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MARTIN ATKINSON (ENGLAND)
Referee Profiles
Date of Birth
Place of Birth
31/03/1971
Dewsbury
(West Yorkshire)
Height/Weight 183 cm/83kg
Referee since 1986
1st Division
2004
FIFA Badge
2006
Hometown
Profession
Languages
Other sports
Hobbies
MARCIN BORSKI (POLAND)
Wakefield
Police Officer
English
Golf
Fitness training/
Referee development
14 UEFA Champions League appearances
Date of birth
Place of birth
Height/Weight
Referee since
1st division
FIFA Badge 13/04/1973
Warsaw
180 cm/74kg
1992
1999
2006
Tournaments:
• UEFA EURO 2012 (Poland/Ukraine) – 4th Official
Hometown Profession
Languages
Other sports
Hobbies
Warsaw
Professional Football
Referee/Former
Financial Analyst
Polish/English/Russian/
Spanish
Basketball/Swimming/
Cross Country Skiing
Travelling/History/
Movies
1 UEFA Champions League appearance
FIRAT AYDINUS (TURKEY)
Date of Birth
Place of Birth
Height/Weight
Referee since
1st Division
FIFA Badge
FELIX BRYCH (GERMANY)
25/10/1973
Istanbul
180cm/75kg
1994
2003
2006
Hometown
Profession
Languages
Other sports
Hobbies
Date of Birth
Place of Birth
Height/Weight
Referee since
1st Division
FIFA Badge
Istanbul
Sales and
Marketing Director
Turkısh/English
Basketball/Volleyball
Reading/Photography
4 UEFA Champions League appearances
Tournaments
• Olympic Games 2012 London
OLEGÁRIO BENQUERENÇA (PORTUGAL)
CÜNEYT CAKIR (TURKEY)
Date of Birth
Place of Birth
Height/Weight
Referee since
1st Division
FIFA Badge
18/10/1969
Mourã – Leiria
184 cm/80kg
1989
1997
2001
Tournaments
• Meridian Cup (Egypt 2003)
• FIFA Under-17 World Cup (Korea 2007)
• UEFA EURO 2008 (Austria/Switzerland) – 4th Official
• FIFA Under-20 World Cup (Egypt 2009)
• FIFA World Cup (South Africa 2010)
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Hometown
Profession
Languages
Other sports
Hobbies
Date of Birth
Place of Birth
Height/Weight
Referee since
1st Division
FIFA Badge
Leiria
Insurance Agent
English/French/
Portuguese/Spanish
Cycling
Jeep Races/
Photography/Singing
25 UEFA Champions League appearances
UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE STATISTICS HANDBOOK 2012/13
03/08/1975
Munich
185 cm/78kg
1993
2004
2007
Hobbies
Munich
Lawyer
German/English
Mountain Biking/
Tennis/Volleyball
Sports in general/Music
22 UEFA Champions League appearances
23/11/1976
Istanbul
176 cm/66kg
1994
2001
2006
Tournaments
• UEFA European Under-19 Championship (Austria 2007)
• UEFA European Under-21 Championship (Sweden 2009)
• FIFA Under-20 World Cup (Columbia 2011)
• UEFA EURO 2012 (Poland/Ukraine )
THE REFEREES
Hometown
Profession
Languages
Other sports
Hometown
Profession
Languages
Other sports
Hobbies
Istanbul
Insurer
Turkish/English
Table Tennis
Reading/Travelling
Finals
• EURO 2012 – 4th offical
12 UEFA Champions League appearances
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TONY CHAPRON (FRANCE)
Date of Birth
Place of Birth
Height/Weight
Referee since
1st Division
FIFA Badge
JONAS ERIKSSON (SWEDEN)
23/04/1972
Flers
178 cm/66kg
1988
2004
2007
Tournaments
• UEFA Regions Cup (Czech Republic 2000)
• UEFA European Under-21 Championship (Sweden 2009)
• FIFA Under-17 World Cup (Mexico 2011)
Hometown
Profession
Languages
Other sports
Hobbies
Finals
• UEFA Regions Cup (Czech Republic 2000)
5 UEFA Champions League appearances
MARK CLATTENBURG (ENGLAND)
13/03/1975
Consett
(County Durham)
Height/Weight 186cm/78kg
Referee since 1990
1st Division
2004
FIFA Badge
2006
Tournaments
• UEFA European Under-16 Championship (England 2001) – 4th Official
• FIFA Under-20 World Cup (Columbia 2011)
• UEFA European Championships 2012 – Additional Assistant Referee
• Olympic Games 2012 London
Hometown
Sigtuna
Referee
Swedish/English/
German/Spanish
Downhill Skiing
Family/Music/Travelling
18 UEFA Champions League appearances
Profession
Languages
Other sports
Hobbies
Finals
• Olympic Games 2012
Date of Birth
Place of Birth
Height/Weight
Referee since
