SOCCER PLAYER

Nicole Petignat

1966 - Today

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Nicole Petignat (born October 27, 1966, in La Chaux-de-Fonds, Switzerland) is a Swiss former football referee. In August 2003 she became the first female referee of a men's football match organized by UEFA; AIK Fotboll (SWE) versus Fylkir (ISL) in the preliminary round of the UEFA Cup. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in 14 different languages on Wikipedia. Nicole Petignat is the 9,957th most popular soccer player, the 837th most popular biography from Switzerland and the 121st most popular Swiss Soccer Player.

Nicole Petignat is most famous for being a Swiss football referee, notable for being the first woman to officiate a men's professional match in 2003. She has officiated in various international competitions and is recognized for her contributions to the sport.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1966, Nicole Petignat ranks 826Before her are Alison Goldfrapp, Daisy Fuentes, Zhang Xiaoguang, Luc Robitaille, Troy Kemp, and Paul Ereng. After her are Cornelia Sirch, Patrice Lhotellier, David Jones, Ingeborg, Enrique Míguez, and Kerrin Lee-Gartner.

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In Switzerland

Among people born in Switzerland, Nicole Petignat ranks 838 out of 1,015Before her are Brigitte Oertli (1962), Francine Jordi (1977), Fabian Frei (1989), Emmanuelle Gagliardi (1976), Francisco Javier Gómez Noya (1983), Steve Locher (1967), and Yvan Quentin (1970). After her are Izet Hajrović (1991), Dominique Gisin (1986), Marco Wölfli (1982), Marco Chiudinelli (1981), and Martin Schmidt (1967).

Among SOCCER PLAYERS In Switzerland

Among soccer players born in Switzerland, Nicole Petignat ranks 121Before her are Thomas Wyss (1966), Silvan Widmer (1993), Patrick Sylvestre (1968), Renato Steffen (1991), Fabian Frei (1989), and Yvan Quentin (1970). After her are Izet Hajrović (1991), Marco Wölfli (1982), Ruben Vargas (1998), David Degen (1983), Michael Lang (1991), and Raphaël Wicky (1977).