The French Football Federation learned with great emotion about the disappearance of Stephane Moulin, member of its Technical Department of Refereeing (DTA). He was found dead at his Paris home on Sunday, 8 November, at the age of 57.
Born on 27 October 1963, in Rennes (Ille-et-Vilaine), Stephane Moulin joined the French Federation in March 2012, after a brilliant career as a federal and FIFA referee. He led 286 professional matches between July 1996 and June 2009, in France and Europe, while simultaneously pursuing a career as a history and geography teacher in Gevingey (Jura). He refereed 155 matches in Ligue 1 (11 seasons), 95 in Ligue 2, 16 in the Coupe de France, the 2000 Champions Trophy between AS Monaco and FC Nantes and participated in the World University Games in Beijing, in 2001, one of his best memories. He was a FIFA referee for two years (2000-2001) and Michel Vautrot spoke of him as "a spiritual son". Within the DTA, Stephane Moulin was in charge of appointing referees from the amateur and then professional sector, but he was also a federal observer. Very attached to his passion for refereeing, he was also member then president (2000) volunteer of the regional referees committee of the League of Franche-Comte for 20 years, from July 1992 to June 2012.
Source: FFF