1st Division
FIFA Badge
Hometown
Profession
Languages
Other sports
Hobbies
30/05/1973
Almeria
183cm/80.5kg
1986
2004
2010
Tournaments
• UEFA EURO 2012 (Poland/Ukraine) – Additional Assistant Referee
Almeria
Entrepreneur
Spanish/English
Cycling
Fishing
3 UEFA Champions League appearances
9 UEFA Champions League appearances
MANUEL GRÄFE (GERMANY)
18/01/1979
Glasgow
174cm/69kg
1993
2005
2006
Tournaments
• UEFA European Under-17 Championship (Luxembourg 2006)
• UEFA European Under-19 Championship (Czech Republic 2008)
• FIFA Under-20 World Cup (Columbia 2011)
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Other sports
Hobbies
Tournaments
• European Under-17 Championship (Denmark 2002)
• Meridian Cup (Egypt 2003)
• UEFA European Under-19 Championship (Poland 2006)
• UEFA EURO 2012 Final Championship (Poland/Ukraine 2012)
Seaham
(County Durham)
Football Referee
English
Golf
Reading
WILLIAM COLLUM (SCOTLAND)
9 UEFA Champions League appearances
Hometown
Profession
Languages
28/03/1974
Luleå
194cm/94kg
1988
2000
2002
DAVID FERNANDEZ BORBALAN (SPAIN)
Date of Birth
Place of Birth
Date of Birth
Place of Birth
Height/Weight
Referee since
1st Division
FIFA Badge
Date of Birth
Place of Birth
Height/Weight
Referee since
1st Division
FIFA Badge
Grenoble
Professor
French/English/Spanish
Tennis
Books/Cinema
Hometown
Profession
Languages
Other sports
Hobbies
Date of Birth
Place of Birth
Height/Weight
Referee since
1st Division
FIFA Badge
Motherwell
Teacher
English
None
Keeping Fit/Running
Finals
• UEFA European Under-19 Championship
(Czech Republic 2008)
• Additional Assistant Referee
at UEFA EURO 2012 (Poland/Ukraine)
UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE STATISTICS HANDBOOK 2012/13
21/09/1973
Berlin
196 cm/89kg
1990
2004
2007
Tournaments
• UEFA European Under-19 Championship (Ukraine 2009)
Hometown
Profession
Languages
Other sports
Hobbies
Berlin
Sports Scientist
German/English
Chess/Tennis
History/Travelling
Referee of the Year in Germany 2011
4 UEFA Champions League appearances
THE REFEREES
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TOM HARALD HAGEN (NORWAY)
Date of Birth
Place of Birth
Height/Weight
Referee since
1st Division
FIFA Badge
BJÖRN KUIPERS (NETHERLANDS)
01/04/1978
Kongsvinger
179cm/67kg
1994
2006
2009
Tournaments
• UEFA European Under-17 Championship (Germany 2009)
• UEFA European Under-19 Championship (Romania 2011)
• UEFA EURO 2012 (Poland/ Ukraine) – 4th Official
Hometown
Profession
Languages
Other sports
Hobbies
4 UEFA Champions League appearances
VIKTOR KASSAI (HUNGARY)
Date of Birth
Place of Birth
Height/Weight
Referee since
1st Division
FIFA Badge
Date of Birth
Place of Birth
Height/Weight
Referee since
1st Division
FIFA Badge
Kongsvinger
Teacher
Norwegian/English
Golf
Music
Tournaments
• UEFA European Under-17 Championship (Luxembourg 2006)
• UEFA European Under-21 Championship (Netherlands 2007) – 4th Official
• UEFA European Under-21 Championship (Sweden 2009)
• FIFA Club World Cup (United Arab Emirates 2010)
• UEFA EURO 2012 (Poland/ Ukraine)
10/09/1975
Tatabánya
189 cm/80kg
1990
1999
2003
Hometown
Profession
Languages
Other sports
Hobbies
Date of Birth
Place of Birth
Height/Weight
Referee since
1st Division
FIFA Badge
Tatabánya
Sales representative
Hungarian/English/
German
Squash
Movies/Travelling
Finals
• Olympic Games (2008)
• UEFA Champions League (2011)
25 UEFA Champions League appearances
16/08/1977
Domazlice
186cm/84kg
1993
2002
2005
Tournaments
• UEFA European Under-17 Championship (Italy 2005)
• UEFA European Under-19 Championship (Austria 2007)
• FIFA Under-17 World Cup (Mexico 2011)
18/09/1969
Boulogne sur Mer
185cm/79kg
1990
2002
2006
Tournaments
• UEFA European Under-21 Championship (Netherlands 2007)
• Olympic Games (Beijing 2008)
• FIFA World Cup (South Africa 2010)
• UEFA EURO 2012 (Poland/ Ukraine)
Oldenzaal
Supermarket Director
Dutch/English/German
Sports in general
Mountain Biking
