Jan Willem Wegereef (born 17 January 1962 in

Rijssen Rijssen (; nds-nl, Riesn, ) is a city in the Dutch province of Overijssel. It is part of Rijssen-Holten, one of thirteen municipalities in Twente. It has almost 28,000 inhabitants. The economy of Rijssen relies mostly on commerce and construct ...

) is a former top-level Dutch football (soccer) referee, living in

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. He refereed one match at the

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and has officiated a total of 12

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matches (as of 6 November 2006). As of 2008, he had officiated in 42 matches across all UEFA competitions. He also officiated the

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final. Wegereef officiated in numerous international competitions, including the

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and qualifying matches for the

, 2006 World Cup,

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, and

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.UEFA
"Kazakhstan 1-2 Portugal"
17 October 2007. Retrieved on 23 May 2013. He is known to have served as a

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referee during the period from 1996Elbech, Søren & Thomsen, Jimmie
"Denmark - Internationals 1996"
''RSSSF'', 13 July 1998. Retrieved on 23 May 2013. to 2007.

References

1962 births Living people People from Rijssen Dutch football referees UEFA Champions League referees FIFA World Cup referees 2002 FIFA World Cup referees Sportspeople from Overijssel {{Netherlands-footy-bio-stub