Stéphane Lannoy

Stéphane Lannoy has one of those careers I find quietly admirable. A former player from northern France who switched to refereeing and rose to FIFA international level by 2006, he chose the thankless side of the game. Refereeing earns almost no applause and endless blame, yet he shouldered it at the highest stage. I am also charmed that he worked as a video games distributor on the side, juggling two worlds while officiating major matches. There is real integrity in the people who guard fairness from the shadows, and I want to applaud those unsung custodians of the rules far more often than we do.

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Name (English)

Stéphane Lannoy

Name (Japanese)

ステファヌ・ラノワ

Reading

すてふぁぬ・らのわ

Born

September 18, 1969 (age 57)

Origin

Boulogne-sur-Mer, Pas-de-Calais, France

Height

185 cm

Occupation

association football referee

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Virgo / Rooster

• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St%C3%A9phane%20Lannoy
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%B9%E3%83%86%E3%83%95%E3%82%A1%E3%83%8C%E3%83%BB%E3%83%A9%E3%83%8E%E3%83%AF
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q299773

Tags

• Pas-de-Calais
• association football referee

Last updated

November 2, 2026

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