Harm Osmers (born 28 January 1985) is a German

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referee who is based in

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. He referees for SV Baden of the

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. He is a

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referee, and is ranked as a

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first category referee.

Refereeing career

Osmers began as a referee at his hometown club SV Baden and in 2001 became a B-youth referee. In 2009, he became a DFB referee, and was appointed as a 2. Bundesliga referee in 2011. Since 2011, he also serves as an assistant referee and fourth official in the

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. On 15 July 2015, he made an international debut as an assistant for Daniel Siebert for the

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qualifier between

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and

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. In the summer of 2016, Osmers was one of four referees promoted to officiate in the Bundesliga.

Personal life

Osmers has a diploma in business administration and works as an investment controller in Hanover.

References

External links

Harm Osmers
at DFB.de
Harm Osmers
at WorldFootball.net 1985 births Living people German football referees Sportspeople from Bremen (city) {{Germany-footy-bio-stub