French football referee and player (1927–2019)
Robert Héliès
Héliès in 1972
Full name
Robert Georges Jean Héliès Date of birth
(1927-02-08 ) 8 February 1927 Place of birth
Brest , France Date of death
19 February 2019(2019-02-19) (aged 92) Place of death
Grasse , France Position(s)
Goalkeeper Years
Team
Apps
(Gls ) 1951–1952
Saint-Étienne
8
(0)
Refereeing career
Years
League
Role 1962–1977
Division 1
Referee Years
League
Role 1966–1977
FIFA listed
Referee
*Club domestic league appearances and goals
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]
Playing career
Héliès played 8 matches in 1951–52 French Division 1 for Saint-Étienne .[ 4]
Refereeing career
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 .
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