Artur Soares Dias
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Full name | Artur Manuel Ribeiro Soares Dias[1] | ||
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Born | (1979-07-14) 14 July 1979 (age 44)[2][3] Vila Nova de Gaia, Portugal | ||
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2010– | FIFA | Referee | |
UEFA | Referee |
Artur Manuel Ribeiro Soares Dias (born 14 July 1979) is a Portuguese football referee who is a listed international referee for FIFA and UEFA since 2010.[4]
After having accompanied his countryman Olegário Benquerença in several UEFA Champions League as additional assistant referee, Soares Dias refereed matches at 2012–13 UEFA Europa League. Furthermore, he was appointed by the European football governing body to take charge of the Under-21 Championship play-off match between Italy and Sweden.
He was in the U20 World Cup in New Zealand in 2015 and refereed the quarter-final USA vs Serbia. He was also in Serbia in U17 Euro and refereeing the semi-final in 2011.
On 5 January 2017, while Soares Dias was getting ready to do his training in Maia, two days before officiating the Primeira Liga match between Paços de Ferreira and FC Porto, he and his family received death threats by individuals whom he identified as being part of Super Dragões, an official supporters group of FC Porto.[5][6] He reported the incident to the police against "unknown individuals".[7][8]
On 13 May 2024, he was selected by UEFA to referee the Europa Conference League final between Olympiacos and Fiorentina.[9]
See also
References
- ^ Artur Soares Dias referee profile at WorldFootball.net
- ^ Profile at LPFP
- ^ Profile at WorldReferee
- ^ FIFA.com
- ^ Árbitro Artur Soares Dias ameaçado de morte (in Portuguese)
- ^ Artur Soares Dias ameaçado de morte (in Portuguese)
- ^ Artur Soares Dias apresentou queixa na Polícia (in Portuguese)
- ^ Artur Soares Dias apresentou queixa à polícia, A true thief that doesn’t hide his love for his team FC Porco. (in Portuguese)
- ^ "Referee teams for 2024 UEFA club competition finals announced". UEFA. 13 May 2024. Retrieved 13 May 2024.
External links
- Artur Soares Dias at WorldReferee.com
- Artur Soares Dias referee profile at WorldFootball.net
- Artur Soares Dias referee profile at Soccerway
- Artur Soares Dias refereeing career statistics at Soccerbase
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Preceded by | UEFA Europa Conference League final referee 2024 | Succeeded by TBA |
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Daniele Orsato
Irfan Peljto
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Sandro Schärer
Anastasios Sidiropoulos
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Anthony Taylor
Clément Turpin
Slavko Vinčić
Felix Zwayer
Martin Atkinson
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Felix Brych
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Mark Clattenburg
Pierluigi Collina
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Terje Hauge
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Antonio Mateu Lahoz
Milorad Mažić
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Urs Meier
Manuel Mejuto González
Markus Merk
Ľuboš Micheľ
Kim Milton Nielsen
Tom Henning Øvrebø
Konrad Plautz
Graham Poll
Éric Poulat
Pedro Proença
Mike Riley
Nicola Rizzoli
Gianluca Rocchi
Roberto Rosetti
Damir Skomina
Wolfgang Stark
Craig Thomson
Alberto Undiano Mallenco
Kyros Vassaras
Gilles Veissière
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Pieter Vink
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