Dagmar Damková (born 29 December 1974) is a former

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football referee, ex-chair of the FAČR referees committee, former member of the executive committee of the FAČR, ex-chair of the Steering Committee for Bohemia, ex-chair of the Czech

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committee, member of the

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referees committee and member of the

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referees committee.

Early life

She graduated from the Faculty of Education at the

University of West Bohemia The University of West Bohemia in Pilsen (, ZČU) is a university in Plzeň, Czech Republic. It was founded in 1991 and consists of nine faculties. History The university was formed by the merger of the ''College of Mechanical and Electrical E ...

with a degree in English language.

Career

She has been an international referee since 1999, her first match being Belarus against Moldova on 17 April 1999. She refereed the final at the

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, the final of the

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and the 2011 UEFA Women's Champions League Final. She is also the first woman to referee in the

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. Damková refereed three matches at the

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in China, including the semi-final between

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and

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, becoming the first Czech woman to referee at such a level. She also refereed at the

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in Germany. Damková started refereeing in the

in the 2005–06 season. Following the match between

Teplice Teplice (, until 1948 Teplice-Šanov; , ''Teplitz-Schönau'') is a city in the Ústí nad Labem Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 51,000 inhabitants. It is the most populous Czech spa town, followed by Karlovy Vary. The historic city cen ...

and

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on 27 November 2006, Damková had a 32-month break from the league after failing a fitness test, but returned in 2009. She refereed her last match in the Czech First League on 7 August 2011, taking charge of the match between

Mladá Boleslav Mladá Boleslav (; ) is a city in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 47,000 inhabitants. It lies on the left bank of the Jizera (river), Jizera River. Mladá Boleslav is the second most populated city in the region. I ...

and

Slovácko Moravian Slovakia, also called Slovácko (, older ''Moravské Slovensko'') is a cultural region in the southeastern part of the Czech Republic. It lies in the historical region of Moravia, on the border with Slovakia (the Slovak region of Záhor ...

. On 21 October 2020 Damková has resigned from the executive committee of the Czech Football Association and as chair of the Steering Committee for Bohemia. The move follows the resignation of her husband Roman Berbr, who was arrested in a scandal surrounding alleged match fixing.

Career statistics

''Statistics for Czech First League matches only.''

Personal life

Damková is married to former agent of the communist secret police

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, former Czech football referee and former vice-chairman of the FAČR Roman Berbr.

References

External links

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at WorldFootball.net
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at efotbal.cz {{DEFAULTSORT:Damkova, Dagmar 1974 births Living people Czech football referees Footballers from Plzeň FIFA Women's World Cup referees Olympic football referees Czech women's footballers Women association football referees University of West Bohemia alumni Women's association football players not categorized by position