Finals
• UEFA European Under-17 Championship
(Luxembourg 2006)
• UEFA European Under-21 Championship
(Sweden 2009)
• UEFA Europa League (Amsterdam 2013)
18 UEFA Champions League appearances
Hometown
Profession
Languages
Other sports
Hobbies
Sailly sur La Lys
Purchaser for
Hypermarket
French/English
None
Movies/Reading
16 UEFA Champions League appearances
MILORAD MAŽIĆ (SERBIA)
PAVEL KRALOVEC (CZECH REPUBLIC)
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Hometown
Profession
Languages
Other sports
Hobbies
STÉPHANE LANNOY (FRANCE)
Tournaments
• UEFA Regions’ Cup (Czech Republic 2001)
• UEFA European Under-19 Championship (Northern Ireland 2005)
• FIFA Under-20 World Cup (Canada 2007)
• UEFA EURO 2008 (Austria/Switzerland) – 4th Official
• Olympic Games (Beijing 2008)
• FIFA Under-17 World Cup (Nigeria 2009)
• FIFA World Cup (South Africa 2010)
• UEFA EURO 2012 (Poland/Ukraine)
Date of Birth
Place of Birth
Height/Weight
Referee since
1st Division
FIFA Badge
28/03/1973
Oldenzaal
182cm/83kg
1990
2005
2006
Hometown
Profession
Languages
Other sports
Hobbies
Date of Birth
Place of Birth
Height/Weight
Referee since
1st Division
FIFA Badge
Domazlice
Businessman
Czech/English/German
Hockey/Tennis
Diving
• UEFA EURO 2012 (Poland/Ukraine) – 4th Official
• Olympics Games 2012 London
23/03/1973
Vrbas
187cm/74kg
1996
2005
2009
Tournaments
• UEFA European Under-17 Championship (Germany 2009)
• UEFA European Under-21 Championship (Denmark 2011)
Hometown
Profession
Languages
Other sports
Hobbies
Vrbas
Director in Meat Industry
Serbian/English
All sports
Reading/Education
4 UEFA Champions League appearances
7 UEFA Champions League appearances
UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE STATISTICS HANDBOOK 2012/13
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FLORIAN MEYER (GERMANY)
Date of Birth
Place of Birth
Height/Weight
Referee since
1st Division
FIFA Badge
DANIELE ORSATO (ITALY)
21/11/1968
Burgdorf
178cm/70kg
1982
1999
2002
17 UEFA Champions League appearances
Hometown
Profession
Languages
Other sports
Hobbies
Referee of the Year in Germany 2009
SVEIN ODDVAR MOEN (NORWAY)
Date of Birth
Place of Birth
Height/Weight
Referee since
1st Division
FIFA Badge
22/01/1979
Haugesund
185cm/81kg
1996
2004
2005
Hometown
Profession
Hometown
Profession
Languages
Other sports
Hobbies
Recoaro Terme
Tecnichal electrician
Italian/English
Skiing/Tennis
Music
03/11/1970
Lisbon
180cm/76kg
1988
2000
2003
Hometown
Profession
Languages
Lisbon
Financial Director
Portuguese/English/
French
Skiing
Movies/Reading/Writing
3 UEFA Champions League appearances
Languages
Other sports
Hobbies
Date of Birth
Place of Birth
Height/Weight
Referee since
1st Division
FIFA Badge
Haugesund
Referee &
Ambulance Worker
Norwegian/English
None
Cottage- and Boat-life
Finals
• FIFA Under-17 World Cup (2011)
Referee of the Year in Norway 2010
Tournaments
• UEFA European Under-19 Championship (Switzerland 2004)
• UEFA European Under-21 Championship (Sweden 2009)
• UEFA EURO 2012 (Poland/ Ukraine)
14 UEFA Champions League appearances
20 UEFA Champions League appearances
BAS NIJHUIS (NETHERLANDS)
Other sports
Hobbies
Finals
• UEFA European Under-19 Championship
(Switzerland 2004)
• UEFA EURO 2012 (Poland/ Ukraine)
PETER RASMUSSEN (DENMARK)
12/01/1977
Enschede
193cm/80kg
1992
2006
2007
Tournaments
• UEFA European Under-21 championship (Netherlands
2007) – 4th official
• UEFA European Under-19 championship (Ukraine 2009)
• Fifa Under-17 World Cup (Mexico 2011)
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23/11/1975
Vicenza
185cm/80kg
1992
2006
2010
PEDRO PROENÇA (PORTUGAL)
Tournaments
• UEFA European Under-17 Championship (Italy 2005)
• UEFA European Under-19 Championship (Czech Republic 2009)
• FIFA Under-17 World Cup (Mexico 2011)
• Olympic Games 2012 London
Date of Birth
Place of Birth
Height/Weight
Referee since
1st Division
FIFA Badge
Date of Birth
Place of Birth
Height/Weight
