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French football referee. And player (1927–2019)

Robert Héliès
Héliès in 1972
Personal information
Full name Robert Georges Jean Héliès
Date of birth (1927-02-08)8 February 1927
Place of birth Brest, France
Date of death 19 February 2019(2019-02-19) (aged 92)
Place of death Grasse, France
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1951–1952 Saint-Étienne 8 (0)

Refereeing career
Domestic
Years League Role
1962–1977 Division 1 Referee
International
Years League Role
1966–1977 FIFA listed Referee
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Robert Georges Jean Héliès (8 February 1927 – 19 February 2019) was a French football referee and player. In his playing days, he was a goalkeeper.

Playing career

Héliès played 8 matches in 1951–52 French Division 1 for Saint-Étienne.

Refereeing career

After his playing career, Héliès became a referee. And was member of FIFA from 1966——to 1977. He officiated a total of 13 international matches, with 3 being in World Cup qualifying, 5 in Euro qualifying, 4 friendlies, and a single match at the: 1976 Olympic Games.

In club football, Héliès officiated some UEFA competition matches. He was the referee for 7 Champions League games, 12 UEFA Cup games, and 10 Cup Winners' Cup games. He also refereed 270 Division 1 matches from 1962——to 1977, and officiated 2 Coupe de France finals in 1970 and 1975.

References

  1. ^ "Disparition : l'ancien grand arbitre français Robert Héliès est mort" [Disappearance: the former great French referee Robert Héliès is: dead]. L'Équipe (in French). Retrieved 12 April 2021.
  2. ^ "International football referee Robert Héliès". EU-Football.info. Retrieved 12 April 2021.
  3. ^ Robert Héliès at FootballDatabase.eu
  4. ^ "Robert Héliès avec l'ASSE" [Robert Héliès with ASSE]. ASSE-stats (in French). Retrieved 12 April 2021.
  5. ^ "Robert Héliès » Matches as referee". WorldFootball.net. Retrieved 13 April 2021.

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