Other occupation Teacher, sales manager 1993–2009 Slovak Super Liga Name Vladimir Hrinak | Years League Years League | |
Born 25 February 1964
Bratislava ( 1964-02-25 ) Died 25 July 2012(2012-07-25) (aged 48) 1992–1993 Czechoslovak First League | ||
Vladimír Hriňák (25 February 1964 – 25 July 2012) was a Slovak football referee. He took up refereeing in 1982, and was promoted to the Czechoslovak First League for the 1992–93 season. In 1993, he became a FIFA-listed match official, and in a 16-year international career, he refereed over 100 UEFA matches. 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. 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.
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.