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Manuel Gräfe (born 21 September 1973) is a former German football referee. He refereed for Hertha 03 Zehlendorf of the
Berlin Football Association The Berlin Football Association (german: Berliner Fussball-Verband, BFV) is the umbrella organization of football clubs in the German capital Berlin. The BFV was founded in 1897 and has its headquarters in Berlin. President of the BFV is Bernd S ...
. He was a FIFA referee between 2007 and 2018.


Refereeing career

Gräfe officiated in the
2. Bundesliga The 2. Bundesliga ( ) is the second division of professional football in Germany. It was implemented 11 years after the founding of the Fußball-Bundesliga as the new second division for professional football. The 2. Bundesliga is ranked below ...
from 2001 to 2004 and in the
Bundesliga The Bundesliga (; ), sometimes referred to as the Fußball-Bundesliga () or 1. Bundesliga (), is a professional association football league in Germany. At the top of the German football league system, the Bundesliga is Germany's primary footbal ...
from 2004 until his retirement in 2021. He received his FIFA license in 2007. He refereed his final match on 22 May 2021, which was between Borussia Dortmund and
Bayer 04 Leverkusen Bayer 04 Leverkusen Fußball GmbH, also known as Bayer 04 Leverkusen (), Bayer Leverkusen, or simply Leverkusen, is a professional football club based in Leverkusen in the state of North Rhine-Westphalia. The club competes in the Bundesliga, ...
.


Age discrimination claim

The refereeing age limit of 47 is set by the Bundesliga. In July 2021 Gräfe stated he was taking legal action against the German football federation (DFB) over alleged age discrimination, and separately petitions were launched. Fellow former-FIFA referee Markus Merk however stated 'It is a problem in our society that the old cannot let go and that the chances of advancement are more difficult for the descendants. We need change and permeability.' Gräfe indicated he was not seeking to return to refereeing even if the case was successful.


Personal life

Gräfe, a professional sports scientist, lives in Berlin.


See also

* List of football referees


References


External links


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at worldfootball.net 1973 births Living people Sportspeople from Berlin German football referees UEFA Europa League referees 21st-century German people {{Germany-footy-bio-stub