Wolf Karni

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Wolf Waldemar Karni (4 February 1911 – 31 January 1996) was a Finnish football referee. Born Ze'ev Wulf Koseloff, he changed his name in 1935. He played football and handball for Jewish clubs Kadur Vyborg and Makkabi Helsinki. Karni was a FIFA referee from 1949 to 1955 and officiated four matches at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki, including the semi-final between Yugoslavia and Germany. He died in Helsinki, Finland, on 31 January 1996, aged 84.