Dieter Pauly (14 February 1942 â 13 February 2024) was a German football referee. He refereed the Bucharest leg of the Liverpool vs Dinamo Bucharest, 1984 European Cup Semi-Final and a match in the UEFA Euro 1988 on home soil in West Germany. Pauly died in Ko Samui on 13 February 2024, at the age of 81.