Referee since
1st Division
FIFA Badge
Burgdorf
Manager
German/English
Tennis
Jogging/Reading/
Travelling
Hometown
Profession
Languages
Other sports
Date of Birth
Place of Birth
Height/Weight
Referee since
1st Division
FIFA Badge
Enschede
Professional Referee
Dutch/English/German
Tennis/Cycling
3 UEFA Champions League appearances
UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE STATISTICS HANDBOOK 2012/13
15/10/1975
Odense ,Denmark
188cm/82kg
1994
2003
2006
Hometown
Odense
Profession
Construction industry
Salesman
Languages
Danish/English
Hobbies
Running
Tournaments
• UEFA European Under-19 Championship (Austria 2007)
• UEFA European Under-21 Championship (Sweden 2009)
3 UEFA Champions League appearances
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NICOLA RIZZOLI (ITALY)
Date of Birth
Place of Birth
Height/Weight
Referee since
1st Division
FIFA Badge
WOLFGANG STARK (GERMANY)
05/10/1971
Mirandola (Modena)
180cm/70kg
1988
2001
2007
Tournaments
• UEFA EURO 2012 (Poland/Ukraine)
• FIFA Club World Cup 2011 (Tokyo)
Hometown
Profession
Languages
Other sports
Hobbies
Finals
• UEFA Europa League Final (Hamburg 2010)
• UEFA Champions League Final (Wembley 2013)
22 UEFA Champions League appearances
GIANLUCA ROCCHI (ITALY)
Date of Birth
Place of Birth
Height/Weight
Referee since
1st Division
FIFA Badge
25/08/1973
Florence
182cm/75kg
1989
2003
2008
Hometown
Profession
Languages
Other sports
Hobbies
Tournaments
• UEFA European Under-18 Championship (Sweden 1999)
• FIFA Under-17 World Cup (New Zealand 1999)
• Olympic Games (Beijing 2008)
• FIFA World Cup (South Africa 2010)
• UEFA EURO 2012 (Poland/ Ukraine)
Date of Birth
Place of Birth
Height/Weight
Referee since
1st Division
FIFA Badge
Florence
Trader
Italian/English
Tennis
Movies/Reading
10 UEFA Champions League appearances
DAMIR SKOMINA (SLOVENIA)
Hometown
Profession
Languages
Other sports
Hobbies
Landshut
Bank Clerk
English/German
Ice Hockey/Squash/
Street Hockey
Motorbiking
46 UEFA Champions League appearances
Referee of the Year Germany 2010
30/03/1977
Skopje
185cm/78kg
1996
2002
2006
Tournaments
• UEFA European Under-17 Championship (Luxembourg 2006)
• UEFA European Under-19 Championship (Czech Republic 2008)
• UEFA European Under-21 Championship (Denmark 2011)
Hometown
Profession
Languages
Other sports
Hobbies
Skopje
Mechanical engineer
Macedonian/English/
German/Greek/Serbian/
Croatian
Skiing/Basketball/
Volleyball
Movies/Music/Reading
4 UEFA Champions League appearances
MARIJO STRAHONJA (CROATIA)
05/08/1976
Koper
185cm/83kg
1992
2000
2003
Tournaments
• UEFA European Under-17 Championship (Portugal 2003)
• UEFA Regions’ Cup (Poland 2005)
• UEFA European Under-19 Championship (Northern Ireland 2005)
• UEFA European Under-21 Championship (Netherlands 2007)
• UEFA EURO 2008 (Austria/Switzerland) – 4th Official
• Olympic Games (Beijing 2008)
• UEFA EURO 2012 (Poland/ Ukraine)
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20/11/1969
Landshut
190cm/83kg
1984
1997
1999
ALEKSANDAR STAVREV (FORMER YUGOSLAV REPUBLIC OF MACEDONIA)
Finals
• UEFA Europa League (Hamburg 2010) – 4th Official
• Olympic Games 2012 (London)
Date of Birth
Place of Birth
Height/Weight
Referee since
1st Division
FIFA Badge
Date of Birth
Place of Birth
Height/Weight
Referee since
1st Division
FIFA Badge
Bologna
Architect
Italian/English
Tennis/Volleyball
Photography/Reading
Hometown
Profession
Languages
Other sports
Hobbies
Date of Birth
Place of Birth
Height/Weight
Referee since
1st Division
FIFA Badge
Koper
Tourism Manager
Slovenian/English/Italian
Basketball/Football/
Swimming
Movies
Finals
• UEFA European Under-19 Championship
(Poland 2005) – 4th Official
• UEFA European Under-21 Championship
(Netherlands 2007)
21/08/1975
Zagreb
181cm/75 kg
1996
2002
2004
Tournaments
• UEFA European Under-17 Championship (France 2004)
• UEFA European Under-21 Championship (Denmark 2011)
Hometown
Profession
Languages
Other sports
Hobbies
