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PAGE REFEREE PROFILES 38 UEFA REFEREES – 1ST CATEGORY 50 4 UEFA REFEREES – 2ND CATEGORY 51 THE REFEREES UEFA REFEREES – 3RD CATEGORY 52 Referee Profiles () MARCIN BORSKI ()

Date of Birth 31/03/1971 Hometown Wakefield Date of birth 13/04/1973 Hometown Place of Birth Dewsbury Profession Police Officer Place of birth Warsaw Profession Professional Football (West Yorkshire) Languages English Height/Weight 180 cm/74kg Referee/Former Height/Weight 183 cm/83kg Other sports Golf Referee since 1992 Financial Analyst Referee since 1986 Hobbies Fitness training/ 1st division 1999 Languages Polish/English/Russian/ 1st Division 2004 Referee development FIFA Badge 2006 Spanish FIFA Badge 2006 Other sports Basketball/Swimming/ Cross Country Skiing 14 UEFA Champions League appearances Tournaments: Hobbies Travelling/History/ • UEFA EURO 2012 (Poland/Ukraine) – 4th Official Movies

1 UEFA Champions League appearance

FIRAT AYDINUS (TURKEY) (GERMANY)

Date of Birth 25/10/1973 Hometown Date of Birth 03/08/1975 Hometown Munich Place of Birth Istanbul Profession Sales and Place of Birth Munich Profession Lawyer Height/Weight 180cm/75kg Marketing Director Height/Weight 185 cm/78kg Languages German/English Referee since 1994 Languages Turkısh/English Referee since 1993 Other sports Mountain Biking/ 1st Division 2003 Other sports Basketball/Volleyball 1st Division 2004 Tennis/Volleyball FIFA Badge 2006 Hobbies Reading/Photography FIFA Badge 2007 Hobbies Sports in general/Music

4 UEFA Champions League appearances Tournaments 22 UEFA Champions League appearances • Olympic Games 2012

OLEGÁRIO BENQUERENÇA () CÜNEYT CAKIR (TURKEY)

Date of Birth 18/10/1969 Hometown Leiria Date of Birth 23/11/1976 Hometown Istanbul Place of Birth Mourã – Leiria Profession Insurance Agent Place of Birth Istanbul Profession Insurer Height/Weight 184 cm/80kg Languages English/French/ Height/Weight 176 cm/66kg Languages Turkish/English Referee since 1989 Portuguese/Spanish Referee since 1994 Other sports Table Tennis 1st Division 1997 Other sports Cycling 1st Division 2001 Hobbies Reading/Travelling FIFA Badge 2001 Hobbies Jeep Races/ FIFA Badge 2006 Photography/Singing

Tournaments Tournaments Finals • Meridian Cup (Egypt 2003) 25 UEFA Champions League appearances • UEFA European Under-19 Championship ( 2007) • EURO 2012 – 4th offical • FIFA Under-17 World Cup (Korea 2007) • UEFA European Under-21 Championship (Sweden 2009) • UEFA EURO 2008 (Austria/Switzerland) – 4th Official • FIFA Under-20 World Cup (Columbia 2011) 12 UEFA Champions League appearances • FIFA Under-20 World Cup (Egypt 2009) • UEFA EURO 2012 (Poland/Ukraine ) • FIFA World Cup (South Africa 2010)

38 UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE STATISTICS HANDBOOK 2012/13 THE REFEREES 39 TONY CHAPRON (FRANCE) (SWEDEN)

Date of Birth 23/04/1972 Hometown Grenoble Date of Birth 28/03/1974 Hometown Sigtuna Place of Birth Flers Profession Professor Place of Birth Luleå Profession Referee Height/Weight 178 cm/66kg Languages French/English/Spanish Height/Weight 194cm/94kg Languages Swedish/English/ Referee since 1988 Other sports Tennis Referee since 1988 German/Spanish 1st Division 2004 Hobbies Books/Cinema 1st Division 2000 Other sports Downhill Skiing FIFA Badge 2007 FIFA Badge 2002 Hobbies Family/Music/Travelling

