Michael Weiner (born 21 March 1969) is a former German

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referee who is based in

Giesen Giesen is a village and a municipality in the district of Hildesheim, in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is situated approximately 6 km northwest of Hildesheim, and 22 km southeast of Hanover. The municipality includes five villages: * Ahrb ...

. He refereed for TSV Ottenstein of the

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Refereeing career

Weiner was entitled to take charge of matches in

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-administered leagues in 1993. Two years later, he was promoted to the 2. Bundesliga before eventually working his first

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match in 1998. In 2002, Weiner was admitted to the

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list of referees. He was one of the referees at the 2003 UEFA European Under-19 Football Championship. He has been in charge of 16 international matches until this date. Weiner was the referee of the 2006–07 DFB-Pokal Final between

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and 1. FC Nürnberg. Weiner retired from officiating in 2016 because he reached the age limit for German referees, which is 47. His final Bundesliga match officiated was between

Borussia Dortmund Ballspielverein Borussia 09 e. V. Dortmund, commonly known as Borussia Dortmund (), BVB (), or simply Dortmund (), is a German professional sports club based in Dortmund, North Rhine-Westphalia. It is best known for its men's professional footb ...

and 1. FC Köln.

Personal life

Unit 2014 Weiner was chief superintendent and director of the police station in

Holzminden Holzminden (; nds, Holtsminne) is a town in southern Lower Saxony, Germany. It is the capital of the district of Holzminden. It is located on the river Weser, which at this point forms the border with the state of North Rhine-Westphalia. Histor ...

. Meanwhile, Weiner operates a department in the

Göttingen Göttingen (, , ; nds, Chöttingen) is a college town, university city in Lower Saxony, central Germany, the Capital (political), capital of Göttingen (district), the eponymous district. The River Leine runs through it. At the end of 2019, t ...

police department.Ab sofort eine neue Leitung: Polizeichef Michael Weiner verlässt die Holzmindener Polizei
, Retrieved 6 May 2015 He lives with his family in

References

External links

Official profile at the German FA website

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at worldfootball.net 1969 births Living people German football referees People from Hildesheim (district) UEFA Europa League referees {{Germany-footy-bio-stub