Tobias Stieler (born 2 July 1981) is a German
football
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referee. He referees for SG Rosenhöhe of the
Hessian Football Association. He is a
FIFA
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referee, and is ranked as a
UEFA
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elite category referee.
Refereeing career
Stieler has been a
DFB referee since 2004, a
Bundesliga
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referee since 2012, and a
FIFA
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referee since 2014.
Personal life
Stieler lives in
Sölden
Sölden () is a municipality in the Ötztal valley of Tyrol, Austria.
Geography
At c. , it is the largest municipality in the country. The population of 3,449 (as of 2003) is outnumbered by tourists, of which 15,000 can be accommodated. Wit ...
near
Freiburg im Breisgau
Freiburg im Breisgau or simply Freiburg is the List of cities in Baden-Württemberg by population, fourth-largest city of the German state of Baden-Württemberg after Stuttgart, Mannheim and Karlsruhe. Its built-up area has a population of abou ...
and works as
lawyer
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The exact nature of a lawyer's work varies depending on the legal jurisdiction and the legal system, as w ...
.
See also
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List of football referees
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Current referees are at the top of the section for each coun ...
References
External links
Profileat DFB.de
Profileat WorldFootball.net
1981 births
Living people
People from Offenbach (district)
Sportspeople from Darmstadt (region)
German football referees
UEFA Europa League referees
Sportspeople from Hamburg
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