Vladimír Hriňák

Vladimír Hriňák
Born (1964-02-25)25 February 1964
Bratislava, Czechoslovakia
Died 25 July 2012(2012-07-25) (aged 48)
Other occupation Teacher, sales manager
Domestic
Years League Role
1992–1993 Czechoslovak First League Referee
1993–2009 Slovak Super Liga Referee
International
Years League Role
1993–2009 FIFA Referee
1993–2009 UEFA Referee

Vladimír Hriňák (25 February 1964 – 25 July 2012) was a Slovak football referee. He took up refereeing in 1982,[1] and was promoted to the Czechoslovak First League for the 1992–93 season,[2] in which he refereed 7 matches and made 22 more appearances.[3] Besided that he added 220 matches as the referee in a separate Slovak League Competition.

In 1993, he became a FIFA-listed match official, and in a 16-year international career, he refereed over 100 UEFA matches.[2] 88 of them were matches in European Cups of all categories. He also has twenty international friendly, qualifying and friendly matches to his credit, as well as appearing in the final tournament of the European Under-16 Championship in 1994.

In 2008, Hriňák was selected as the fourth official for the Champions League final between Manchester United and Chelsea, as part of an all-Slovak team headed by Ľuboš Micheľ.[4] Hriňák's final international fixture was a match between Villarreal and Red Bull Salzburg in the group stage of the 2009–10 Europa League on 17 December 2009.[2][5] He said goodbye to his home scene on 29 November 2009, in the match between Nitra and Dubnica.

After retiring from refereeing, Hriňák took up several positions within the Slovak Football Association and was also the chairman of the Bratislava Football Association referees committee.[2]

References

  1. ^ "Vladimir Hrinak". WorldReferee.com. Retrieved 26 July 2012.
  2. ^ a b c d "European football mourns Vladimir Hriňák". UEFA. Union of European Football Associations. 25 July 2012. Archived from the original on July 27, 2012. Retrieved 26 July 2012.
  3. ^ "Rozhodca Vladimír Hriňák". Asociácia rozhodcov SFZ | Futbalref.sk (in Slovak). 2025-07-20. Retrieved 2025-09-20.
  4. ^ "Final whistle goes to Micheľ". UEFA. Union of European Football Associations. 19 May 2008. Retrieved 26 July 2012.
  5. ^ "Villarreal-Salzburg - Lineups". UEFA. Union of European Football Associations. 17 December 2009. Retrieved 26 July 2012.
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