Gottfried Dienst

Gottfried Dienst
Born	9 September 1919; Basel, Switzerland
Died	1 June 1998 (aged 78); Bern, Switzerland
International
Years	League
1957–1968	FIFA-listed

Gottfried Dienst (Basel, 9 September 1919 – Bern, 1 June 1998^[1]) was a Swiss association football referee. He was mostly known as the referee of the 1966 FIFA World Cup final.^[2]

Dienst is one of only four men to have twice refereed a European Cup final, which he did in 1961 and 1965, and one of only two (the other being Italian referee Sergio Gonella) to have refereed both the European Championship and World Cup finals.^[3] He refereed the original 1968 European Championship final, which ended in a 1–1 draw between Italy and Yugoslavia. The final was replayed two days later; refereed by the Spaniard José María Ortiz de Mendíbil, when the Italians won 2–0.

References

Sporting positions Gottfried Dienst
Preceded by 1960 European Cup Final Jack Mowat	1961 European Cup Final Referee	Succeeded by 1962 European Cup Final Leo Horn
Preceded by 1964 European Cup Final Josef Stoll	1965 European Cup Final Referee	Succeeded by 1966 European Cup Final Rudolf Kreitlein
Preceded by 1962 FIFA World Cup Final Nikolay Latyshev	1966 FIFA World Cup Final Referee	Succeeded by 1970 FIFA World Cup Final Rudi Glöckner
Preceded by 1964 European Nations' Cup Final Arthur Holland	UEFA Euro 1968 Final Referee	Succeeded by UEFA Euro 1972 Final Ferdinand Marschall