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Bastian Dankert (born 9 June 1980) is a German
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referee who is based in
Rostock Rostock (; Polabian language, Polabian: ''Roztoc''), officially the Hanseatic and University City of Rostock (), is the largest city in the German States of Germany, state of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern and lies in the Mecklenburgian part of the sta ...
. He referees for Brüsewitzer SV of the
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. He is a
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referee, and is ranked as a
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second category referee.


Refereeing career

Dankert became a
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referee in 2008, a
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referee in 2012, and a
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referee in 2014. On 30 April 2018, Dankert was selected by FIFA as one of the
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s for the
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in Russia, the first
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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 Rostock (; Polabian language, Polabian: ''Roztoc''), officially the Hanseatic and University City of Rostock (), is the largest city in the German States of Germany, state of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern and lies in the Mecklenburgian part of the sta ...
and is a sports scientist. In his main profession he is the general manager and marketing director at Landesfußballverband Mecklenburg-Vorpommern e. V.


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Bastian Dankert
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* * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Dankert, Bastian 1980 births Living people Sportspeople from Schwerin Sportspeople from Bezirk Schwerin German football referees UEFA Champions League referees UEFA Europa League referees 2018 FIFA World Cup referees 21st-century German people