Robert Georges Jean Héliès (8 February 1927 – 19 February 2019)[1] was a French football referee and player.[2] In his playing days, he was a goalkeeper.[3]
.jpg) Héliès in 1972 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Robert Georges Jean Héliès | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 8 February 1927 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Brest, France | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of death | 19 February 2019 (aged 92) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of death | Grasse, France | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 1951–1952 | Saint-Étienne | 8 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Playing career edit
Héliès played 8 matches in 1951–52 French Division 1 for Saint-Étienne.[4]
Refereeing career edit
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.[2]
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.[5] He also refereed 270 Division 1 matches from 1962 to 1977, and officiated 2 Coupe de France finals in 1970 and 1975.
References edit
- ^ "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.
- ^ a b "International football referee Robert Héliès". EU-Football.info. Retrieved 12 April 2021.
- ^ Robert Héliès at FootballDatabase.eu
- ^ "Robert Héliès avec l'ASSE" [Robert Héliès with ASSE]. ASSE-stats (in French). Retrieved 12 April 2021.
- ^ "Robert Héliès » Matches as referee". WorldFootball.net. Retrieved 13 April 2021.
External links edit
- Robert Héliès on WorldReferee.com
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