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Tapio Yli-Karro
Finnish football referee
Hannu Tapio Yli-Karro (born 11 October 1953, Rauma) is a Finnish former football referee. He was a FIFA listed international *istant referee from 1990 to 1998.
Yli-Karro officiated 23 international matches, 16 matches at the UEFA club compe*ions and several youth internationals. He was appointed as an *istant referee to the 1994 FIFA World Cup, 1993 FIFA World Youth Championship and 1994 Gulf Cup of Nations. Yli-Karro and Arne Eriksson are the only Finnish referees at World Cup finals so far.
He lives in Western Finnish town Rauma and is working as a headmaster on a high school at Säkylä municipality.