Johan Hamel

French football referee

Johan Hamel (11 October 1980 – 15 November 2022) was a French football referee.[1][2][3]

Johan Hamel
Hamel in 2019
Born(1980-10-11)11 October 1980
Died15 November 2022(2022-11-15) (aged 42)
NationalityFrench
Occupationfootball referee

On 6 March 2011 he made his professional debut directly in Ligue 1, the highest football league in France, in a match between Olympique Marseille and Lille.[4] He officially became a referee in Ligue 1 during 2015-16 season. Hamel was the referee of 136 Ligue 1 matches. He was also the referee of 86 Ligue 2 matches.[5][6][7]

His last match as referee was the match between Lille OSC and Rennes on 6 November 2022 and on 13 November he was a video assistant referee of Paris Saint-Germain against Auxerre.[8] 2 days later, on 15 November he died from a heart attack during a training at the age of 42.[5][6]

References

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  1. "Montpellier. Municipales : Johan Hamel en lice avec Patrick Vignal". actu.fr (in French). 10 November 2019.
  2. "Johan Hamel (L1) : « Arbitrer des matchs de foot de haut niveau, c'est du management >>". lalettrem.fr (in French). 11 November 2016.
  3. "Hamel, un arbitre qui vous veut du mal". 5minutes.rtl.lu (in French). 21 August 2021.
  4. "Olympique Marseille - Lille". eurosport.fr (in French). 6 March 2011.
  5. 5.0 5.1 "Johan Hamel, arbitre de Ligue 1, est mort". L'equipe (in French). 16 November 2022. Retrieved 16 November 2022.
  6. 6.0 6.1 "Schokkend nieuws uit Frankrijk: scheidsrechter Johan Hamel (42) overleden". voetbalprimeur.nl (in Dutch). 16 November 2022. Retrieved 16 November 2022.
  7. "LIGUE 1 REFEREE JOHAN HAMEL PASSES AWAY". getfootballnewsfrance.com. 16 November 2022. Retrieved 16 November 2022.
  8. "Frankrijk in shock: scheidsrechter Johan Hamel (42) plotseling overleden". De Telegraaf (in Dutch). 16 November 2022. Retrieved 16 November 2022.

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