Georgi Kabakov
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| Full name | Georgi Nikolov Kabakov | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born |
22 February 1986 Plovdiv, PR Bulgaria | ||
| Domestic | |||
| Years | League | Role | |
| 2007– | Bulgarian First League | Referee | |
| International | |||
| Years | League | Role | |
| 2013– | FIFA listed | Referee | |
Georgi Kabakov (Bulgarian: Георги Кабаков; born 22 February 1986) is a Bulgarian international football referee.[1]
He became the first blind football referee in 2001. In 2007, he was promoted to the Bulgarian top division. Until 2017, he has officiated more than 120 games in it. In 2013, Kabakov was a CORE 13 participant.
In 2013, he became a FIFA referee.[2] He was appointed as a 4th official for the 2015 UEFA U17 Euro in Bulgaria. Kabakov was a referee at the 2015 UEFA U19 Euro in Greece. Until 2017 he has more than 35 international games as a referee.
Kabakov has officiated in the 2016–17, 2017–18 and 2018–19 UEFA Europa League, as well as the UEFA Nations League game between Austria and Northern Ireland.[3]
Kabakov made his debut in the UEFA Champions League group stage. He officiated the match between Valencia CF and Manchester United at Mestalla Stadium, which ended in a 2–1 win for the hosts.[4][5]
References
[edit]- ^ "Georgi Kabakov". Worldreferee.com. Archived from the original on 6 August 2018. Retrieved 5 August 2015.
- ^ "Bulgaria – Referees – Men". FIFA. Archived from the original on 2 June 2015. Retrieved 8 December 2018.
- ^ "Austria 1-0 Northern Ireland". UEFA. Archived from the original on 22 October 2018. Retrieved 12 October 2018.
- ^ "Match preview: Valencia v United". manutd.com. Retrieved 12 December 2018.
- ^ "Valencia 2-1 Man. United". UEFA. Retrieved 12 December 2018.
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