Hellmut Krug

Hellmut Krug
Born (1956-05-19) 19 May 1956 (age 70)
Gelsenkirchen, West Germany
Height 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in)
Other occupation
 Teacher
Domestic
Years League Role
1985–2003 2. Bundesliga Referee
1986–2003 Bundesliga Referee
International
Years League Role
1991–2001 FIFA–listed Referee

Hellmut Heinz Krug (born 19 May 1956, in Gelsenkirchen) is a retired German football referee. Krug officiated at both the 1994 FIFA World Cup and UEFA Euro 1996. In 1998, he refereed the UEFA Champions League final between Real Madrid and Juventus, and he also officiated a 2000 UEFA Cup semi-final first leg between Galatasaray and Leeds United. During the former match, Predrag Mijatović scored the controversial match-winning goal for Real Madrid while allegedly in an offside position (although replays later did not clarify the incident), which Krug did not disallow, as the linesman had not raised his flag to signal that the striker was offside. Krug additionally refereed at two UEFA European Championship tournaments, in 1992 and 1996.

Krug currently works as a pundit for German TV broadcaster Das Erste.

Major matches refereed

Date Match Tournament Venue Result Ref
20 May 1998 Juventus vs. Real Madrid 1998 UEFA Champions League final Amsterdam Arena, Amsterdam 0–1

References

  1. ↑ "Hellmut Krug" (in German). DFB.de. Retrieved 15 August 2018.
  2. 1 2 3 Pecker, David (3 June 2017). "Schraer: There was no discussion for Mijatovic's goal". MARCA in English. Retrieved 8 September 2026.
  3. ↑ Corrigan, Dermot (2 June 2017). "Predrag Mijatovic: 1998 Champions League win transformed Real Madrid". www.espn.co.uk. Retrieved 8 September 2026.