Katriina Elovirta

Katriina Elovirta (15 February 1961 – 19 June 2018)[1] was a Finnish female footballer and was a well known international match referee who served from 1991-2003. She served as a referee affiliating with FIFA between 1995 and 2003 [2] She also worked as a development manager for the Finnish Football Association until her death.[3][4] Elovirta died at age 57 after a long illness.[4]

Katriina Elovirta
Elovirta in 2006
Personal information
Date of birth (1961-02-15)15 February 1961
Place of birth Iisalmi, Finland
Date of death 19 June 2018(2018-06-19) (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

Career

As a player

Elovirta appeared in 9 international matches as a midfielder for Finland and was a member of the Helsinki United team which won its first domestic Finnish Women's Cup title in 1990 beating FC Kontu 3-2 in the final.[5][4]

As a referee

Elovirta went on to become a match referee in 1991 after retiring from playing in international football.[6] She served as a referee in many women's football championships including the 1999 FIFA Women's World Cup, 2003 FIFA Women's World Cup, UEFA Women's Euro 197, UEFA Women's Euro 2001 and 2001-02 UEFA Women's Cup.[7][8][9] She also notably served as a match official at the 1999 FIFA Women's World Cup Final and in the 2002 UEFA Women's Cup Final.[10] In 2005, she was appointed as one of the 5 women instructors as a part of the FIFA technical group.[11]

References
  1. "Muistot" [Obituaries]. Helsingin Sanomat (in Finnish). Retrieved 16 July 2018.
  2. "Katriina Elovirta - Profile and Statistics - SoccerPunter.com". www.soccerpunter.com. Retrieved 22 June 2018.
  3. "FIFA Referees Committee 2012-2015". GroupSpaces. Retrieved 22 June 2018.
  4. UEFA.com. "Finnish football mourns Katriina Elovirta". UEFA.com. Retrieved 22 June 2018.
  5. "Finland - List of Women Cup Finals". www.rsssf.com. Retrieved 22 June 2018.
  6. "Katriina Elovirta - Matches as referee". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 22 June 2018.
  7. "Katriina Elovirta - World Cup 2003 USA". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 22 June 2018.
  8. FIFA.com (2 July 1999). "WWC99: Elovirta and Denoncourt to referee semi-finals". FIFA.com. Retrieved 24 June 2018.
  9. "Six U.S. Soccer Referees Named to Work at the FIFA Women's World Cup USA 2003". www.ussoccer.com. Retrieved 24 June 2018.
  10. "Women World Cup 1999 USA - Referees". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 22 June 2018.
  11. "The history of women's refereeing - The Ref Online". The Ref Online. 13 September 2017. Retrieved 24 June 2018.


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