Zaprešić
Professor of kinesiology
English
Tennis/Swimming
Movies/Reading
4 UEFA Champions League appearances
21 UEFA Champions League appearances
UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE STATISTICS HANDBOOK 2012/13
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PAOLO TAGLIAVENTO (ITALY)
Date of Birth
Place of Birth
Height/Weight
Referee since
1st Division
FIFA Badge
ISTVÁN VAD (HUNGARY)
19/09/1972
Terni
192cm/84kg
1990
2004
2007
Tournaments
• UEFA Region’s Cup (Bulgaria 2007)
• UEFA European Under-21 Championship (Denmark 2011)
10 UEFA Champions League appearances
Hometown
Profession
Languages
Other sports
Hobbies
Finals
• UEFA Region’s Cup (Bulgaria 2007)
• UEFA Europa League (2010) – 4th Official
• UEFA European Under-21 Championship
(Denmark 2011)
CRAIG THOMSON (SCOTLAND)
Date of Birth
Place of Birth
Height/Weight
Referee since
1st Division
FIFA Badge
Date of Birth
Place of Birth
Height/Weight
Referee since 1st Division
FIFA Badge
Terni
Hairdresser
Italian/English
Tennis
Photography
Tournaments
• European Under-19 Championship (Ukraine 2009)
• Youth Olympic Games (Singapore 2010)
• FIFA Under-20 World Cup (Columbia 2011)
• UEFA EURO 2012 (Poland/Ukraine) – Additional Assistant Referee
20/06/1972
Paisley
191cm/80kg
1988
2000
2003
Hometown
Profession
Languages
Other sports
Hobbies
Date of Birth
Place of Birth
Height/Weight
Referee since
1st Division
FIFA Badge
Paisley
Lawyer/Referee
Recruitment &
Education Manager
English
Golf/Squash
Cycling/Running
18 UEFA Champions League appearances
08/10/1973
Pamplona (Navarra)
181cm/73kg
1988
2000
2004
Tournaments
• UEFA European Under-19 Championship (Northern Ireland 2005)
• UEFA European Under-21 Championship (Portugal 2006)
• FIFA Under-20 World Cup (Canada 2007)
• FIFA Club World Cup (Japan 2008)
• FIFA Under-20 World Cup (Egypt 2009)
• FIFA World Cup (South Africa 2010)
16/03/1971
Madrid
177cm/68kg
1988
2004
2008
Vecsés
Entrepreneur
English/Spanish
Ice Hockey/Table tennis
Sports/Movies
2 UEFA Champions League appearances
Hometown
Profession
Languages
Other sports
Hobbies
Madrid
Professional Referee
Spanish/English
Tennis/Paddle
Fishing/Reading
Finals
• UEFA Europa League (2011)
Tournaments
• UEFA EURO 2012 (Poland/Ukraine)
14 UEFA Champions League appearances
HOWARD WEBB (ENGLAND)
ALBERTO UNDIANO MALLENCO (SPAIN)
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Hometown
Profession
Languages
Other sports
Hobbies
CARLOS VELASCO CARBALLO (SPAIN)
Tournaments
• UEFA European Under-21 Championship (Netherlands 2007)
• FIFA Under-17 World Cup (Korea 2007)
• UEFA EURO 2008 (Austria/Switzerland) – 4th Official
• UEFA EURO 2012 (Poland/Ukraine) – Referee
Date of Birth
Place of Birth
Height/Weight
Referee since
1st Division
FIFA Badge
30/05/1979
Budapest
179cm/78kg
1995
2004
2007
Hometown
Profession
Languages
Other sports
Hobbies
Ansoain (Navarra)
Sociologist
Spanish/English
Basketball/Handball/
Tennis
Movies/Reading
Finals
• FIFA Under-20 World Cup (Canada 2007)
22 UEFA Champions League appearances
UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE STATISTICS HANDBOOK 2012/13
Date of Birth
Place of Birth
Height/Weight
Referee since
1st Division
FIFA Badge
14/07/1971
Rotherham
184cm/92kg
1989
2003
2005
Tournaments
• UEFA Under-21 European Championship (Portugal 2006)
• FIFA Under-20 World Cup (Canada 2007)
• UEFA EURO 2008 (Austria/Switzerland)
• Confederations Cup (South Africa 2009)
• FIFA Under-17 World Cup (Nigeria 2009)
• FIFA World Cup (South Africa 2010)
• UEFA EURO 2012 (Poland/Ukraine)
THE REFEREES
Hometown
Profession
Languages
Hobbies
Rotherham
Professional Football
Referee
English
Running
Finals
• UEFA Champions League (2010)
• FIFA World Cup (South Africa 2010)
30 UEFA Champions League appearances
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UEFA Referees – 1st Category
UEFA Referees – 2nd Category
UEFA REFEREES – 1 CATEGORY
UEFA REFEREES – 2ND CATEGORY
ST
Nat.
