REFEREE
Éric Poulat
1963 - Today

Éric Poulat
Éric Poulat (born 8 September 1963 in Bron, Rhône) is a French retired football referee and computer scientist. Appointed as a referee on 1 January 1999, he made his international debut in a 2002 FIFA World Cup qualifier on 28 March 2001 between (Poland and Armenia). He went on to officiate at the 2004 Olympic Tournament, qualifying matches for UEFA Euro 2004 and the 2006 World Cup, and the 2006 World Cup itself. Poulat retired as an international referee in 2006. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia. Éric Poulat is the 75th most popular referee (up from 95th in 2024), the 5,341st most popular biography from France (up from 5,578th in 2019) and the 6th most popular French Referee.
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Among REFEREES
Among referees, Éric Poulat ranks 75 out of 147. Before him are Alberto Undiano Mallenco, Gianluca Rocchi, Joel Aguilar, Felix Zwayer, Jonas Eriksson, and Koman Coulibaly. After him are Jerome Damon, Pablo Pozo, Martin Hansson, Michael Hester, Ovidiu Hațegan, and Deniz Aytekin.
Most Popular Referees in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsAlberto Undiano Mallenco
1973 - Present
HPI: 50.54
Rank: 69
Gianluca Rocchi
1973 - Present
HPI: 50.39
Rank: 70
Joel Aguilar
1975 - Present
HPI: 50.31
Rank: 71
Felix Zwayer
1981 - Present
HPI: 50.22
Rank: 72
Jonas Eriksson
1974 - Present
HPI: 49.96
Rank: 73
Koman Coulibaly
1970 - Present
HPI: 49.53
Rank: 74
Éric Poulat
1963 - Present
HPI: 49.47
Rank: 75
Jerome Damon
1972 - Present
HPI: 49.46
Rank: 76
Pablo Pozo
1973 - Present
HPI: 49.42
Rank: 77
Martin Hansson
1971 - Present
HPI: 49.40
Rank: 78
Michael Hester
1972 - Present
HPI: 49.34
Rank: 79
Ovidiu Hațegan
1980 - Present
HPI: 49.34
Rank: 80
Deniz Aytekin
1978 - Present
HPI: 48.98
Rank: 81
In France
Among people born in France, Éric Poulat ranks 5,344 out of 6,770. Before him are Jean-François Copé (1964), Éric Caritoux (1960), Yannick Bolasie (1989), Patricia Petibon (1970), Vincent Collet (1963), Pascal Jolyot (1958), Lionel Zinsou (1953), Dominique Voynet (1958), and Grégory Lemarchal (1983). After him are Didier Van Cauwelaert (1960), DJ Snake (1986), and Benoît Potier (1957).
Others born in France
Go to all RankingsJean-François Copé
POLITICIAN
1964 - Present
HPI: 49.54
Rank: 5,335
Éric Caritoux
CYCLIST
1960 - Present
HPI: 49.53
Rank: 5,336
Yannick Bolasie
SOCCER PLAYER
1989 - Present
HPI: 49.53
Rank: 5,337
Patricia Petibon
SINGER
1970 - Present
HPI: 49.53
Rank: 5,338
Vincent Collet
BASKETBALL PLAYER
1963 - Present
HPI: 49.52
Rank: 5,339
Pascal Jolyot
FENCER
1958 - Present
HPI: 49.51
Rank: 5,340
Lionel Zinsou
POLITICIAN
1953 - Present
HPI: 49.50
Rank: 5,341
Dominique Voynet
POLITICIAN
1958 - Present
HPI: 49.49
Rank: 5,342
Grégory Lemarchal
SINGER
1983 - 2007
HPI: 49.49
Rank: 5,343
Éric Poulat
REFEREE
1963 - Present
HPI: 49.47
Rank: 5,344
Didier Van Cauwelaert
WRITER
1960 - Present
HPI: 49.46
Rank: 5,345
DJ Snake
MUSICIAN
1986 - Present
HPI: 49.46
Rank: 5,346
Benoît Potier
BUSINESSPERSON
1957 - Present
HPI: 49.43
Rank: 5,347
Among REFEREES In France
Among referees born in France, Éric Poulat ranks 6. Before him are Michel Vautrot (1945), Maurice Guigue (1912), Clément Turpin (1982), Stéphanie Frappart (1983), and Stéphane Lannoy (1969). After him are Benoît Bastien (1983), and François Letexier (1989).
Michel Vautrot
1945 - Present
HPI: 59.49
Rank: 1
Maurice Guigue
1912 - 2011
HPI: 57.14
Rank: 2
Clément Turpin
1982 - Present
HPI: 55.89
Rank: 3
Stéphanie Frappart
1983 - Present
HPI: 51.31
Rank: 4
Stéphane Lannoy
1969 - Present
HPI: 50.77
Rank: 5
Éric Poulat
1963 - Present
HPI: 49.47
Rank: 6
Benoît Bastien
1983 - Present
HPI: 46.44
Rank: 7
François Letexier
1989 - Present
HPI: 45.90
Rank: 8































