Australian soccer referee (1933–2022)
Tony Boskovic
Boskovic in 1974 |
Full name |
Anton Boskovic[1] |
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Born |
(1933-01-27)27 January 1933 Blato, Croatia, Yugoslavia, |
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Died |
16 June 2022(2022-06-16) (aged 89) |
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Years |
League |
Role |
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1977–1983 |
National Soccer League |
Referee |
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Years |
League |
Role |
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1967–1983 |
FIFA listed |
Referee |
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Anton Boskovic (27 January 1933 – 16 June 2022) was an Australian soccer referee.
Career
Born in Blato, Croatia, Yugoslavia, he emigrated to Australia from the former Yugoslavia in 1955.[2]
Boskovic is known for having refereed two matches in the FIFA World Cup, one in 1974 and one in 1982.[3][4] He was inducted into the Football Federation Australia Hall of Fame in 1999.
In 1982 Boskovic was invited by the Australian Government to join an independent migration review panel.[5]
Boskovic died on 16 June 2022, at the age of 89.[6]
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