Eric Braamhaar

{{short description|Dutch football referee|bot=PearBOT 5}}

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| name = Eric Braamhaar

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| full_name = Frederikus Johannes Braamhaar

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1966|10|13|df=yes}}

| birth_place = Rijssen

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| otheroccupation =

| years1 = 1998–2016

| league1 = KNVB

| role1 = Referee

| years2 = 2003–2010

| league2 = RBFA{{cite web |url=https://www.worldfootball.net/referee_summary/eric-braamhaar/ |title=Eric Braamhaar » Matches as referee |website=WorldFootball.net |access-date=6 February 2023}}

| role2 = Referee

| years3 = 2007

| league3 = RFS

| role3 = Referee

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| internationalyears1 = 2002–2014

| confederation1 = UEFA

| internationalrole1 = Referee

| internationalyears2 = 2003–2014

| confederation2 = FIFA

| internationalrole2 = Referee

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Frederikus Johannes (Eric) Braamhaar (born 13 October 1966 in Rijssen) is a Dutch football referee. Braamhaar is known to have served as a FIFA referee during the period from 2003Tossani, Gabriele. [https://www.rsssf.org/tabless/scot-intres2005.html "Scotland - International Matches 2002-2005"]. RSSSF, 28 March 2012. Retrieved on 23 May 2013. to 2011.Di Maggio, Roberto. [https://www.rsssf.org/tablesi/ital-intres2010.html "Italy - International Matches 2010-2019"]. RSSSF, 2 May 2013. Retrieved on 23 May 2013. He officiated at the 2003 FIFA U-17 World ChampionshipFIFA. [https://www.fifa.com/tournaments/archive/tournament=102/edition=6946/matches/match=69460032/report.html "Match Report - Brazil - Spain 1:0 (1:0)"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130316163350/http://www.fifa.com/tournaments/archive/tournament%3D102/edition%3D6946/matches/match%3D69460032/report.html |date=16 March 2013 }}. 30 August 2003. Retrieved on 23 May 2013. and 2005 FIFA World Youth Championship,FIFA. [https://www.fifa.com/tournaments/archive/tournament=104/edition=9102/matches/match=91020007/report.html "Match Report - Turkey - China PR 1:2 (0:1)"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130715065941/http://www.fifa.com/tournaments/archive/tournament%3D104/edition%3D9102/matches/match%3D91020007/report.html |date=15 July 2013 }}. 11 June 2005. Retrieved on 23 May 2013. as well as qualifying matches for the 2006FIFA. [https://www.fifa.com/worldcup/archive/germany2006/preliminaries/preliminary=8071/matches/match=36542/report.html "Match Report - Luxembourg - Russia 0:4 (0:0)"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090204115720/http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/archive/germany2006/preliminaries/preliminary%3D8071/matches/match%3D36542/report.html |date=4 February 2009 }}. 9 October 2004. Retrieved on 23 May 2013. and 2010 World Cups.FIFA. [https://web.archive.org/web/20120828083624/http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/archive/southafrica2010/preliminaries/europe/matches/round=250471/match=300042929/report.html "Match Report - Armenia - Bosnia-Herzegovina 0:2 (0:1)"]. 5 September 2009. Retrieved on 23 May 2013.

He refereed the 2007 UEFA Champions League knockout stage match between Manchester United and Lille OSC.{{cite news

| url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/europe/6371329.stm

| title=Lille 0-1 Man Utd

| publisher=BBC Sport

| date=20 February 2007 | access-date=13 December 2010}} There was some controversy as Braamhaar allowed United's Ryan Giggs to take the free-kick and score before Lille goalkeeper Tony Sylva had assembled the defensive wall; Lille's players threatened to walk off the pitch leading them to be charged with improper conduct by UEFA.{{Cite web |date=23 February 2007 |title=Football: Uefa backs United over Lille walk-off |url=http://www.theguardian.com/football/2007/feb/23/newsstory.championsleague2 |access-date=24 November 2022 |website=the Guardian |language=en}} He then received the Manchester Citizen of Honor medal, for this service.Four weeks later, while refereeing an Eredivisie, he was seen celebrating when Ajax scored their fifth goal in a 5–1 victory over PSV Eindhoven. PSV manager Ronald Koeman, thought he was celebrating the goal, but Braamhaar later explained that he celebrated because of his decision to play advantage after an Ajax player was fouled in the build-up.{{cite news

| url=http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/sport/football/european_football/article1560749.ece

| title=Dutch referee scores in a league of his own

| work=The Times

| date=24 March 2007 | access-date=13 December 2010}}{{dead link|date=September 2024|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}

On 26 April 2007, he left the pitch during the UEFA Cup semi final between Osasuna and Sevilla due to a torn calf muscle. He was replaced by fourth official Pieter Vink.