Pierluigi Collina

Referee

Birthday February 13, 1960

Birth Sign Aquarius

Birthplace Bologna, Italy

Age 64 years old

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About

Retired soccer referee who became the Head of Referees for the Football Federation of Ukraine in 2010. He was one of the most highly thought-of referees of his era, winning FIFA's Best Referee of the Year award six straight years. He announced his retirement in 2005. 

Before Fame

He graduated from the University of Bologna with a degree in economics in 1981.

Trivia

He was inducted into the Italian Football Hall of Fame in 2011. He developed a severe form of alopecia. 

Family Life

He has daughters with a woman named Gianna, whom he met in Versilia.

Associated With

He and Howard Webb are considered two of soccer's greatest referees.