The former magistrate passed away in Udine at the age of 85. In 2007 he accepted the position offered by the Lega Serie A, which he held until 2016
The world of football mourns Gianpaolo Tosel: the Friulian magistrate passed away today in Udine at the age of 85. Always passionate about sport, he held the position of sports judge between 2007 and 2016. Before that he had been deputy prosecutor and chief prosecutor (1989-2000) of the Friulian city and had conducted leading investigations, including that on the Red Brigades.
the league’s condolences
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“The passing of judge Gianpaolo Tosel saddens us deeply” – the condolences of the president of the Serie A football league, Ezio Maria Simonelli – “He was a figure of great rigor, balance and competence, who served the world of Italian football with seriousness and sense of institutions”.