A former Swiss official with the Austrian Bundesliga club Altach is no longer allowed to work in football. The FIFA Disciplinary Chamber has banned the former top referee from working worldwide. Between 2018 and 2025, the official secretly filmed and photographed female players in locker rooms while they were changing and showering. The verdict is based on a request from the global players’ union FIFPRO to FIFA, as reported by the Austrian Press Agency (APA). The disciplinary chamber of the world governing body’s guilty verdict against the former top Swiss referee is already final. Back in February, the suspended defendant had been sentenced by the Feldkirch Regional Court to a seven-month suspended prison term and fined 1,200 euros, to be paid without probation.
The identity of the former Swiss referee has not been made public due to strict privacy laws regarding criminal trials in Austria and Switzerland. Major media outlets reporting on the case have explicitly noted that his name cannot be published legally under local privacy and reporting regulations. Public details are restricted to his age (34 years old at the time of his conviction) and his professional background as a former Swiss Super League referee from the Aargau/St. Gallen region who later served as a sports director and team official for the SCR Altach women's team.
Source: BlueWin
