Abdulkadir Bitigen
{{Short description|Turkish football referee}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2021}}
{{Infobox football official
| name = Abdulkadir Bitigen
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| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1983|2|12|df=y}}{{DFB}}
| birth_place = Kayseri, Turkey
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| otheroccupation =
| years1 = 2007–2012
| league1 = TFF Third League
| role1 = Referee
| years2 = 2011–2018
| league2 = TFF Second League
| role2 = Referee
| years3 = 2013–2019
| league3 = TFF First League
| role3 = Referee
| years4 = 2014–
| league4 = Süper Lig
| role4 = Referee
| internationalyears1 = 2021–
| confederation1 = FIFA listed
| internationalrole1 = Referee
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Abdulkadir Bitigen (born 12 February 1983) is a Turkish football referee who officiates in the Süper Lig. He has been a FIFA referee since 2021, and is ranked as a UEFA second category referee.{{cite web |url=https://resources.fifa.com/image/upload/2021-fifa-list-of-international-match-officials.pdf?cloudid=qy9ohgx0ugqacius6mc1 |title=2021 Refereeing International Lists |website=FIFA.com |publisher=Fédération Internationale de Football Association |access-date=23 April 2021 |archive-date=8 January 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210108141950/https://resources.fifa.com/image/upload/2021-fifa-list-of-international-match-officials.pdf?cloudid=qy9ohgx0ugqacius6mc1 |url-status=dead }}
Refereeing career
Bitigen began officiating in the TFF Third League in 2007, the TFF Second League in 2011, the TFF First League in 2013 and the Süper Lig in 2014. His first Süper Lig match as referee was on 30 August 2014 between Eskişehirspor and Konyaspor.{{cite web |url=https://www.worldfootball.net/report/sueperlig-2014-2015-eskisehirspor-torku-konyaspor/ |title=Turkey » SüperLig 2014/2015 » 1. Round » Eskişehirspor – Torku Konyaspor 2:1 |website=WorldFootball.net |date=30 August 2014 |access-date=23 April 2021}} In 2021, he was put on the FIFA referees list.{{cite news |url=https://www.sabah.com.tr/kayseri/2020/11/18/abdulkadir-bitigen-fifa-listesinde-yer-aldi |title=Abdulkadir Bitigen FIFA listesinde yer aldı |trans-title=Abdulkadir Bitigen was placed on the FIFA list |work=Sabah.com.tr |date=18 November 2020 |access-date=25 April 2021 |language=tr}}
Bitigen often works as a video assistant referee, including in the 2019 and 2020 editions of the Turkish Super Cup.{{cite web |url=https://www.tff.org/Default.aspx?pageID=528&macId=210286 |title=TFF Super Cup: Akhisarspor – Galatasaray A.Ş. |work=Turkish Football Federation |date=7 August 2019 |access-date=25 April 2021 |language=tr}}{{cite web |url=https://www.tff.org/Default.aspx?pageID=528&macId=221656 |title=TFF Super Cup: Medipol Başakşehir FK – Trabzonspor A.Ş. |work=Turkish Football Federation |date=27 January 2021 |access-date=25 April 2021 |language=tr}} He was also the assistant VAR in the 2020 Turkish Cup Final between Trabzonspor and Alanyaspor.{{cite web |url=https://www.tff.org/Default.aspx?pageID=528&macId=206455 |title=Akhisarspor – Galatasaray A.Ş. |work=Turkish Football Federation |date=15 May 2019 |access-date=25 April 2021 |language=tr}} In January 2021, he officiated the 2020 Kosovar Supercup between Drita and Prishtina.{{cite news |url=https://www.botasot.info/futboll-sporti/1490846/superkupa-e-kosoves-gjykohet-nga-referi-turk/ |title=Superkupa e Kosovës gjykohet nga referi turk |trans-title=The Kosovo Super Cup is judged by the Turkish referee |website=botasot.info |date=23 January 2021 |access-date=25 April 2021 |language=sq}}
On 23 April 2021, Bitigen was selected by FIFA as a video assistant referee for the football tournaments at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Japan.{{cite news |url=https://www.tff.org/default.aspx?pageID=248&ftxtID=34982 |title=Abdulkadir Bitigen 2020 Tokyo Olimpiyatları’nda görev alacak |trans-title=Abdulkadir Bitigen to take part in 2020 Tokyo Olympics |work=Turkish Football Federation |date=23 April 2021 |access-date=25 April 2021 |language=tr}}{{cite news |url=https://www.fifa.com/news/match-officials-appointed-for-olympic-football-tournaments-tokyo-2020 |title=Match officials appointed for Olympic Football Tournaments Tokyo 2020 |work=FIFA |date=23 April 2021 |access-date=23 April 2021}}{{cite web |url=https://img.fifa.com/image/upload/ygzyk4qiamntyue2dyb7.pdf |title=Olympic Football Tournaments Tokyo 2020: List of appointed Match Officials (International Technical Officials – ITO) |work=FIFA |format=PDF |date=23 April 2021 |access-date=23 April 2021}}
References
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External links
- {{TFF referee}}
- {{WorldFootball.net referee}}
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