Jan Seidel (born 10 October 1984) is a German

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. Jan Seidel lives in

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. He is a

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referee for Grün-Weiß Brieselang. He has managed games in the

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since the 2008–09 season, and he has managed the games in the 3rd division from the 2009–10 season up until the 2011–12 season. He later specialized as an

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. As a linesman, Seidel has been involved in the

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games since the 2009/10 season and the

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games since the 2012–13 season. Since the 2016–17 season he has been a linesman of the

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, and since the 2017–18 season, the

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. In April 2021, he was nominated along with

Rafael Foltyn Rafael Foltyn (born 21 June 1985) is a German football referee. Rafael Foltyn lives in Mainz-Kastel. He is a DFB referee for TSG Kastel 1846. During the 2008/09 to 2011/12 seasons, he refereed games in the North, West and South Regional Footb ...

to be part of Daniel Siebert’s refereeing team for the

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in June and July 2021. In May 2022, he was once again nominated together with Rafael Foltyn to be part of Daniel Siebert's refereeing team for the

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in November and December 2022.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Seidel, Jan Living people German football referees UEFA Euro 2020 referees 2022 FIFA World Cup referees 1984 births