Finals Tournaments Tournaments 18 UEFA Champions League appearances • UEFA Regions Cup (Czech Republic 2000) • UEFA Regions Cup (Czech Republic 2000) • European Under-17 Championship ( 2002) • UEFA European Under-21 Championship (Sweden 2009) • Meridian Cup (Egypt 2003) 5 UEFA Champions League appearances • FIFA Under-17 World Cup (Mexico 2011) • UEFA European Under-19 Championship (Poland 2006) • UEFA EURO 2012 Final Championship (Poland/Ukraine 2012)

MARK CLATTENBURG (ENGLAND) DAVID FERNANDEZ BORBALAN (SPAIN)

Date of Birth 13/03/1975 Hometown Seaham Date of Birth 30/05/1973 Hometown Almeria Place of Birth Consett (County Durham) Place of Birth Almeria Profession Entrepreneur (County Durham) Profession Football Referee Height/Weight 183cm/80.5kg Languages Spanish/English Height/Weight 186cm/78kg Languages English Referee since 1986 Other sports Cycling Referee since 1990 Other sports Golf 1st Division 2004 Hobbies Fishing 1st Division 2004 Hobbies Reading FIFA Badge 2010 FIFA Badge 2006

Tournaments Finals Tournaments • UEFA European Under-16 Championship (England 2001) – 4th Official • Olympic Games 2012 • UEFA EURO 2012 (Poland/Ukraine) – Additional Assistant Referee 3 UEFA Champions League appearances • FIFA Under-20 World Cup (Columbia 2011) • UEFA European Championships 2012 – Additional Assistant Referee 9 UEFA Champions League appearances • Olympic Games 2012 London

WILLIAM COLLUM (SCOTLAND) MANUEL GRÄFE (GERMANY)

Date of Birth 18/01/1979 Hometown Motherwell Date of Birth 21/09/1973 Hometown Place of Birth Profession Teacher Place of Birth Berlin Profession Sports Scientist Height/Weight 174cm/69kg Languages English Height/Weight 196 cm/89kg Languages German/English Referee since 1993 Other sports None Referee since 1990 Other sports Chess/Tennis 1st Division 2005 Hobbies Keeping Fit/Running 1st Division 2004 Hobbies History/Travelling FIFA Badge 2006 FIFA Badge 2007

Tournaments Finals Tournaments Referee of the Year in Germany 2011 • UEFA European Under-17 Championship (Luxembourg 2006) • UEFA European Under-19 Championship • UEFA European Under-19 Championship (Ukraine 2009) • UEFA European Under-19 Championship (Czech Republic 2008) (Czech Republic 2008) • FIFA Under-20 World Cup (Columbia 2011) • Additional Assistant Referee 4 UEFA Champions League appearances at UEFA EURO 2012 (Poland/Ukraine) 9 UEFA Champions League appearances

40 UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE STATISTICS HANDBOOK 2012/13 THE REFEREES 41 (NORWAY) BJÖRN KUIPERS ()

Date of Birth 01/04/1978 Hometown Kongsvinger Date of Birth 28/03/1973 Hometown Oldenzaal Place of Birth Kongsvinger Profession Teacher Place of Birth Oldenzaal Profession Supermarket Director Height/Weight 179cm/67kg Languages Norwegian/English Height/Weight 182cm/83kg Languages Dutch/English/German Referee since 1994 Other sports Golf Referee since 1990 Other sports Sports in general 1st Division 2006 Hobbies Music 1st Division 2005 Hobbies Mountain Biking FIFA Badge 2009 FIFA Badge 2006

