Govindasamy Suppiah, Date of Birth, Date of Death

Govindasamy Suppiah

Singaporean football referee

Date of Birth: 17-Jun-1929

Date of Death: 06-Dec-2012

Profession: association football referee, association football player

Nationality: Singapore

Zodiac Sign: Gemini

Govindasamy Suppiah (born 17 June 1929 – 6 December 2012) was a Singaporean football referee. Suppiah officiated at the 1974 FIFA World Cup where he took charge of one match, Poland's 7–0 win against Haiti and went on to officiate as a linesman for two further matches.He was the first Asian to referee a match at the FIFA World Cup.