Knut Kircher
| Knut Kircher | ||
| Personal | ||
|---|---|---|
| Surname | Knut Kircher | |
| birthday | 2nd February 1969 | |
| place of birth | Tubingen , Germany | |
| job | Development engineer | |
| Club information | ||
| society | TSV Hirschau | |
| Games by division | ||
| Years | Division | Games |
| 1998–2016 1998–2016 2001–2016 2004–2012 2004–2012 |
DFB-Pokal 2nd Bundesliga Bundesliga international matches European Cup |
41 128 244 12 23 |
| Tournaments | ||
| Finals | ||
| Awards | ||
| * DFB referee of the year 2012 | ||
| Status: May 24, 2016 | ||
Knut Kircher (born February 2, 1969 in Tübingen ) is a former German football referee .
Life
After graduating from high school, Kircher studied mechanical engineering at Albstadt-Sigmaringen University . The engineer lives in Rottenburg , is married and has three children. His main job is for Daimler AG , and he also gives lectures.
Soccer
Kircher was a referee at TSV Hirschau and since 1997 DFB referee, from 1998 he headed games in the 2nd division.
He had been a Bundesliga referee since the 2001/02 season, and in 2004 he became a FIFA referee. He celebrated his Bundesliga premiere on September 8, 2001 at the home game of TSV 1860 Munich against 1. FC Nürnberg . The first international match under his leadership was the World Cup qualifier between Andorra and Romania . The highlight of his refereeing career so far was the 2008 DFB Cup final between Borussia Dortmund and FC Bayern Munich (1: 2 a.s.). On July 23, 2011 he also directed the game in the Gelsenkirchen Veltins Arena for the Supercup between Schalke 04 and Borussia Dortmund .
In 2012, Kircher was voted Referee of the Year .
On August 17, 2012, it was announced that Kircher, alongside Michael Weiner, was leaving as a FIFA referee at the end of 2012. Christian Dingert and Tobias Welz were nominated as successors .
In 2015, Sky Deutschland produced the documentary Das 19. Team der Bundesliga about Knut Kircher.
On May 14, 2016, he ended his active referee career after reaching the age limit.
Web links
- DFB info
- Usage statistics at weltfussball.de
- A report by Knut Kirchner about his work in the Daimler blog
- Report in the Stuttgarter Zeitung on May 16, 2016
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- ↑ The Daimler Blog: Knut Kircher. (No longer available online.) Daimler AG, archived from the original on March 6, 2016 ; Retrieved December 8, 2011 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ Knut Kircher. 5 Star Team, accessed December 8, 2011 .
- ^ Referees Welz and Dingert added to the FIFA list . SID message in Die Welt , August 17, 2012, accessed on March 29, 2016.
- ↑ Behind the scenes - this is how “the 19th team” in the Bundesliga ticks . True table , November 24, 2014, accessed December 8, 2015.
- ↑ Christof Kneer: Referee: Knut Kircher - the mischievous arbitrator leaves. Süddeutsche.de, May 14, 2016, accessed on May 14, 2016 .
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Kircher, Knut |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German football referee |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 2nd February 1969 |