Referee
Date of Birth
Nat.
Referee
Date of Birth
Nat.
Referee
Date of Birth
Nat.
Referee
Date of Birth
AUT
Robert Schörgenhofer
21/02/1973
LTU
Gediminas Mazeika
24/03/1978
ALB
Lorenc Jemini
18/04/1974
ISR
Liran Liany
24/05/1977
BEL
Serge Gumienny
14/04/1972
NED Bernie Raymond (Kevin) Blom
21/02/1974
AUT
Oliver Drachta
15/05/1977
ITA
Mauro Bergonzi
30/12/1971
BLR
Alexey Kulbakov
27/12/1979
NED
Paulus (Pol) van Boekel
19/09/1975
AUT
René Eisner
02/09/1975
ITA
Andrea De Marco
21/05/1973
BUL
Stanislav Todorov
07/09/1976
NIR
Mark Courtney
26/04/1972
AUT
Harald Lechner
30/07/1982
ITA
Paolo Silvio Mazzoleni
12/06/1974
CRO
Ivan Bebek
30/05/1977
NOR
Tommy Skjerven
25/07/1967
AZE
Anar Salmanov
04/10/1980
ITA
Paolo Valeri
16/05/1978
CYP
Leontios Trattou
11/02/1973
POL
Paweł Gil
28/06/1976
BEL
Sébastien Delferière
02/07/1981
KAZ
Artyom Kuchin
15/12/1977
CZE
Libor Kovařík
23/02/1976
POL
Robert Malek
15/03/1971
BEL
Jéröme Efong Nzolo
21/09/1974
MKD
Dimitar Meckarovski
04/03/1975
ENG
Michael Leslie Dean
02/07/1968
POR
Bruno Miguel Duarte Paixao
18/05/1974
BIH
Emir Alecković
14/08/1979
MLT
Marco Borg
16/09/1971
ENG
Andre Mariner
01/01/1971
POR
Manuel Jorge Neves Moreira Sousa 18/06/1975
BUL
Aleksandar Kostadinov
09/10/1979
MNE
Pavle Radovanović
21/08/1975
ENG
Lee Probert
13/08/1972
POR
Duarte Nuno Pereira Gomes
16/01/1973
BUL
Nikolay Yordanov
13/01/1975
NED
Richard Liesveld
10/05/1973
ESP
Carlos Clos Gómez
30/06/1972
ROU
Pavel Cristian Balaj
17/08/1971
CRO
Ante Vučemilović-Simunović (Jr.)
