Bastian Dankert (born 9 June 1980) is a German football referee who is based in

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. He referees for Brüsewitzer SV of the Mecklenburg-Vorpommern State Football Association. He is a FIFA 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 FIFA 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.

Personal life

Dankert lives in

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

References

External links

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