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Kapl, who was considered a workaholic, began having health problems in 2009. During a critical heart operation, he received four bypasses. He died on 25 July 2011 following a diagnosed disease in autumn 2010. Kapl, who wanted to retire in 2011, was married, had three children and three grandchildren.
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In addition to his professional career
Gerhard Kapl also had a successful career in football. At the age of 20, he passed the exam to become a football referee. Starting in 1980, he began refereeing games in the second division and three years later he referred games of the
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Following his retirement as an active referee, Kapl started an even successful career as a football official. He became a member of the League
Referees Committee in 1993. His international career as an official started in 1994 when he was employed as a delegate of the
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