Günter Benkö

Günter Benkö

Günter Benkö (born July 12, 1955 in Oberwart , Burgenland ) is a former Austrian football referee .

career

Günter Benkö began his referee career in 1980. From 1991 to 2001 he directed games in the Austrian Bundesliga . In 1993 he made his first appearance as a FIFA referee with the U-21 game Albania against Denmark . He made his first appearance in the UEFA Champions League in 1995 with the game Rosenborg BK against Blackburn Rovers . At the 1998 World Cup in France , he directed two games. In the same year he directed games at the Gulf Cup of Nations in Bahrain . At the European Championships in 2000 he was elected referee of the tournament.

After the end of his active career, he was elected chairman of the Burgenland referees committee and appointed to the referees committee of the Austrian Football Association (ÖFB) . Benkö also works as a referee observer for the ÖFB, UEFA and FIFA.

During the European Football Championship in 2008 , Benkö looked after the referees in Klagenfurt on behalf of UEFA .

International encounters

date	Result	Venue	competition
08-Sep-93	Albania 1-0 Denmark	Tirana	U-21
28-Oct-93	Northern Ireland 3-2 Poland	Fredericia	U-16
25-Apr-94	Azerbaijan 0-5 Romania	Baku	U-21
27-Apr-94	Hungary 1-2 Belarus	Tatabánya	U-18
11-Aug-94	FC Tiligul Tiraspol 0-1 Omonia FC	Chisinau	Cup winners cup
17-Aug-94	Denmark 2-1 Finland	Copenhagen	Friendly match
15-Nov-94	Slovenia 3-0 Lithuania	Velenje	U-21
21-Dec-94	Italy 3-1 Turkey	Pescara	Friendly match
20-May-94	Germany 1-0 Bulgaria		Military World Championship
23-Jul-95	FC Etar 1-2 KSK Beveren	Veliko	Intertoto Cup
02-Aug-95	FC Girondins de Bordeaux 2-0 SC Heerenveen	Bordeaux	Intertoto Cup
01-Sep-95	Greece 3-0 Bosnia-Herzegovina	Kalamata	Friendly match
27-Sep-95	Rosenborg BK 2-1 Blackburn Rovers FC	Trondheim	UEFA Champions League
19-Oct-95	Paris Saint-Germain FC 1-0 Celtic FC	Paris	Cup winners cup
21-Nov-95	SK Slavia Prague 0-0 RC Lens	Prague	UEFA Cup
27-Mar-96	England 1-0 Bulgaria	Wembley	Friendly match
31-May-96	Italy 1-1 * Spain	Barcelona	U-21
07-Aug-96	Maccabi Tel Aviv 0-1 Fenerbahçe	Tel Aviv	UEFA Champions League
01-Sep-96	Greece 3-0 Bosnia-Herzegovina	Kalamata	World Championship
25-Sep-96	AFC Ajax 0-1 Grasshoppers Zurich	Amsterdam	UEFA Champions League
29-Oct-96	Valencia CF 0-0 SK Slavia Prague	Valencia	UEFA Cup
19-Nov-96	FC Metz 1-1 Newcastle United FC	Metz	UEFA Cup
19-Mar-97	AJ Auxerre 0-1 Borussia Dortmund	Auxerre	UEFA Champions League
04-Jun-97	England 2-0 Italy	Nantes	Friendly match
14-Jun-97	Poland 4-1 Georgia	Chorzow	World Championship
13-Aug-97	Beitar Jerusalem 0-0 Sporting Clube de Portugal	Jerusalem	UEFA Champions League
06-Sep-97	Azerbaijan 0-1 Norway	Baku	World Championship
01-Oct-97	Besiktas JK 3-1 Paris Saint-Germain FC	Istanbul	UEFA Champions League
05-Nov-97	Newcastle United FC 0-2 PSV Eindhoven	Newcastle	UEFA Champions League
15-Nov-97	Belgium 2-1 Ireland	Brussels	World Championship
10-Dec-97	Olympiakos Piraeus FC 2-2 Rosenborg BK	Athens	UEFA Champions League
03-Mar-98	AFC Ajax 1-3 Spartak Moscow	Amsterdam	UEFA Cup
13-Jun-98	Korea 1-3 Mexico	Lyon	World Championship
26-Jun-98	Japan 1-2 Jamaica	Lyon	World Championship
25-Aug-98	SC Rotor Volgograd 1-2 FK Crvena Zvezda	Volgograd	UEFA Cup
30-Sep-98	Dynamo Kiev 1-1 RC Lens	Kiev	UEFA Champions League
21-Oct-98	FC Porto 3-0 NK Croatia Zagreb	postage	UEFA Champions League
03-Nov-98	United Arab Emirates 3-2 Oman	Bahrain	Golf Cup
08-Nov-98	Qatar 0-0 Bahrain	Bahrain	Golf Cup
25-Nov-98	FC Barcelona 3-3 Manchester United FC	Barcelona	UEFA Champions League
04-Mar-99	Chelsea FC 3-0 Vålerenga Fotball	London	Cup winners cup
27-Mar-99	France 0-0 Ukraine	Saint-Denis	EURO 2000 qualification
19-May-99	Real Mallorca 1-2 SS Lazio	Birmingham	Cup winners cup
04-Aug-99	NK Rijeka 0-3 FK Partisan	Rijeka	UEFA Champions League
25-Aug-99	PSV Eindhoven 2-0 FC Zimbru Chinisau	Eindhoven	UEFA Champions League
08-Sep-99	Poland 0-0 England	Warsaw	EURO 2000 qualification
29-Sep-99	AIK Solna 0-0 Fiorentina	Solna	UEFA Champions League
26-Oct-99	Rangers FC 1-2 Valencia CF	Glasgow	UEFA Champions League
09-Dec-99	Galatasaray SK 2-1 Bologna FC	Istanbul	UEFA Cup
08-Mar-00	Feyenoord SS Lazio	Rotterdam	UEFA Champions League
15-Mar-00	FC Porto 2-2 AC Sparta Praha	postage	UEFA Champions League
06-Apr-00	Arsenal FC 1-0 RC Lens	London	UEFA Cup
11-Jun-00	France 3-0 Denmark	Bruges	Euro 2000
28-Jun-00	France 2-1 Portugal	Brussels	Euro 2000

Private

Benkö is a contract employee in the Burgenland state government, sports promotion department.

Web links

• Profile on weltfussball.at
• Profile on transfermarkt.at
• EM stories from Peter Bühler

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Worldreferee.com: Best referee of the tournament (English; accessed August 20, 2016)