Gino Rigato
Biographical information
| Roles | Referee |
|---|---|
| Sex | Male |
| Full name | Iginio "Gino"•Rigato |
| Used name | Gino•Rigato |
| Born | 8 August 1920 in Trieste, Trieste (ITA) |
| Died | 19 June 1993 (aged 72 years 10 months 11 days) in Venezia, Venezia (ITA) |
| NOC |  Italy |
Biography
Between 1950-65 Gino Rigato refereed in Serie A for 15 consecutive seasons. He went on to take charge of 207 games in the top flight of Italian football, bowing out after the Mesina-Fiorentina game on 16 May 1965. In addition to his Serie A matches, he took charge of a further 81 in Serie B, and in 1961, refereed the Italian Cup final between Fiorentina and Lazio.
Rigaro was a FIFA international referee from 1960-64, and acted as a linesman at the 1960 Roma Olympics. He also refereed two quarter-final ties in the European Cup. The first was the match between Benfica and Nurnberg in 1962, and the second was the Dukla Praha-Borussia Dortmund game in 1964.
Referee
| Games | Sport (Discipline) / Event | NOC / Team | Phase | Unit | Role | As | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960 Summer Olympics | Football (Football) | ITA |
Gino Rigato | ||||
| Football, Men (Olympic) | Match #3 | Bulgaria — United Arab Republic | Linesman | ||||
| Football, Men (Olympic) | Match #6 | Peru — India | Linesman |