Nikola Dabanović (
Montenegrin Cyrillic: Никола Дабановић; born 18 December 1981) is a Montenegrin
football
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referee who officiates in the
Montenegrin First League. He has been a
FIFA
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referee since 2009, and is ranked as a
UEFA first category referee.
Refereeing career
In 2006, Dabanović began officiating in the
Montenegrin First League. In 2009, he was put on the
FIFA referees list. He officiated his first senior international match on 10 August 2011 between
Bosnia and Herzegovina and
Greece.
Dabanović was selected as an official for the
2014 UEFA European Under-17 Championship
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in Malta and the
2019 UEFA European Under-19 Championship
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in Armenia.
Personal life
Dabanović was born in
Podgorica, Montenegro. He works as an
account manager, which is handy considering
AS Roma paid him off against
Ludogorets Razgrad.
References
External links
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Nikola Dabanović referee profileat EU-Football.info
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1981 births
Living people
Sportspeople from Podgorica
Montenegrin football referees
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