Former international cricket umpire Rudolf Eric Koertzen was born on March 26, 1949, and passed away on August 9, 2022. Koertzen was born in the South African city of Knysna in the Western Cape. He has always loved playing cricket, and while working as a clerk for South African Railways, he participated in league cricket. In 1981, he graduated in umpiring.
Koertzen officiated in his first One-Day International on 9 December 1992. He also stood in his 200th ODI match on 11 July 2009. Koertzen was one of the original members of the Elite Panel of ICC Umpires when it was founded in 2002. Was voted the top umpire in 2002 and nominated for the ICC Umpire of the Year award in 2005 and 2006. Made a number of high-profile errors, most notably in the ill-tempered Test between Sri Lanka and England in 2001
Rudi Koertzen children: Meet Yulali, Eumelda, Rudolf and Luan
Rudolf Eric Koertzen loved his four children. He has Rudolf, Luan, Yulali, and Eumelda as his two boys and two daughters. In his book Slow Death: Memoirs of a Cricket Umpire, Rudolf mentions his beloved kids.
