Frank De Bleeckere

Frank De Bleeckere (born July 1, 1966 in Oudenaarde ) is a former Belgian football referee .

The trained PR manager since 1 January 1998, FIFA - referee . Because of his linguistic talent - he speaks Dutch and French , English and German fluently - it is suitable for international matches and was not least for the 2006 FIFA World Cup in Germany considered and came at the 2008 European Championship in Switzerland and Austria for Commitment. His assistants were Peter Hermans and Alex Verstraeten. Among other things, he directed the group match between Germany and Croatia and the semi-finals between Russia and Spain on June 26, 2008 in Vienna.

Career

De Bleeckere gained his first international experience at the U16 European Championship in Scotland in 1998, the Meridian Cup in Italy in 2001 and the FIFA Youth World Cup in the United Arab Emirates in 2003. He made his international debut when he played Cyprus against the Republic of Ireland on 24 March 2001. He was the 4th referee at the 2004 European Championships in Portugal . Since 1999 de Bleeckere has regularly directed international games. Since the 2001/02 season he has been in charge of UEFA Champions League matches , including the 2009/10 Champions League semi-finals between FC Barcelona and Inter Milan .