Marco Di Bello
{{Short description|Italian football referee}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2021}}
{{Infobox football official
| name = Marco Di Bello
| full_name =
| image = Marco Di Bello.jpg
| image_size = 250
| caption = Di Bello (center) in 2021
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1981|8|12|df=y}}
| birth_place = Brindisi, Italy
| death_date =
| death_place =
| otheroccupation = Banker
| years1 = 2011–
| league1 = Serie B
| role1 = Referee
| years2 = 2012–
| league2 = Serie A
| role2 = Referee
| internationalyears1 = 2018–
| confederation1 = FIFA listed
| internationalrole1 = Referee
}}
Marco Di Bello (born 12 July 1981) is an Italian football referee who officiates in Serie A. He has been a FIFA referee since 2018, and is ranked as a UEFA first category referee.{{cite web |url=https://resources.fifa.com/image/upload/2021-fifa-list-of-international-match-officials.pdf?cloudid=qy9ohgx0ugqacius6mc1 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210108124231/https://resources.fifa.com/image/upload/2021-fifa-list-of-international-match-officials.pdf?cloudid=qy9ohgx0ugqacius6mc1 |url-status=dead |archive-date=8 January 2021 |title=2021 Refereeing International Lists |website=FIFA.com |publisher=Fédération Internationale de Football Association |access-date=22 April 2021}}
Refereeing career
In 2011, Di Bello began officiating in Serie B, before being promoted to Serie A the following year. He officiated his first match in Serie A on 12 April 2012 between Bologna and Cagliari.{{cite web |url=https://www.worldfootball.net/report/serie-a-2011-2012-bologna-fc-cagliari-calcio/ |title=Italy » Serie A 2011/2012 » 32. Round » Bologna FC – Cagliari Calcio 1:0 |website=WorldFootball.net |access-date=22 April 2021}} In 2018, he was put on the FIFA referees list. He officiated his first UEFA competition match on 19 July 2018, a meeting between Israeli club Beitar Jerusalem and Georgian club Chikhura Sachkhere in the 2018–19 UEFA Europa League first qualifying round.{{cite web |url=https://www.worldfootball.net/report/europa-league-qual-2018-2019-1-runde-beitar-jerusalem-chikhura-sachkhere/ |title=Europa League Qual. 2018/2019 » 1. Round » Beitar Jerusalem – Chikhura Sachkhere 1:2 |website=WorldFootball.net |date=19 July 2018 |access-date=22 April 2021}} He officiated his first senior international match on 11 June 2019 between Russia and Cyprus in UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying.{{cite web |url=https://www.worldfootball.net/report/em-qualifikation-2019-2020-gruppe-i-russland-zypern/ |title=EURO Qualifiers 2019/2020 » Group I » Russia – Cyprus 1:0 |website=WorldFootball.net |date=11 June 2019 |access-date=22 April 2021}} On 9 June 2019, he served as the assistant video assistant referee for the third place play-off of the 2019 UEFA Nations League Finals between Switzerland and England.{{cite web |url=https://www.uefa.com/newsfiles/unl/2019/2024421_fr.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190915104522/https://www.uefa.com/newsfiles/unl/2019/2024421_fr.pdf |url-status=dead |archive-date=15 September 2019 |title=Full Time Report – Third-place match – Switzerland v England |website=UEFA |publisher=Union of European Football Associations |format=PDF |date=9 June 2019 |access-date=9 June 2019}} Later that year, he was appointed as a video assistant referee for the 2019 FIFA U-17 World Cup in Brazil.{{cite web|url=https://digitalhub.fifa.com/m/d55c867c1432bac/original/kkg9qf8zjbwh9vopioqf-pdf.pdf|title=List of Appointed Match Officials FIFA U-17 World Cup Brazil 2019|access-date=1 November 2019|publisher=FIFA.com}}
On 21 April 2021, Di Bello was selected as a video assistant referee for UEFA Euro 2020, to be held across Europe in June and July 2021.{{cite news |url=https://www.uefa.com/news-media/news/0268-12182cf1475f-825d23faf300-1000/ |title=Referee teams for UEFA EURO 2020 appointed |work=UEFA |date=21 April 2021 |access-date=21 April 2021}}{{cite web |url=https://editorial.uefa.com/resources/0268-121825575945-25e91e643100-1000/referees_a4_vertical.pdf |title=Referees and assistant referees |work=UEFA |date=21 April 2021 |access-date=21 April 2021}} After Lazio - AC Milan on 1/3/2024, he gifted 3 Lazio players a red card, and was banned for 1 month in the Serie A, after this disastrous game.
Personal life
Di Bello was born in Brindisi, and works at a credit institution. He is married and has two children.{{cite news |url=https://sport.virgilio.it/chi-e-larbitro-di-bello-di-brindisi-118453 |title=Chi è l'arbitro Di Bello di Brindisi |trans-title=Who is the referee Di Bello from Brindisi |website=Virgilio.it |date=11 September 2019 |access-date=22 April 2021 |language=it}}
References
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External links
- {{WorldFootball.net referee}}
- {{WorldReferee.com}}
- {{EU-Football.info referee|3926}}
{{UEFA First Category Referees}}
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