Wolf Waldemar Karni (4 February 1911 – 31 January 1996Meliza's Genealogy) was a Finnish football referee.
Karni was born as Ze'ev Wulf Koseloff and changed his name in 1935. He used to play football and handball in the Jewish clubs Kadur Vyborg and Makkabi Helsinki.
Wolf Karni was an international football referee from 1949 to 1955. He officiated four matches at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki, including the semi-final match between Yugoslavia and Germany.European national football teams 1872–2013 matches database
International matches Date City Teams ResultSeptember 11, 1949OsloNorway – Denmark0–2June 10, 1951SolnaSweden – Turkey3–1July 15, 1952TampereDenmark – Greece2–1July 24, 1952KotkaHungary – Turkey7–1July 25, 1952HelsinkiDenmark – Yugoslavia3–5July 29, 1952HelsinkiYugoslavia – Germany1–3November 15, 1952HullEngland – Netherlands2–2June 12, 1955OsloNorway – Romania0–1
See also List of Jews in sports (non-players)
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