Volker Roth

{{Short description|German football referee (1942–2025)}} {{expand German|topic=bio|date=February 2022|Volker Roth}} {{Use dmy dates|date=February 2025}} {{Infobox football official | name = Volker Roth | image = | caption = | full_name = | otheroccupation = | birth_date = {{birth date|df=yes|1942|2|1}} | birth_place = Salzgitter, Gau Southern Hanover-Brunswick, Germany | death_date = {{death date and age|df=yes|2025|2|17|1942|2|1}} | death_place = | role1 = Referee | league1 = Bundesliga | years1 = 1972–1986 | internationalyears1 = 1978–1986 | confederation1 = FIFA-listed | internationalrole1 = Referee }}

'''Volker Roth''' (1 February 1942 – 17 February 2025) was a German football referee. He is mostly known for refereeing two matches in the 1986 FIFA World Cup in Mexico. After retiring, he became a referee's advisor for UEFA.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.dfb.de/datencenter/personen/volker-roth/schiedsrichter |title=Volker Roth |website=DFB.de |access-date=15 August 2018 |language=German}}</ref> Roth died on 17 February 2025, at the age of 83.<ref>{{cite news |title=DFB trauert um Volker Roth |url=https://www.dfb.de/news/dfb-trauert-um-volker-roth#error=login_required&state=f31f886f-df32-4e10-8416-f550e377b2a4 |access-date=18 February 2025 |publisher=DFB |date=18 February 2025}}</ref>

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==External links== * {{WorldFootball.net|new_id=pe49441}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Roth, Volker}} Category:1942 births Category:2025 deaths Category:People from Salzgitter Category:German football referees Category:1986 FIFA World Cup referees Category:UEFA Euro 1984 referees Category:Sportspeople from Lower Saxony Category:West German sportsmen