Finals Tournaments 4 UEFA Champions League appearances Tournaments • UEFA European Under-17 Championship • UEFA European Under-17 Championship (Germany 2009) • UEFA European Under-17 Championship (Luxembourg 2006) (Luxembourg 2006) • UEFA European Under-19 Championship (Romania 2011) • UEFA European Under-21 Championship (Netherlands 2007) – 4th Official • UEFA European Under-21 Championship • UEFA EURO 2012 (Poland/ Ukraine) – 4th Official • UEFA European Under-21 Championship (Sweden 2009) (Sweden 2009) • FIFA Club World Cup (United Arab Emirates 2010) • UEFA Europa League (Amsterdam 2013) • UEFA EURO 2012 (Poland/ Ukraine) 18 UEFA Champions League appearances () STÉPHANE LANNOY (FRANCE)

Date of Birth 10/09/1975 Hometown Tatabánya Date of Birth 18/09/1969 Hometown Sailly sur La Lys Place of Birth Tatabánya Profession Sales representative Place of Birth Boulogne sur Mer Profession Purchaser for Height/Weight 189 cm/80kg Languages Hungarian/English/ Height/Weight 185cm/79kg Hypermarket Referee since 1990 German Referee since 1990 Languages French/English 1st Division 1999 Other sports Squash 1st Division 2002 Other sports None FIFA Badge 2003 Hobbies Movies/Travelling FIFA Badge 2006 Hobbies Movies/Reading

Tournaments Finals Tournaments 16 UEFA Champions League appearances • UEFA Regions’ Cup (Czech Republic 2001) • Olympic Games (2008) • UEFA European Under-21 Championship (Netherlands 2007) • UEFA European Under-19 Championship (Northern Ireland 2005) • UEFA Champions League (2011) • Olympic Games (Beijing 2008) • FIFA Under-20 World Cup (Canada 2007) • FIFA World Cup (South Africa 2010) • UEFA EURO 2008 (Austria/Switzerland) – 4th Official 25 UEFA Champions League appearances • UEFA EURO 2012 (Poland/ Ukraine) • Olympic Games (Beijing 2008) • FIFA Under-17 World Cup (Nigeria 2009) • FIFA World Cup (South Africa 2010) • UEFA EURO 2012 (Poland/Ukraine) MILORAD MAŽIĆ ()

PAVEL KRALOVEC (CZECH REPUBLIC) Date of Birth 23/03/1973 Hometown Vrbas Place of Birth Vrbas Profession Director in Meat Industry Height/Weight 187cm/74kg Languages Serbian/English Date of Birth 16/08/1977 Hometown Domazlice Referee since 1996 Other sports All sports Place of Birth Domazlice Profession Businessman 1st Division 2005 Hobbies Reading/Education Height/Weight 186cm/84kg Languages Czech/English/German FIFA Badge 2009 Referee since 1993 Other sports Hockey/Tennis 1st Division 2002 Hobbies Diving FIFA Badge 2005 Tournaments • UEFA European Under-17 Championship (Germany 2009) 4 UEFA Champions League appearances • UEFA European Under-21 Championship (Denmark 2011) Tournaments • UEFA EURO 2012 (Poland/Ukraine) – 4th Official • UEFA European Under-17 Championship (Italy 2005) • Olympics Games 2012 London • UEFA European Under-19 Championship (Austria 2007) • FIFA Under-17 World Cup (Mexico 2011) 7 UEFA Champions League appearances

42 UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE STATISTICS HANDBOOK 2012/13 THE REFEREES 43 (GERMANY) (ITALY)

Date of Birth 21/11/1968 Hometown Burgdorf Date of Birth 23/11/1975 Hometown Recoaro Terme Place of Birth Burgdorf Profession Manager Place of Birth Vicenza Profession Tecnichal electrician Height/Weight 178cm/70kg Languages German/English Height/Weight 185cm/80kg Languages Italian/English Referee since 1982 Other sports Tennis Referee since 1992 Other sports Skiing/Tennis 1st Division 1999 Hobbies Jogging/Reading/ 1st Division 2006 Hobbies Music FIFA Badge 2002 Travelling FIFA Badge 2010

17 UEFA Champions League appearances Referee of the Year in Germany 2009 3 UEFA Champions League appearances

SVEIN ODDVAR MOEN (NORWAY) PEDRO PROENÇA (PORTUGAL)

