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
International career
Finland
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

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 to 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]

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. 1 2 3 UEFA.com. "Finnish football mourns Katriina Elovirta". UEFA.com. Retrieved 22 June 2018.
  5. ↑ "Finland - List of Women Cup Finals". RSSSF. 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. Archived from the original on 2 July 2015. 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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