Gottfried Dienst

Gottfried Dienst (9 September 1919, Basle – 1 June 1998, Berne) was a Swiss football referee. He is possibly best known for being the referee in the 1966 FIFA World Cup Final.

At the time he was considered the best referee in the world. Dienst is one of only four men to have twice refereed a European Cup final, which he did in 1961 and 1965, and one of only two (the other being the Italian Sergio Gonella) to have refereed both the European Championship final and the World Cup Final. The 1968 European Championship final ended in a 1–1 draw between Italy and Yugoslavia. The final was replayed later (the Italians winning 2–0); a game refereed by the Spaniard José María Ortiz de Mendíbil.

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Sporting positions Gottfried Dienst
Preceded by 1960 European Cup Final Jack Mowat	1961 European Cup Final Referee	Succeeded by 1962 European Cup Final Leo Horn
Preceded by 1964 European Cup Final Josef Stoll	1965 European Cup Final Referee	Succeeded by 1966 European Cup Final Rudolf Kreitlein
Preceded by 1962 FIFA World Cup Final Nikolay Latyshev	1966 FIFA World Cup Final Referee	Succeeded by 1970 FIFA World Cup Final Rudi Glöckner
Preceded by 1964 European Nations' Cup Final Arthur Holland	UEFA Euro 1968 Final Referee	Succeeded by UEFA Euro 1972 Final Ferdinand Marschall