Alexis Ponnet
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| Born |
9 March 1939 Brussels, Belgium | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic | |||
| Years | League | Role | |
| 1972–1989 | Belgian First Division | Referee | |
| International | |||
| Years | League | Role | |
| 1975–1989 | FIFA-listed | Referee | |
Alexis Ponnet (born 9 March 1939 in Brussels) is a former Belgian football referee. Ponnet is best known for supervising two matches in the 1982 FIFA World Cup in Spain and one in the 1986 FIFA World Cup in Mexico. He also refereed the European Cup final in 1987 between Porto and Bayern Munich. He also refereed two UEFA European Football Championship in 1984 and 1988.
In February 1983, Ponnet was rendered unconscious and hospitalized overnight after Saudi Arabian player Jamal Farhan punched him in the head during the World Military Cup between Saudi Arabia and Kuwait. Ponnet had given him a red card minutes earlier. Farhan was subsequently banned from international games for life by FIFA.[1][2]
References
[edit | edit source]- Profile at weltfussball.de at the Wayback Machine (archived 18 May 2007) (in German)
External links
[edit | edit source]- Alexis Ponnet at WorldReferee.comLua error in Module:EditAtWikidata at line 29: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).
- Alexis Ponnet referee profile at Soccerway (archived)
- Alexis Ponnet referee profile at EU-Football.infoLua error in Module:EditAtWikidata at line 29: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).
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