Bernd Stumpf

Bernd Stumpf ( born June 16, 1940 in Jena) is football functionary and former German football referee of the German Football Association.

On June 6, 1981, he headed the fdgb Cup final between 1 FC Locomotive Leipzig and FC Vorwärts Frankfurt, which ended 4-1. During his time as a FIFA referee, he had 60 international assignments as a referee and assistant, 4 countries and 6 European matches.

In the GDR Oberliga he came to 98 referee applications. In the championship game of the 18th match day of the 1985/86 season between 1 FC Locomotive Leipzig and BFC Dynamo on March 22, 1986 Bernd Stumpf was a 94th -minute penalty for the Berliner FC Dynamo, who to equalize to 1:1 Full - led. This sparked heated discussions about Before divisions of Berlin clubs. After this game, the East German Football Association closed the referee from the two highest leagues, league and DDR -Liga from. Through a training video from a different perspective, which was released only in 2000, the correctness of the former penalty the whistle and the unauthorized sanction stump could, however, be occupied.

After the political change in the GDR, he took a functionary activities in the Thuringian Football Association, is a member of the local game board and a member of the security committee of the Northeast German Football Association. He denies having performed manipulations in the GDR football.

For the period of his military service from 1963 to 1964 Bernd Stumpf had signed a declaration as informer of the Ministry for State Security ( Stasi). As justification for the declaration of readiness, he stated in retrospect to have been blackmailed because of misconduct during his time in the army. In 1989 he undertook under the pseudonym " Peter Richter " again to unofficial cooperation with the Stasi.