Radu Marian Petrescu (born 12 November 1982) is a Romanian

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referee who officiates in the

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. He has been a

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referee since 2012, and is ranked as a

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first category referee.

Refereeing career

In 2007, Petrescu began officiating in the

. His first match as referee was on 10 August 2007 between Mioveni and Vaslui. He served as the referee for the 2015 Supercupa României, 2018 Supercupa României, 2017 Cupa Ligii Final, 2019 Cupa României Final and 2020 Supercupa Romaniei. In 2012, he was put on the FIFA referees list. He officiated his first senior international match on 4 June 2016 between

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and

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. He officiated two matches in the

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during the 2015–16 season, as well as the 2019 Egypt Cup Final. In 2022, he made his debut in Uefa Champions League group stage (Viktoria Plzen - FC Barcelona). In 2024, he refereed Egyptian League Cup Final.

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* * 1982 births Living people Sportspeople from Bucharest Romanian football referees {{Romania-footy-bio-stub