Manuel Schüttengruber (born 20 July 1983) is an Austrian

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referee who officiates in the

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. He has been a

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referee since 2014, and is ranked as a

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first category referee.

Refereeing career

In 2010, Schüttengruber began officiating in the

. His first match as referee was on 28 August 2010 between

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and Red Bull Salzburg. He also officiated two matches in the

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in 2012. In 2014, he was put on the FIFA referees list. He officiated his first senior international match as a FIFA referee on 15 November 2016 between the

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and

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at EU-Football.info 1983 births Living people Sportspeople from Linz Austrian football referees {{Austria-footy-bio-stub