Tony Boskovic

Australian soccer referee (1933–2022)

Tony Boskovic
Domestic
Boskovic in 1974
Full name	Anton Boskovic^[1]
Born	(1933-01-27)27 January 1933 Blato, Croatia, Yugoslavia,
Died	16 June 2022(2022-06-16) (aged 89)
Years	League	Role
1977–1983	National Soccer League	Referee
International
Years	League	Role
1967–1983	FIFA listed	Referee

Anton Boskovic (27 January 1933 – 16 June 2022) was an Australian soccer referee.

Career

Born in Blato, Croatia, Yugoslavia, he emigrated to Australia from the former Yugoslavia in 1955.^[2]

Boskovic is known for having refereed two matches in the FIFA World Cup, one in 1974 and one in 1982.^[3]^[4] He was inducted into the Football Federation Australia Hall of Fame in 1999.

In 1982 Boskovic was invited by the Australian Government to join an independent migration review panel.^[5]

Boskovic died on 16 June 2022, at the age of 89.^[6]

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^ "Tony Boscovic". MyFootball.com.au. 30 September 2014. Retrieved 18 June 2018.
^ "Tony Boscovic". Football Federation Australia. Archived from the original on 16 September 2017. Retrieved 16 September 2017.
^ Tony Boskovic - 1974 and 1982 Australia's World Cup Referees
^ Brammall, Colin (19 January 1982). "14 named to independent migrant-review panel". The Canberra Times. Retrieved 18 June 2018.
^ "Football NSW - VALE: Anton "Tony" Boskovic". www.facebook.com. Retrieved 16 June 2022.