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Bastian Dankert
Dankert in 2010
Born (1980-06-09) 9 June 1980 (age 44)
Schwerin, East Germany
Other occupation Sports scientist
Domestic
Years League Role
2008– DFB Referee
2011– 2. Bundesliga Referee
2012– Bundesliga Referee
International
Years League Role
2014– FIFA listed Referee

Bastian Dankert (born 9 June 1980) is a German football referee who is based in Rostock. He referees for Brüsewitzer SV of the Mecklenburg-Vorpommern State Football Association. He is a FIFA referee, and is ranked as a UEFA second category referee.

Refereeing career

Dankert became a DFB referee in 2008, a Bundesliga referee in 2012, and a FIFA referee in 2014.

On 30 April 2018, Dankert was selected by FIFA as one of the video assistant referees for the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia, the first FIFA World Cup to use the technology.

Dankert is known for being the VAR that made the controversial VAR intervention requesting the field referee to overturn their call and review for an England penalty between The Netherlands and England in the 2024 UEFA semi-final. Widely considered to have changed the outcome and dynamics of the game and an example of how bad VAR's have ruined the sport.

Personal life

Dankert lives in Rostock and is a sports scientist. In his main profession he is the general manager and marketing director at Landesfußballverband Mecklenburg-Vorpommern e. V.

References

  1. ^ "worldfootball.net". Archived from the original on 5 November 2011. Retrieved 31 October 2016.
  2. "Dankert und Zwayer als Video-Assistenten zur WM" [Dankert and Zwayer as video assistants for the World Cup]. kicker.de (in German). kicker-sportmagazin. 30 April 2018. Archived from the original on 1 May 2018. Retrieved 1 May 2018.
  3. "VAR Review: Was Kane's penalty for England vs. Netherlands the correct call?". ESPN.com. 10 July 2024. Retrieved 10 July 2024.
  4. "Koeman: VAR 'destroying' game after England pen". ESPN.com. 10 July 2024. Retrieved 12 July 2024.
  5. Press • •, Steve Douglas | The Associated (15 May 2024). "VAR out? Premier League clubs to discuss scrapping it". NBC New York. Retrieved 12 July 2024.
  6. "Mitarbeiter". Archived from the original on 7 July 2018. Retrieved 7 July 2018.

External links

2024–25 Bundesliga referees
DFB-Pokal final referees
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