Frank Willenborg (born 10 February 1979) is a German

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referee who is based in Osnabrück. He referees for SV Gehlenberg of the Lower Saxony Football Association.

Refereeing career

Willenborg, who referees for SV Gehlenberg, has been a DFB official since 2004. In 2007, he was appointed as a

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referee. Willenborg also officiated the final of the Junior DFB-Pokal on 1 June 2013 between 1. FC Köln U-19 against 1. FC Kaiserslautern U-19. In the summer of 2016, Willenborg was one of four referees promoted to officiate in the Bundesliga. In November 2011, he was one of the assistant referees that saved the life of fellow referee

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from his suicide attempt, before the Bundesliga match between

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and Mainz 05.

Personal life

Willenborg is a '' Realschule'' teacher at "Realschule

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" and lives with his wife and two children in Osnabrück. He also temporarily worked at the secondary school "Hauptschule Dinklage" as a substitute teacher for German and sport.

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