Viktor Kassai

Quick Facts

Full Name	Viktor Kassai
Occupation	Association Football Referee
Date Of Birth	Sep 10, 1975(1975-09-10)
Age	49
Birthplace	Tatabánya
Country	Hungary
Horoscope	Virgo

Viktor Kassai Biography

Viktor Kassai is one of the most popular and richest Association Football Referee who was born on September 10, 1975 in Tatabánya, Hungary. Viktor Kassai (Kassai Viktor, Hungarian pronunciation: [‘kaS:ai’viktorBorn on September 10, 1975) is a Hungarian football official as well as an ex-referee. He is the head of the refereeing for the Russian Football Union. He took part at the 2010 FIFA World Cup and refereed the 2011 UEFA Champions League Final. He has been an International referee with FIFA from 2003. He resigned as a referee at the end of December 2019.

His first appearance at his 2010 FIFA World Cup was a group stage match between Brazil and North Korea on 15 June 2010. Brazil took by a score of 2-1. He was the referee for two games in the groups stage. In the group stage, the United States vs Ghana match was played after extra time, making it the first match of the World Cup to happen so. This was the very first occasion the two teams, Ghana as well as Ghana or the United States played in a World Cup match ending in extra time.

Kassai was the head of an all-Hungarian crew in the 2011 UEFA Champions League Final at Wembley Stadium in London, where he cautioned two players apiece on both the Barcelona (Daniel Alves and Victor Valdés) and Manchester United (Antonio Valencia and Michael Carrick) sides.

At the UEFA Euro 2012, Kassai officiated matches Spain vs Italy and England vs Ukraine. This was the first international tournament where two additional assistant referees were introduced on the goal-lines. During the England and Ukraine game a Ukrainian strike was hooked away by an English defender, but TV re-plays showed that the ball had crossed the line. This introduced a debate on the effectiveness of the inclusion of the two additional officials and the need for goal-line technology. FIFA president Sepp Blatter said, “goal-line technology was a necessity” following the England vs Ukraine match.

Kassai was a referee at UEFA Euro 2008 as the fourth official for several games. In 2008, he played officiated at 2008’s 2008 Olympic Games, including in the final.

Viktor Kassai Net Worth

Viktor Kassai is one of the richest Association Football Referee from Hungary. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Viktor Kassai 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

On July 5 it was announced he would be the head coach for the Germany match against Spain semifinal. This was his fourth match at the World Cup. It’s the highest-profile match that a Hungarian referee has had to oversee since the Sandor Puhl’s 1994 FIFA World Cup Final.

The 2007 FIFA U-20 World Cup in Canada in Canada, where he was the referee for the group stage game of Brazil as well as South Korea, as well as the match between Argentina and North Korea.

Kassai was preselected as a referee for the 2010 FIFA World Cup. He refereed in the first leg of the AFC 5th vs OFC winner qualifier between Bahrain and New Zealand.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

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Facts & Trivia

Viktor Ranked on the list of most popular Association Football Referee. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Hungary. Viktor Kassai celebrates birthday on September 10 of every year.