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Urs Meier was born on 22 January, 1959 in Zürich, Switzerland, is a Swiss football referee. Discover Urs Meier's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 65 years old?
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65 years old |
| Zodiac Sign |
Aquarius |
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22 January, 1959 |
| Birthday |
22 January |
| Birthplace |
Zürich, Switzerland |
| Nationality |
Switzerland
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Urs Meier Height, Weight & Measurements
At 65 years old, Urs Meier height not available right now. We will update Urs Meier's Height, weight, Body Measurements, Eye Color, Hair Color, Shoe & Dress size soon as possible.
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Dating & Relationship status
He is currently single. He is not dating anyone. We don't have much information about He's past relationship and any previous engaged. According to our Database, He has no children.
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Urs Meier Net Worth
His net worth has been growing significantly in 2023-2024. So, how much is Urs Meier worth at the age of 65 years old? Urs Meier’s income source is mostly from being a successful Player. He is from Switzerland. We have estimated Urs Meier's net worth, money, salary, income, and assets.
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$1 Million - $5 Million |
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Pending |
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Timeline
Urs Meier (born January 22, 1959) is a retired Swiss football referee.
Meier was born on January 22, 1959 in Zürich.
In the 90th minute, Sol Campbell found the net, but Meier disallowed the goal citing a push on the Portuguese keeper.
After the match Meier's personal details were published by British tabloid newspapers and Meier received more than 16,000 abusive e-mails, including death threats.
Reporters from The Sun travelled to Switzerland and placed a giant English flag on a field near his home.
As a result, he was placed under police protection.
He officiated at the 1998 and 2002 World Cups, taking charge of the semi-final between South Korea and Germany in 2002.
At the 1998 World Cup, Meier refereed the famous USA-Iran match.
Later in an interview, he claimed that he had predicted himself as the referee of that match due to Switzerland's role as protecting power of United States in Iran.
He appeared at Euro 2000 and Euro 2004, refereeing the quarter-final between England and Portugal in 2004.
He retired 6 months later.
Meier received FIFA appointments and refereed in the Swiss top division until he reached the mandatory retirement age for each.
He now appears as a pundit on the German television channel ZDF during World Cups and European Championships.
He also owns a brand of household appliances in Würenlos, Switzerland.
He also refereed the 2002 UEFA Champions League Final that year.
He refereed a qualification match for Euro 2004 between Romania and Denmark.
Denmark equalised in extra time to eliminate Romania.
Romanian side argued he should have ended the game more than a minute before.
Also, the penalty allowing Denmark to score the first goal was highly disputed, even the Danish TV commentator saying "only certain host teams are awarded such penalties".
After several Romanian newspapers published his email address after the game, Meier received 14,000 e-mails, including death threats.
He refereed the Euro 2004 quarter-final between England and Portugal at Lisbon, which ended in a 2–2 draw with Portugal proceeding to win on a penalty shootout.