13/06/1974
NED
Danny Desmond Makkelie
28/01/1983
ESP
Antonio Miguel Mateu Lahoz
12/03/1977
ROU
Ovidiu Alin Hategan
14/07/1980
CYP
Marios Panayi
04/06/1980
NIR
Alan Black
18/01/1975
ESP
Fernando Teixeira Vitienes
28/07/1971
ROU
Alexandru Dan Tudor
13/09/1971
CZE
Radek Příhoda
25/03/1974
NOR
Espen Berntsen
12/05/1967
EST
Hannes Kaasik
11/08/1978
RUS
Vladislav Bezborodov
15/01/1973
CZE
Miroslav Zelinka
23/02/1981
NOR
Ken Henry Johnsen
28/07/1975
FIN
Tony Asumaa
15/09/1968
RUS
Sergey Karasev
12/06/1979
DEN
Lars Christoffersen
14/10/1972
POL
Szymon Marciniak
07/01/1981
FRA
Laurent Duhamel
10/10/1968
RUS
Maxim Layushkin
22/08/1972
DEN
Kenn Hansen
29/05/1980
POL
Hubert Siejewicz
20/12/1974
FRA
Saïd Ennjimi
13/06/1973
RUS
Alexei Nikolaev
01/08/1971
DEN
Jakob Kehlet
05/09/1980
POR
Artur Manuel Ribeiro Soares Dias
14/07/1979
FRA
Fredy Fautrel
31/10/1971
SCO
Euan Norris
29/10/1977
ENG
Michael Oliver
20/02/1985
POR
Carlos Miguel Taborda Xistra
02/01/1974
FRA
Antony Gautier
19/11/1977
SUI
Sascha Kever
24/04/1975
ESP
César Muñiz Fernández
18/05/1970
ROU
Ionut Marius Avram
09/08/1979
GER
Deniz Aytkin
21/07/1978
SUI
Stephan Studer
09/10/1975
EST
Kristo Tohver
11/06/1981
ROU
Alexandru Deaconu
03/03/1972
GRE
Anastassios Kakos
15/08/1970
SUI
Cyril Zimmermann
26/01/1976
FIN
Mattias Gestranius
07/06/1978
ROU
Istvan Kovacs
16/09/1984
GRE
Michael Koukoulakis
25/06/1975
SVN
Matej Jug
25/09/1980
FIN
Antti Munukka
03/03/1982
RUS
Aleksei Yeskov
07/09/1978
IRL
Alan Kelly
09/04/1975
SWE
Martin Hansson
06/04/1971
FRA
Ruddy Buquet
29/01/1977
RUS
Stanislav Sukhina
16/08/1968
ISL
Kristinn Jakobsson
11/06/1969
SWE
Stefan Johannesson
22/11/1971
FRA
Olivier Thual
24/07/1976
SCO
Robert Madden
25/10/1978
ISR
Menashe Massiah
02/11/1973
SWE
Daniel Stålhammar
20/10/1974
FRA
Clément Turpin
16/05/1982
SCO
Steven McLean
01/04/1981
ISR
Alon Yefet
01/09/1972
TUR
Hüseyin Göçek
30/11/1976
GER
Marco Fritz
03/10/1977
SRB
Vlado Glodović
08/11/1976
ITA
Luca Banti
27/03/1974
TUR
Bülent Yildirim
01/03/1972
GER
Thorsten Kinhöfer
27/06/1968
SRB
Boško Jovanetić
30/08/1973
ITA
Antonio Damato
15/08/1972
WAL
Simon Lee Evans
13/10/1975
GER
Knut Kircher
02/02/1969
SVK
Ivan Kružliak
24/03/1984
GER
Michael Weiner
21/03/1969
SVK
Richard Trutz
02/08/1971
GER
Felix Zwayer
19/05/1981
SVK
Ján Valášek
09/03/1977
GRE
Anastasios Sidiropoulos
09/08/1979
SVN
Slavko Vinčič
25/11/1979
GRE
Ilias Spathas
18/02/1980
SWE
Michael Lerjéus
18/06/1973
HUN
Sándor Andó-Szabó
17/08/1979
SWE
Martin Strömbergsson
01/04/1977
HUN
Tamás Bognár
18/11/1978
TUR
Halis Özkahya
30/05/1980
HUN
Mihály Fábián
05/03/1980
UKR
Ievgenii Aranovskyi
13/10/1976
IRL
Neil Doyle
29/04/1978
UKR
Sergii Boiko
30/06/1977
ISR
Eli Hacmon
22/04/1976
UKR
Viktor Shvetsov
22/06/1969
WAL
Mark Steven Whitby
12/08/1973
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UEFA Referees – 3rd Category
UEFA REFEREES – 3RD CATEGORY
Nat.
Referee
Date of Birth
MKD
Goran Spirkoski
16/05/1971
MLT
Christopher Lautier
23/11/1972
MLT
Clayton Pisani
31/07/1978
MLT
Alan Mario Sant
16/08/1980
Nat.
Referee
Date of Birth
Nat.
