Wolf Karni, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Wolf Karni

Finnish association football referee

Date of Birth: 04-Feb-1911

Place of Birth: Vyborg, Leningrad Oblast, Russia

Date of Death: 31-Jan-1996

Profession: association football referee, association football player

Nationality: Finland

Zodiac Sign: Aquarius

Wolf Waldemar Karni (4 February 1911 – 31 January 1996) 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.