succeeded by European Cup Final 1982 Georges Konrath