Ionuț Marius Avram (born 9 August 1979) is a

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n former professional

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who officiated primarily in the

Liga I The Liga I (; ''First League''), also spelled as Liga 1, is a Romanian professional league for men's association football clubs. Currently sponsored by betting company Superbet, it is officially known as the SuperLiga. It is the country's top ...

from 2007 to 2020, as well as for

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as a FIFA international referee from 2010 to 2020. Avram became a

referee in 2010. He has refereed at

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, beginning with the match between

Kazakhstan Kazakhstan, officially the Republic of Kazakhstan, is a transcontinental country located mainly in Central Asia and partly in Eastern Europe. It borders Russia to the north and west, China to the east, Kyrgyzstan to the southeast, Uzbeki ...

and

Republic of Ireland Ireland ( ga, Éire ), also known as the Republic of Ireland (), is a country in north-western Europe consisting of 26 of the 32 counties of the island of Ireland. The capital and largest city is Dublin, on the eastern side of the island. A ...

.FIFA
"Match Report - Kazakhstan - Republic of Ireland 1:2 (1:0)"
7 September 2012. Retrieved on 2 May 2013. He retired from refereeing on December 17 2020, and the last refereed match was FC Dinamo - CFR Cluj (Liga I).

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