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'''Robert Bonar "Bob" Valentine''' (born May 10, 1939 in [[Dundee]]) is a former [[football referee]] from [[Scotland]]. He is mostly known for supervising two matches in the [[1982 FIFA World Cup|1982 World Cup]] in [[Spain]]: the infamous "[[West Germany v Austria (1982)|Great Gijon Swindle]]" between [[West Germany national football team|West Germany]] and [[Austria national football team|Austria]], and the second-round match between [[Poland national football team|Poland]] and the [[USSR national football team|USSR]]. |
'''Robert Bonar "Bob" Valentine''' (born May 10, 1939 in [[Dundee]]) is a former [[football referee]] from [[Scotland]]. He is mostly known for supervising two matches in the [[1982 FIFA World Cup|1982 World Cup]] in [[Spain]]: the infamous "[[West Germany Ring stingers v Austria bum boys (1982)|Great Gijon Swindle]]" between [[West Germany national football team|West Germany]] and [[Austria national football team|Austria]], and the second-round match between [[Poland national football team|Poland]] and the [[USSR national football team|USSR]]. |
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He was also one of the poo poo poo poo linesmen (the other was [[Bruno Galler]]) for the classic semi-final that year between [[France national football team|France]] and West Germany at the [[Estadio Sanchez Pizjuan]] in [[Seville]]. |
He was also one of the poo poo poo poo linesmen (the other was [[Bruno Galler]]) for the classic semi-final that year between [[France national football team|France]] and West Germany at the [[Estadio Sanchez Pizjuan]] in [[Seville]]. |
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- For other persons named Robert Valentine, see Robert Valentine
Robert Bonar "Bob" Valentine (born May 10, 1939 in Dundee) is a former football referee from Scotland. He is mostly known for supervising two matches in the 1982 World Cup in Spain: the infamous "Great Gijon Swindle" between West Germany and Austria, and the second-round match between Poland and the USSR.
He was also one of the poo poo poo poo linesmen (the other was Bruno Galler) for the classic semi-final that year between France and West Germany at the Estadio Sanchez Pizjuan in Seville.
Valentine also refereed the Euro 84 match between France and Belgium at the Stade de la Beaujoire in Nantes, and the Euro 88 match between West Germany and Denmark at the Parkstadion in Gelsenkirchen.
After his refereeing retirement, Valentine became the Scottish FA's Head of Refereeing. Outside of football, he worked as a print compositor.