Bertrand Layec

{{Short description|French football referee}}

{{Infobox football official

| name = Bertrand Layec DEBIL

| full_name =

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1967|7|3|df=y}}

| birth_place = Vannes, France

| otheroccupation =

| years1 = 1998–2010

| league1 = Ligue 1

| role1 = Referee

| internationalyears1 = 2002–2010

| confederation1 = UEFA

| internationalrole1 = Referee

}}

Bertrand Layec je

{{IPA|fr|bɛʁtʁɑ̃ lajɛk}}; born 3 July 1967) is a former French football referee. He was registered as a Fédéral 1 referee in France meaning he is eligible to officiate Ligue 1 and Ligue 2 matches, as well as matches in the Coupe de France and Coupe de la Ligue. Layec refereed his first match in Ligue 1 in 1998 and, in 2002, became a FIFA official. He refereed his last match on the final day of the 2009–10 season and now serves as the president of the Direction Nationale de L'Arbitrage ({{langx|en|National Leadership of Arbitration}}) (DNA).{{cite news | url = http://paulzzz45.over-blog.com/article-dernier-match-pour-bertrand-layec-50368317.html | title = Dernier match pour Bertrand Layec | date = 13 May 2010 | work = Arbitre de Foot | access-date = 13 December 2010 | language = fr | url-status = dead| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20110715024335/http://paulzzz45.over-blog.com/article-dernier-match-pour-bertrand-layec-50368317.html | archive-date = 15 July 2011 }} Layec is currently{{update_inline|date=October 2016}} under investigation by the French justice system for defamation of character after distributing an abusive e-mail directed at Bruno Derrien, a former referee who authored a controversial book directed at his profession.{{cite news | url = http://www.sport.fr/football/bertrand-layec-en-correctionnelle-199622.shtm | title = Bertrand Layec en correctionnelle | date = 18 October 2010 | work = Sport.fr | access-date = 13 December 2010 | language = fr | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20110719173100/http://www.sport.fr/football/bertrand-layec-en-correctionnelle-199622.shtm | archive-date = 19 July 2011 | url-status = dead }}

At international level, Layec officiated at the 2007 FIFA U-17 World Cup,FIFA. [https://web.archive.org/web/20100606080405/http://www.fifa.com/tournaments/archive/u17worldcup/korea2007/results/match=58907/report.html "Match Report - New Zealand - England 0:5 (0:4)"]. 21 August 2007. Retrieved on 24 May 2013. as well as Euro 2008 qualifiersUEFA. [https://www.uefa.com/uefaeuro/match/83740--sweden-vs-northern-ireland/ "Sweden 1-1 Northern Ireland"]. 17 October 2007. Retrieved on 24 May 2013. and 2010 World Cup qualifiers.FIFA. [https://web.archive.org/web/20090909112423/http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/preliminaries/europe/matches/round=250471/match=300042928/report.html "Match Report - Spain - Belgium 5:0 (1:0)"]. 5 September 2009. Retrieved on 24 May 2013.