Dick Jol

Dick Jol (born 29 March 1956 in Scheveningen, Zuid-Holland) is a football referee from the Netherlands, best known for supervising three matches during the 2000 UEFA European Football Championship held in Belgium and the Netherlands. He also was the referee of the 2000 FIFA Club World Championship final between Corinthians^{[disambiguation needed ]} and Vasco da Gama. He was the referee in charge of the Friendly International between the Republic of Ireland and England in Lansdowne Road in 1995 which was abandoned due to violent disorder from England supporters. He officiated his first international A-match in 1993, and played professional football himself for NEC Nijmegen. Jol was assigned for the final of the 2001 UEFA Champions League between Bayern Munich and Valencia CF.

Dick Jol started as a footballer and played several matches for NEC Nijmegen in the Dutch league before moving on to Belgium where he played for the teams like Menen, Berchem Sport and KV Kortrijk.

References

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• Official Website
• Former footballers become referees

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Name	Jol, Dick
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Date of birth	29 March 1956
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