Branko Tesanić

Branko Tesanić
Born 10 February 1920
Varaždin, Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes
Died 25 August 1984(1984-08-25) (aged 64)[1]
Yugoslavia
Domestic
Years League Role
–1964 Yugoslav First League Referee
1962–1964 NB I Referee
International
Years League Role
1960–1964 FIFA listed Referee

Branko Tesanić (10 February 1920 – 25 August 1984[1]) was a Yugoslav football referee. He was selected for the 1962 FIFA World Cup, and refereed the Group 3 match between Spain and Mexico.

During the second leg of the 1963–64 European Cup semi-finals between Inter Milan and Borussia Dortmund, he caused controversy by failing to send off Luis Suárez after he violently kicked and injured a Dortmund player.[2]

References

  1. ^ a b "International football referee Branko Tešanić". eu-football.info. Retrieved 2025-10-01.
  2. ^ Glanville, Brian (10 July 2023). "Luis Suárez obituary". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 13 July 2023.

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