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 Aytekin in 2015 | |||
| Born |
(1978-07-21) 21 July 1978 (age 46) Nuremberg, West Germany | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Other occupation | Business manager | ||
| Domestic | |||
| Years | League | Role | |
| 2004– | DFB | Referee | |
| 2006– | 2. Bundesliga | Referee | |
| 2008– | Bundesliga | Referee | |
| International | |||
| Years | League | Role | |
| 2011– | FIFA listed | Referee | |
Deniz Aytekin (born 21 July 1978) is a German football referee of Turkish origin who is based in Oberasbach. He referees for TSV Altenberg of the Bavarian Football Association. He is a FIFA referee, and is ranked as a UEFA Elite group referee.
Refereeing career
Aytekin refereed his first Bundesliga match on 27 September 2008 when Hertha BSC played FC Energie Cottbus in Berlin. Energie Cottbus won the game 1–0, and Aytekin gave out four yellow cards, including one to Cottbus goalkeeper Gerhard Tremmel for time-wasting in the 90th minute. He refereed one of the most controversial games of 2017 in which FC Barcelona won Paris Saint-Germain F.C. 6-1 and went to the semi finals of 2016–17 UEFA Champions League.In the game Aytekin didn't call 2 penalties for Paris Saint-Germain F.C.,called 2 very suspicious penalties for FC Barcelona and could have sent off Neymar for his brutal tackle on Marquinhos.
Personal life
Aytekin lives in Oberasbach, Bavaria and is an internet entrepreneur.
References
- "Deniz Aytekin – Ein Top-Schiri im Sommer". Fussball-Kultur (in German). 1 July 2009. Retrieved 18 April 2013.
- "Schiedsrichter Deniz Aytekin: Aus der Provinz ins Olympiastadion". Der Spiegel. 10 August 2010. Retrieved 27 February 2013.
External links
- Profile at dfb.de Template:De icon
- Profile at worldfootball.net
- "UEFA Referees Categories for the second half of season 2024/25" (PDF).
- "UEFA Referees Categories for the second half of season 2024/25" (PDF).