Florian Meyer (born 21 November 1968) is a former German football referee who is based in Burgdorf. He refereed for RSV Braunschweig of the

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Refereeing career

He has officiated in the German Football Association (DFB) since 1996 and he was a FIFA-referee from 2002 to 2013. He was fourth official for the

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. Meyer retired from officiating in 2016 because he reached the age limit for German referees, which is 47. His final Bundesliga match officiated was between

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Personal life

Meyer lives in Burgdorf and is a firm manager.

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