Date of Birth 22/01/1979 Hometown Haugesund Date of Birth 03/11/1970 Hometown Lisbon Place of Birth Haugesund Profession Referee & Place of Birth Lisbon Profession Financial Director Height/Weight 185cm/81kg Ambulance Worker Height/Weight 180cm/76kg Languages Portuguese/English/ Referee since 1996 Languages Norwegian/English Referee since 1988 French 1st Division 2004 Other sports None 1st Division 2000 Other sports Skiing FIFA Badge 2005 Hobbies Cottage- and Boat-life FIFA Badge 2003 Hobbies Movies/Reading/Writing

Tournaments Finals Tournaments Finals • UEFA European Under-17 Championship (Italy 2005) • FIFA Under-17 World Cup (2011) • UEFA European Under-19 Championship (Switzerland 2004) • UEFA European Under-19 Championship • UEFA European Under-19 Championship (Czech Republic 2009) • UEFA European Under-21 Championship (Sweden 2009) (Switzerland 2004) • FIFA Under-17 World Cup (Mexico 2011) Referee of the Year in Norway 2010 • UEFA EURO 2012 (Poland/ Ukraine) • UEFA EURO 2012 (Poland/ Ukraine) • Olympic Games 2012 London 14 UEFA Champions League appearances 20 UEFA Champions League appearances

BAS NIJHUIS (NETHERLANDS) PETER RASMUSSEN (DENMARK)

Date of Birth 12/01/1977 Hometown Enschede Date of Birth 15/10/1975 Hometown Odense Place of Birth Enschede Profession Professional Referee Place of Birth Odense ,Denmark Profession Construction industry Height/Weight 193cm/80kg Languages Dutch/English/German Height/Weight 188cm/82kg Salesman Referee since 1992 Other sports Tennis/Cycling Referee since 1994 Languages Danish/English 1st Division 2006 1st Division 2003 Hobbies Running FIFA Badge 2007 FIFA Badge 2006

Tournaments 3 UEFA Champions League appearances Tournaments • UEFA European Under-21 championship (Netherlands • UEFA European Under-19 Championship (Austria 2007) 2007) – 4th official • UEFA European Under-21 Championship (Sweden 2009) • UEFA European Under-19 championship (Ukraine 2009) • Fifa Under-17 World Cup (Mexico 2011) 3 UEFA Champions League appearances

44 UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE STATISTICS HANDBOOK 2012/13 THE REFEREES 45 (ITALY) (GERMANY)

Date of Birth 05/10/1971 Hometown Bologna Date of Birth 20/11/1969 Hometown Landshut Place of Birth Mirandola (Modena) Profession Architect Place of Birth Landshut Profession Bank Clerk Height/Weight 180cm/70kg Languages Italian/English Height/Weight 190cm/83kg Languages English/German Referee since 1988 Other sports Tennis/Volleyball Referee since 1984 Other sports Ice Hockey/Squash/ 1st Division 2001 Hobbies Photography/Reading 1st Division 1997 Street Hockey FIFA Badge 2007 FIFA Badge 1999 Hobbies Motorbiking

Tournaments Finals Tournaments • UEFA EURO 2012 (Poland/Ukraine) • UEFA Europa League Final (Hamburg 2010) • UEFA European Under-18 Championship (Sweden 1999) 46 UEFA Champions League appearances • FIFA Club World Cup 2011 (Tokyo) • UEFA Champions League Final (Wembley 2013) • FIFA Under-17 World Cup (New Zealand 1999) • Olympic Games (Beijing 2008) Referee of the Year Germany 2010 22 UEFA Champions League appearances • FIFA World Cup (South Africa 2010) • UEFA EURO 2012 (Poland/ Ukraine)

GIANLUCA ROCCHI (ITALY) (FORMER YUGOSLAV REPUBLIC OF MACEDONIA)

