![]() Lehner showing Thomas Linke of FC Red Bull Salzburg a red card in a 2005 match against FK Austria Wien | |||
Full name | Gerald Lehner | ||
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Born | 12 March 1968 | ||
Died | 2 September 2016 | (aged 48)||
Other occupation | Plant Technician | ||
Domestic | |||
Years | League | Role | |
1995–2008 | Bundesliga | Referee | |
2007 | Russian Premier League | Referee | |
2008 | First League | Referee | |
International | |||
Years | League | Role | |
2002–2008 | FIFA listed | Referee |
Gerald Lehner (12 March 1968 – 2 September 2016) was an Austrian football referee. Normally he worked as a plant technician.[1]
Lehner was an Austrian Football Association (Österreichische Fußball-Bundesliga) referee from 1 July 1995 and a FIFA referee from 1 January 2002.[2] Lehner retired from referring in 2008 for health reasons, before dying at the age of 48 on 2 September 2016.[3]