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Key facts
- Born
- ( 1973-03-28 ) 28 March 1973 (age 53) , Oldenzaal , Netherlands
- Other occupation
- Supermarket owner
- Years
- League
- 2002 2021
- Eerste Divisie
- 2005 2021
- Eredivisie
- 2006 2021
- FIFA listed
- 2009 2021
- UEFA Elite
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Björn
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Kingdom of the Netherlands
- Place of birth
- Oldenzaal
- Occupation
- association football referee
- Position held
- FIFA referee
- Languages spoken
- Dutch
- Sport
- association football
- Country for sport
- Netherlands
- Image
- Bra-Cos (8).jpg
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- date of birth
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Encyclopedic overview
Björn Kuipers ( Dutch: [ˈbjʏrəŋ ˈkœypərs; ˈbjʏrn -]; born 28 March 1973) is a former Dutch football referee. He was a FIFA listed referee from 2006 to 2021 and an UEFA Elite group referee from 2009 to 2021. He was assisted during international matches by Sander van Roekel and Erwin Zeinstra.
Kuipers has officiated at two World Cups and three European Championship tournaments. It was announced on 29 July 2021 that Kuipers would be retiring from refereeing, officiating his final match between Ajax and PSV on 7 August in the 2021 Johan Cruyff Shield.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Björn Kuipers” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.