Benjamin Cortus
{{short description|German football referee|bot=PearBOT 5}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=June 2016}}
{{Infobox football official
| name = Benjamin Cortus
| image = Benjamin Cortus.jpg
| caption = Cortus in 2019
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1981|12|13|df=y}}
| birth_place = Nuremberg, West Germany
| otheroccupation = IT management assistant
| years1 = 2009–
| league1 = DFB
| role1 = Referee
| years2 = 2011–
| league2 = 2. Bundesliga
| role2 = Referee
| years3 = 2016–2023
| league3 = Bundesliga
| role3 = Referee
}}
Benjamin Cortus (born 13 December 1981) is a German football referee who is based in Röthenbach. He referees for TSV Burgfarrnbach of the Bavarian Football Association.
Refereeing career
Cortus officiates for TSV Burgfarrnbach, and has been on the DFB level since 2009. In 2011, he was appointed as a 2. Bundesliga referee.{{cite web |url=https://www.dfb.de/sportl-strukturen/schiedsrichter/schiedsrichter-im-einsatz/schiedsrichter-der-bundesligen/?spieledb_path=%2Freferees%2F80464 |title=Benjamin Cortus - Schiedsrichterprofil |trans-title=Benjamin Cortus - Referee profile |date=24 June 2016 |website=dfb.de |publisher=German Football Association |access-date=24 June 2016 |language=de |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160730052116/http://www.dfb.de/sportl-strukturen/schiedsrichter/schiedsrichter-im-einsatz/schiedsrichter-der-bundesligen/?spieledb_path=%2Freferees%2F80464 |archive-date=30 July 2016 |df=dmy }} In the summer of 2016, Cortus was one of four referees promoted to officiate in the Bundesliga.{{cite web|title=Schiedsrichter-Quartett steigt in die Bundesliga auf|publisher=Deutscher Fußball-Bund|url=https://www.dfb.de/die-mannschaft/news-detail/schiedsrichter-quartett-steigt-in-die-bundesliga-auf-148852/|access-date=2016-06-24|date=2016-06-24|language=de}}
Personal life
Cortus is an IT management assistant by trade, and currently resides in Röthenbach.
References
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External links
- [https://www.dfb.de/sportl-strukturen/schiedsrichter/schiedsrichter-im-einsatz/schiedsrichter-der-bundesligen/benjamin-cortus/ Benjamin Cortus] at DFB {{in lang|de}}
- {{WorldFootball.net referee|benjamin-cortus}}
- {{Soccerway referee|benjamin-cortus/63083}}
- {{Soccerbase referee|1859}}
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