What is Károly Palotai?
[[File:Károly Palotai (1975) (cropped).jpg|thumb|right|200px|Palotai in 1975]] '''Károly Palotai''' (11 September 1935 – 3 February 2018) was a [[Hungary|Hungarian]] [[association football]] player and [[referee (association football)|referee]]. He was an Olympic Gold winner as a player before turning to refereeing. He was a referee at three World Cup tournaments and officiated in two European Cup finals.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.worldfootball.net/player_summary/karoly-palotai_2/ |title=Károly Palotai |website=worldfootball.net |publisher=HEIM:SPIEL |access-date=31 August 2017}}</ref> He also served as an official referee for [[FIFA]]. Palotai died in [[Budapest]] on 3 February 2018 of a [[stroke]] at the age of 82.<ref>[http://www.nemzetisport.hu/magyar_valogatott/gyasz-82-eves-koraban-elhunyt-palotai-karoly-2616849 Gyász: 82 éves korában elhunyt Palotai Károly] {{in lang|hu}}</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} ==Other websites== *[http://www.worldfootball.net/referee_summary/karoly-palotai/ Referee profile on worldfootball.net] {{sports-bio-stub}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Palotai, Karoly}} [[Category:1935 births]] [[Category:2018 deaths]] [[Category:Deaths from stroke]] [[Category:Hungarian footballers]] [[Category:Olympic gold medalists for Hungary]] [[Category:Association football referees]]