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Nicolae Rainea
 Rainea in 1980 | |||
| Born |
19 November 1933 Brăila, Romania | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Died |
1 April 2015 (aged 81) Galați, Romania | ||
| Other occupation | Technician, Footballer | ||
| Domestic | |||
| Years | League | Role | |
| 1964–1984 | Liga I | Referee | |
| International | |||
| Years | League | Role | |
| 1967–1989 | FIFA-listed | Referee | |
Nicolae Rainea (19 November 1933 – 1 April 2015[1]), nicknamed The Locomotive of the Carpathians, was a Romanian football referee and player. Among the most highly regarded referees of his generation, he is considered one of the best international officials of the 70s and 80s and, arguably, the finest Romanian referee of all time.[2]
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