Katalin Kulcsár
Kulcsár in 2019
Full name Katalin Anna Kulcsár
Born (1984-12-07) 7 December 1984
Győr, Hungary
Other occupation Economist
Domestic
Years League Role
2011– NB I Referee
International
Years League Role
2004– FIFA listed Referee

Katalin Anna Kulcsár (born 7 December 1984) is a Hungarian football referee. She is 168 cm (5 ft 6 in) tall and took charge of her first international match in September 2004, Malta versus Bosnia and Herzegovina.[1] She refereed the final of the 2009 UEFA Women's Under-17 Championship.

She eventually reached the top division of male football in Hungary, the Nemzeti Bajnokság I, officiating a match between BFC Siófok and Honvéd in 2011.[2] She was selected by FIFA for the 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup.[3][4][5]

At the 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup, Kulcsár officiated the group-round match between New Zealand and China. The game ended in a 2–2 draw with China advanced to the knockout round.[6][7]

Kulcsár was appointed to referee the 2016 UEFA Women's Champions League final at Stadio Città del Tricolore.[8]

On 3 December 2018, Kulcsár was appointed to be a referee for the 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup in France.[9] Kulcsár officiated the United States vs. Spain round of 16 match on 24 June 2019.[10] After the conclusion of the round of 16, Kulcsár was selected as one of 11 officials to officiate matches for the remainder of the tournament.[11]

References

  1. ↑ "Katalin KULCSAR" (in French). FIFA. Archived from the original on 27 August 2014. Retrieved 17 April 2015.
  2. ↑ Juha, Pál (1 June 2011). ""Szerintük én azért hibázom, mert nő vagyok" - interjú Kulcsár Katalin játékvezetővel" (in Hungarian). Origo. Retrieved 17 April 2015.
  3. ↑ "Kulcsár Katalin is utazhat a kanadai női vb-re" (in Hungarian). MLSZ.hu. 1 April 2015. Retrieved 17 April 2015.
  4. ↑ "22 referees, 7 support referees and 44 assistant referees appointed for FIFA Women's World Cup 2015". FIFA.com. 30 March 2015. Archived from the original on 31 March 2015.
  5. ↑ "Referees and Assistant Referees for the FIFA Women's World Cup Canada 2015" (PDF). FIFA.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 April 2015.
  6. ↑ " NZ Football Ferns out of World Cup amid controversial penalty call," The Guardian, 15 June 2015
  7. ↑ "China catches a break in 2-2 draw with New Zealand," LATimes via Associated Press, 15 June 2015
  8. ↑ "Kulcsár to referee Women's Champions League final". UEFA. 10 May 2016. Retrieved 13 July 2016.
  9. ↑ FIFA.com. "FIFA Women's World Cup 2019 - News - Match officials appointed for FIFA Women's World Cup France 2019 - FIFA.com". www.fifa.com. Retrieved 24 June 2019.
  10. ↑ "Katalin Kulcsár - World Cup 2019 France".
  11. ↑ "Refereeing - Media briefing" (PDF). FIFA.com. 26 June 2019. Retrieved 26 June 2019.
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