Referee
Date of Birth
ALB
Enea Jorgji
15/08/1984
EST
Eiko Saar
21/05/1981
MNE
Nikola Dabanović
18/12/1981
ALB
Bardhyl Pashaj
01/02/1978
FIN
Dennis Antamo
18/02/1982
MNE
Jovan Kaludjerović
17/01/1977
AND
Ignasi Villamayor Rozados
29/07/1972
FIN
Jari Järvinen
15/10/1980
NED
Serdar Gözübüyük
29/10/1985
ARM
Andranik Arsenyan
13/01/1984
FRO
Petur Reinert
28/02/1978
NIR
Raymond Crangle
03/07/1973
ARM
Suren Baliyan
26/05/1980
GEO
Davit Kharitonashvili
18/02/1981
NIR
Arnold Hunter
15/03/1979
AUT
Gerhard Grobelnik
10/07/1975
GEO
Levan Kvaratskhelia
18/05/1979
NOR
Dag Vidar Hafsås
26/06/1973
AUT
Markus Hameter
11/04/1980
GEO
Lasha Silagava
27/07/1976
POL
Adam Lyczmański
17/05/1980
AUT
Alexander Harkam
17/11/1981
GEO
George Vadachkoria
08/06/1977
POL
Dawid Piasecki
22/02/1976
AZE
Vusal Aliyev
14/09/1970
GRE
Athanassios Giachos
04/03/1976
POR
Jõao Francisco Lopes Ferreira
25/09/1967
AZE
Fariz Yusifov
28/01/1972
GRE
Stavros Tritsonis
30/11/1977
POR
Jõao Carlos Santos Capela
07/08/1974
BEL
Alexandre Boucaut
10/10/1980
HUN
Ádám László Németh
28/11/1982
ROU
Radu Marian Petrescu
12/11/1982
BEL
Jonathan Lardot
31/01/1984
IRL
Robert Rogers
12/11/1983
RUS
Vladimir Kazmenko
27/09/1975
BEL
Wim Smet
18/08/1982
IRL
Padraigh Sutton
24/08/1977
RUS
Vitaly Meshkov
18/02/1983
BEL
Luc Wouters
14/11/1969
ISL
Thorvaldur Árnason
03/03/1982
RUS
Mikhail Vilkov
10/07/1979
BIH
Elmir Pilav
23/10/1980
ISL
Thoroddur Hjaltalin
04/08/1977
SCO
John Beaton
09/01/1982
BIH
Ognjen Valjić
20/09/1981
ISL
Gunnar Jarl Jónsson
02/09/1983
SCO
Kevin John Clancy
23/11/1983
BLR
Vital Sevastsyanik
01/08/1980
ISR
Orel Tsvika Grinfeeld
21/08/1981
SMR
Johnny Casanova
11/12/1978
BLR
Dzianis Shcharbakou
07/08/1978
ISR
Eitan Shmuelevitz
03/03/1978
SMR
Leonardo Guidi
13/09/1978
BLR
Siarhei Tsynkevich
19/09/1976
KAZ
Aleksander Gauzer
22/02/1975
SRB
Danilo Grujić
03/03/1980
BUL
Nikola Popov
01/02/1983
KAZ
Pavel Saliy
06/12/1967
SRB
Milenko Vukadinović
28/02/1971
BUL
Ivaylo Stoyanov
28/03/1981
KAZ
Anatoliy Vishnichenko
20/04/1975
SUI
Alain Bieri
13/03/1979
BUL
Georgi Yordanov
15/12/1973
LTU
Nerijus Dunauskas
26/06/1978
SUI
Nikolaj Hänni
02/03/1976
CRO
Damir Batinić
29/10/1975
LTU
Sergejus Slyva
01/10/1980
SUI
Adrien Jaccottet
19/07/1983
CRO
Igor Pristovnik
23/08/1975
LUX
Sven Bindels
18/05/1979
SUI
Stephan Klossner
30/05/1981
CRO
Domagoj Vučkov
10/02/1976
LUX
Laurent Kopriwa
14/12/1983
SVK
Peter Královič
05/06/1983
CYP
Ioannis Anastasiou
17/06/1980
LUX
Chris Reisch
22/05/1985
SVK
Vladimír Vnuk
23/11/1978
CYP
Vasilis Dimitriou
13/08/1977
LVA
Aleksandrs Anufrijevs
08/01/1984
SVN
Mitja Žganec
26/02/1983
CYP
Christos Nicolaides
28/08/1975
LVA
Vadims Direktorenko
31/01/1981
TUR
Tolga Özkalfa
22/02/1977
CZE
Roman Hrubeš
09/09/1973
LVA
Andris Treimanis
16/03/1985
TUR
Yunus Yildirim
23/02/1970
CZE
Radek Matějek
05/02/1973
MDA
Veaceslav Banari
01/02/1975
UKR
Anatoliy Abdula
12/11/1976
DEN
Michael Johansen
16/12/1975
MDA
Igor Satchi
14/01/1972
UKR
Sergiy Dankovskyy
11/10/1978
DEN
Michael Tykgaard
07/06/1977
MDA
Ghennadi Sidenco
07/03/1973
UKR
Oleksandr Derdo
03/02/1979
UKR
Yuriy Mozharovskyy
02/10/1976
WAL
Huw Jones
22/07/1973
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