Date of Birth 25/08/1973 Hometown Florence Date of Birth 30/03/1977 Hometown Place of Birth Florence Profession Trader Place of Birth Skopje Profession Mechanical engineer Height/Weight 182cm/75kg Languages Italian/English Height/Weight 185cm/78kg Languages Macedonian/English/ Referee since 1989 Other sports Tennis Referee since 1996 German/Greek/Serbian/ 1st Division 2003 Hobbies Movies/Reading 1st Division 2002 Croatian FIFA Badge 2008 FIFA Badge 2006 Other sports Skiing/Basketball/ Volleyball Hobbies Movies/Music/Reading Finals 10 UEFA Champions League appearances Tournaments • UEFA Europa League (Hamburg 2010) – 4th Official • UEFA European Under-17 Championship (Luxembourg 2006) • Olympic Games 2012 (London) • UEFA European Under-19 Championship (Czech Republic 2008) • UEFA European Under-21 Championship (Denmark 2011) 4 UEFA Champions League appearances

DAMIR SKOMINA (SLOVENIA) MARIJO STRAHONJA (CROATIA)

Date of Birth 05/08/1976 Hometown Koper Date of Birth 21/08/1975 Hometown Zaprešić Place of Birth Koper Profession Tourism Manager Place of Birth Profession Professor of kinesiology Height/Weight 185cm/83kg Languages Slovenian/English/Italian Height/Weight 181cm/75 kg Languages English Referee since 1992 Other sports Basketball/Football/ Referee since 1996 Other sports Tennis/Swimming 1st Division 2000 Swimming 1st Division 2002 Hobbies Movies/Reading FIFA Badge 2003 Hobbies Movies FIFA Badge 2004

Tournaments Finals Tournaments • UEFA European Under-17 Championship (Portugal 2003) • UEFA European Under-19 Championship • UEFA European Under-17 Championship (France 2004) 4 UEFA Champions League appearances • UEFA Regions’ Cup (Poland 2005) (Poland 2005) – 4th Official • UEFA European Under-21 Championship (Denmark 2011) • UEFA European Under-19 Championship (Northern Ireland 2005) • UEFA European Under-21 Championship • UEFA European Under-21 Championship (Netherlands 2007) (Netherlands 2007) • UEFA EURO 2008 (Austria/Switzerland) – 4th Official • Olympic Games (Beijing 2008) 21 UEFA Champions League appearances • UEFA EURO 2012 (Poland/ Ukraine)

46 UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE STATISTICS HANDBOOK 2012/13 THE REFEREES 47 PAOLO TAGLIAVENTO (ITALY) ISTVÁN VAD (HUNGARY)

Date of Birth 19/09/1972 Hometown Terni Date of Birth 30/05/1979 Hometown Vecsés Place of Birth Terni Profession Hairdresser Place of Birth Budapest Profession Entrepreneur Height/Weight 192cm/84kg Languages Italian/English Height/Weight 179cm/78kg Languages English/Spanish Referee since 1990 Other sports Tennis Referee since 1995 Other sports Ice Hockey/Table tennis 1st Division 2004 Hobbies Photography 1st Division 2004 Hobbies Sports/Movies FIFA Badge 2007 FIFA Badge 2007

Tournaments Finals Tournaments 2 UEFA Champions League appearances • UEFA Region’s Cup ( 2007) • UEFA Region’s Cup (Bulgaria 2007) • European Under-19 Championship (Ukraine 2009) • UEFA European Under-21 Championship (Denmark 2011) • UEFA Europa League (2010) – 4th Official • Youth Olympic Games (Singapore 2010) • UEFA European Under-21 Championship • FIFA Under-20 World Cup (Columbia 2011) 10 UEFA Champions League appearances (Denmark 2011) • UEFA EURO 2012 (Poland/Ukraine) – Additional Assistant Referee

CRAIG THOMSON (SCOTLAND) (SPAIN)

