Katriina Elovirta
Appearance
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 15 February 1961 | ||
Place of birth | Iisalmi, Finland | ||
Date of death | 19 June 2018 | (aged 57)||
Place of death | Espoo, Finland | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
Helsinki United | |||
National team | |||
Finland | |||
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only |
Katriina Elovirta (15 February 1961 – 19 June 2018) was a Finnish female association footballer. She was a well known international match referee. She served as a referee with FIFA between 1995 to 2003.[1] She also worked as a development manager for the Finnish Football Association until her death.[2][3]
Elovirta died at age 57 after a long illness on 19 June 2018.[4][5][6]
References
[change | change source]- ↑ "Katriina Elovirta - Profile and Statistics - SoccerPunter.com". www.soccerpunter.com. Retrieved 22 June 2018.
- ↑ "FIFA Referees Committee 2012-2015". GroupSpaces. Archived from the original on 22 June 2018. Retrieved 22 June 2018.
- ↑ UEFA.com. "El fútbol finlandés, de luto por Katriina Elovirta". UEFA.com (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 21 June 2018. Retrieved 22 June 2018.
- ↑ UEFA.com. "Finnish football mourns Katriina Elovirta". UEFA.com. Retrieved 22 June 2018.
- ↑ UEFA.com. "Futebol finlandês de luto pot Katriina Elovirta". UEFA.com (in Portuguese). Archived from the original on 8 July 2018. Retrieved 22 June 2018.
- ↑ UEFA.com. "Calcio finlandese in lutto per la scomparsa di Katriina Elovirta". UEFA.com (in Italian). Retrieved 22 June 2018.