Stéphane Moulin (referee)

Stéphane Moulin
Born 27 October 1963
Rennes, France
Died 8 November 2020(2020-11-08) (aged 57)
Paris, France
Domestic
Years League Role
1993–2008 Ligue 2 Referee
1993–2008 Coupe de France Referee
1995–2007 Coupe de la Ligue Referee
1996–2008 Ligue 1 Referee
2000 Trophée des Champions Referee
2000 UEFA Intertoto Cup Referee
2000–2001 UEFA Europa League Referee
2002 UEFA European Under-21 Championship Referee

Stéphane Moulin (27 October 1963 – 8 November 2020) was a French football referee.[1] Moulin began his officiating career in 1991, presiding over games in Ligue 1 and Ligue 2.[2] He also served as President of the Arbitration Committee of the Ligue de Franche-Comté de football.[3]

Biography

Moulin started refereeing in his native Jura region before moving up to the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté League. During his early years, he was seen as a protege of the former professional referee Michel Vautrot and became friends with him.[4] He started refereeing at French Federal league level in 1991 and in 1995, he turned professional and started refereeing in the Ligue de Football Professionnel.[4] He refereed over 300 matches at the top level in France, including 155 Ligue 1 matches and 30 Coupe de France matches before retiring in 2008.[4] After retiring, he joined the French Football Federation's refereeing steering committee, eventually becoming their president.[4] He volunteered from 1992 to 2012 on the Regional Referees Commission in Franche-Comté while also serving as their president.[3]

In 2000, before refereeing a UEFA Intertoto Cup match between Romania's Ceahlăul Piatra Neamț and Austria's Austria Vienna, he was approached by the Ceahlăul Piatra Neamț president Gheorghe Stefan who attempted to bribe Moulin with four prostitutes. When Moulin reported this to UEFA, Stefan was banned from football for a year, despite his claim that they were just folk singers.[5] In 2002, he drew attention for issuing four red cards in a match between Lille and Paris Saint-Germain (PSG).[6] The media claimed that he had also sent off Lille's Mile Sterjovski but Moulin later clarified he was directing it at PSG's Frederic Dehu a second time due to him refusing to leave the pitch.[7]

Personal life

Outside of refereeing, he was a teacher of history and geography.[3] Stéphane Moulin died in Paris on 8 November 2020, at the age of 57.[4]

References

  1. ^ "Le Franc-Comtois Stéphane Moulin, ancien arbitre de Ligue 1, est décédé subitement à l'âge de 57 ans". L'Est Républicain (in French). 9 November 2020.
  2. ^ "Stéphane Moulin » Matches comme arbitre". mondedufoot.fr (in French).
  3. ^ a b c "L'Arbitrage et le Football Régional pleurent Stéphane Moulin" (in French). LIGUE BOURGOGNE-FRANCHE-COMTÉ. Retrieved 1 April 2025.
  4. ^ a b c d e "Mort à 57 ans de Stéphane Moulin, ancien arbitre international". Le Parisien (in French). 9 November 2020.
  5. ^ Wilson, Johnathan (2012). Behind the Curtain: Football in Eastern Europe. Hachette UK. p. 1989. ISBN 9781409109044.
  6. ^ "Paris Saint Germain - Lille". ESPN. Retrieved 1 April 2025.
  7. ^ "Ref explains Lille-PSG confusion". Sky Sports. Retrieved 1 April 2025.
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