Date of Birth 20/06/1972 Hometown Paisley Date of Birth 16/03/1971 Hometown Place of Birth Paisley Profession Lawyer/Referee Place of Birth Madrid Profession Professional Referee Height/Weight 191cm/80kg Recruitment & Height/Weight 177cm/68kg Languages Spanish/English Referee since 1988 Education Manager Referee since 1988 Other sports Tennis/Paddle 1st Division 2000 Languages English 1st Division 2004 Hobbies Fishing/Reading FIFA Badge 2003 Other sports Golf/Squash FIFA Badge 2008 Hobbies Cycling/Running Finals • UEFA Europa League (2011) Tournaments Tournaments • UEFA European Under-21 Championship (Netherlands 2007) 18 UEFA Champions League appearances • UEFA EURO 2012 (Poland/Ukraine) • FIFA Under-17 World Cup (Korea 2007) 14 UEFA Champions League appearances • UEFA EURO 2008 (Austria/Switzerland) – 4th Official • UEFA EURO 2012 (Poland/Ukraine) – Referee (ENGLAND)

ALBERTO UNDIANO MALLENCO (SPAIN) Date of Birth 14/07/1971 Hometown Place of Birth Rotherham Profession Professional Football Height/Weight 184cm/92kg Referee Date of Birth 08/10/1973 Hometown Ansoain (Navarra) Referee since 1989 Languages English Place of Birth Pamplona (Navarra) Profession Sociologist 1st Division 2003 Hobbies Running Height/Weight 181cm/73kg Languages Spanish/English FIFA Badge 2005 Referee since 1988 Other sports Basketball/Handball/ 1st Division 2000 Tennis FIFA Badge 2004 Hobbies Movies/Reading Tournaments Finals • UEFA Under-21 European Championship (Portugal 2006) • UEFA Champions League (2010) • FIFA Under-20 World Cup (Canada 2007) • FIFA World Cup (South Africa 2010) Tournaments Finals • UEFA EURO 2008 (Austria/Switzerland) • UEFA European Under-19 Championship (Northern Ireland 2005) • FIFA Under-20 World Cup (Canada 2007) • Confederations Cup (South Africa 2009) 30 UEFA Champions League appearances • UEFA European Under-21 Championship (Portugal 2006) • FIFA Under-17 World Cup (Nigeria 2009) • FIFA Under-20 World Cup (Canada 2007) 22 UEFA Champions League appearances • FIFA World Cup (South Africa 2010) • FIFA Club World Cup (Japan 2008) • UEFA EURO 2012 (Poland/Ukraine) • FIFA Under-20 World Cup (Egypt 2009) • FIFA World Cup (South Africa 2010)

48 UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE STATISTICS HANDBOOK 2012/13 THE REFEREES 49 UEFA Referees – 1st Category UEFA Referees – 2nd Category UEFA REFEREES – 1ST CATEGORY UEFA REFEREES – 2ND CATEGORY

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 30/07/1982 ITA Paolo Silvio Mazzoleni 12/06/1974 CRO 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 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 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 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 11/06/1981 ROU Alexandru Deaconu 03/03/1972 GRE Anastassios Kakos 15/08/1970 SUI Cyril Zimmermann 26/01/1976 FIN 07/06/1978 ROU Istvan Kovacs 16/09/1984 GRE Michael Koukoulakis 25/06/1975 SVN 25/09/1980 FIN Antti Munukka 03/03/1982 RUS Aleksei Yeskov 07/09/1978 IRL Alan Kelly 09/04/1975 SWE 06/04/1971 FRA 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 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 02/02/1969 SVK Ivan Kružliak 24/03/1984 GER 21/03/1969 SVK Richard Trutz 02/08/1971 GER 19/05/1981 SVK Ján Valášek 09/03/1977 GRE 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

50 UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE STATISTICS HANDBOOK 2012/13 THE REFEREES 51 UEFA Referees – 3rd Category RD Nat. Referee Date of Birth UEFA REFEREES – 3 CATEGORY MKD Goran Spirkoski 16/05/1971 MLT Christopher Lautier 23/11/1972 MLT Clayton Pisani 31/07/1978 Nat. Referee Date of Birth Nat. Referee Date of Birth MLT Alan Mario Sant 16/08/1980 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 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 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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