Bogdan Dochev

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Bogdan Dochev was a Bulgarian football referee best known for serving as the assistant who validated Diego Maradona’s infamous “Hand of God” goal at the 1986 FIFA World Cup.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Bulgarian person
association football referee
human
countryOfCitizenship Bulgaria NERFINISHED
employer Bulgarian football authorities NERFINISHED
FIFA NERFINISHED
familyName Dochev NERFINISHED
fieldOfWork sports officiating
gender male
givenName Bogdan NERFINISHED
hasGenre sports history figure
hasLanguage Bulgarian
English
Russian
hasReputation controversial referee in World Cup history
knownFor controversial decision in the “Hand of God” incident
memberOf Bulgarian referees community NERFINISHED
name Bogdan Dochev NERFINISHED
nationality Bulgarian
notableFor being assistant referee in the 1986 FIFA World Cup quarter-final between Argentina and England
validating Diego Maradona’s “Hand of God” goal
occupation association football assistant referee
football referee
participatedIn 1986 FIFA World Cup NERFINISHED
1986 FIFA World Cup quarter-final Argentina vs England
partOf FIFA World Cup referees NERFINISHED
role assistant referee in 1986 FIFA World Cup
sport association football
workLocation Bulgaria NERFINISHED
Mexico NERFINISHED

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Hand of God goal assistantReferee Bogdan Dochev