Serge Muhmenthaler

Career as referee After his time as an active player Muhmenthaler became referee in the Swiss Football League. His career in brief: 1980–81: 3. Liga. 1981 to 1984: 2. Liga. From the season 1984–85: referee in the Swiss Football Association. From 1989: FIFA-Referee.

From 1980 until the end of his career in December 1997 he conducted about 250 Swiss and some 75 international games. Amongst these he describes as one of his personal highlights the 1998 FIFA World Cup qualification match on 11 November 1997 between Italy and Russia (1–0) in front of 80 000 spectators at the Stadio San Paolo, Naples. As part of the then practiced German-Swiss referee exchange 1988–1990, Muhmenthaler led four games in the Bundesliga.

Honours Grenchen Promotion to Nationalliga A: 1970–71 Uhrencup: 1971

BSC Young Boys Uhrencup: 1973

Basel Coppa delle Alpi Finalist: 1975 Swiss National Championship: 1977 Uhrencup: 1978

as Referee Swiss Referee of the Year: 1989, 1998 15 May 1989 Swiss Cup Final: Grasshopper Club Zürich – FC Aarau (2–1) 1 May 1996 UEFA Cup Final: Bayern Munich – FC Girondins de Bordeaux (2–0) 11 June 1996 UEFA Euro 1996 Group D: Turkey – Croatia (0–1) 5 February 1997 1996 UEFA Super Cup Second leg: Juventus Turin – Paris Saint-Germain (3–1)