Daniel Siebert (referee)
{{short description|German football referee}}
{{Other people||Daniel Siebert (disambiguation){{!}}Daniel Siebert}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=November 2022}}
{{Infobox football official
| name = Daniel Siebert
| image = Daniel Siebert (Fußballschiedsrichter) 3 (cropped).jpg
| caption = Siebert in 2018
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1984|5|4|df=y}}
| birth_place = East Berlin, East Germany
| death_date =
| death_place =
| otheroccupation = Sports scientist
| years1 = 2007–
| league1 = DFB
| role1 = Referee
| years2 = 2009–
| league2 = 2. Bundesliga
| role2 = Referee
| years3 = 2012–
| league3 = Bundesliga
| role3 = Referee
| internationalyears1 = 2015–
| confederation1 = FIFA listed
| internationalrole1 = Referee
}}
Daniel Siebert (born 4 May 1984) is a German football referee who is based in Berlin. He referees for FC Nordost Berlin of the Berlin Football Association. He is a FIFA referee, and is ranked as a UEFA elite category referee.
Refereeing career
Siebert, referee of the club FC Nordost Berlin, has been officiating since 1998. In 2007, he was appointed as a DFB referee. Siebert made his premiere in the 2. Bundesliga in 2009. He was appointed as a Bundesliga referee for the 2012–13 season, and made his first top-flight appearance in the match between Schalke 04 and FC Augsburg on 1 September 2012, issuing three yellow cards.
On 24 October 2014, it was announced Siebert would replace Wolfgang Stark as a FIFA referee in 2015.[https://www.dfb.de/news/detail/dfb-meldet-daniel-siebert-fuer-fifa-liste-108894/ DFB meldet Daniel Siebert für FIFA-Liste] This made Siebert the youngest of the ten German FIFA referees.{{cite news | url = http://www.morgenpost.de/printarchiv/sport/article134083175/Fuer-mich-geht-ein-Traum-in-Erfuellung.html | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20141108013304/https://www.morgenpost.de/printarchiv/sport/article134083175/Fuer-mich-geht-ein-Traum-in-Erfuellung.html | archive-date = 8 November 2014 | title = Für mich geht ein Traum in Erfüllung | trans-title = A dream of mine is fulfilled | language = de | first = Jörn | last = Lange | newspaper = Berliner Morgenpost | date = 7 November 2014 }}
Siebert made his international debut on 29 May 2015 when he officiated the 2015 UEFA European Under-19 Championship qualification match between Portugal and Turkey. The first senior international match Siebert officiated was a friendly match between Luxembourg and Moldova on 9 June 2015.
Siebert has officiated 3 matches during the 2020 European Championship. He oversaw the Group D Scotland–Czech Republic fixture, the Group E Sweden–Slovakia match, and the Round of 16 game between Wales and Denmark.
He whistled 4 matches of the 2021 FIFA Arab Cup such as the final match between Tunisia and Algeria.[https://www.fifa.com/tournaments/mens/arabcup/arabcup2021/match-center/400175835]
Personal life
Siebert was born in Berlin, where he still lives. He works as a teacher part-time at a sports school in Berlin.
References
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External links
- [https://www.dfb.de/sportl-strukturen/schiedsrichter/schiedsrichter-im-einsatz/schiedsrichter-der-bundesligen/daniel-siebert/ Profile] at dfb.de {{in lang|de}}
- [http://www.worldfootball.net/referee_summary/daniel-siebert/ Profile] at worldfootball.net
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Category:German football referees
Category:UEFA Champions League referees
Category:Sportspeople from Berlin
Category:UEFA Euro 2020 referees
Category:2022 FIFA World Cup referees
Category:UEFA Euro 2024 referees
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