Björn Kuipers
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Kuipers at Rio de Janeiro in 2013
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| Full name | Björn Kuipers | ||
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| Born |
28 March 1973 Oldenzaal, Overijssel, Netherlands |
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| Other occupation | Supermarket owner | ||
| Domestic | |||
| Years | League | Role | |
| 2002–present | Eerste Divisie | Referee | |
| 2005–present | Eredivisie | Referee | |
| International | |||
| Years | League | Role | |
| 2006–present | FIFA listed | Referee | |
| 2009–present | UEFA Elite | Referee | |
Björn Kuipers (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈbjɵrn ˈkœypərs]; born 28 March 1973) is a Dutch football referee. He is a FIFA listed referee since 2006 and an UEFA Elite group referee since 2009. He is assisted during matches by his assistant referees Sander van Roekel and Erwin Zeinstra. During his illustrious career, Kuipers has officiated in several prestigious international finals like the 2011 UEFA Super Cup, the 2013 UEFA Europa League Final, the 2013 FIFA Confederations Cup Final and the 2014 UEFA Champions League Final.
Kuipers' debut professional domestic match as a referee was a second-tier clash between SC Telstar and MVV at the Rabobank IJmond Stadion in IJmuiden on 20 September 2002. The match ended in a 1–0 victory for Telstar. He was inducted into the A-List of referees of the Royal Dutch Football Association (KNVB) and has refereed in every season of the top-tier Dutch league Eredivisie from 2005. At the domestic level, he has also overseen several important matches as a referee in the Eerste Divisie, the KNVB Beker and the Johan Cruijff Schaal.
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