Laurens van Ravens, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Laurens van Ravens

Dutch association football referee

Date of Birth: 18-Sep-1922

Place of Birth: Schiedam, South Holland, Netherlands

Date of Death: 23-Oct-2018

Profession: association football referee

Nationality: Kingdom of the Netherlands

Zodiac Sign: Virgo

Laurens "Lau" van Ravens (18 September 1922 – 23 October 2018) was a Dutch international football referee, who featured at the 1970 FIFA World Cup.
He officiated in the 1950s, 60s and 70s, becoming an international referee in 1966. He infamously was in charge of the November 1971 European Cup Winners' Cup second leg of the second round match between Glasgow Rangers and Sporting Lisbon.
The game originally finished 3-2 to Sporting after 90 minutes, and 4-3 to Sporting after extra time.
Although Rangers had won the first leg 3-2 at home, van Ravens erroneously ordered a penalty shootout which Sporting won 3-0; UEFA later ruled that Rangers had won on away goals.