Nikola Dabanović ( Montenegrin Cyrillic: Никола Дабановић; born 18 December 1981) is a Montenegrin

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referee who officiates in the

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. He has been a

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referee since 2009, and is ranked as a

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first category referee.

Refereeing career

In 2006, Dabanović began officiating in the

. In 2009, he was put on the FIFA referees list. He officiated his first senior international match on 10 August 2011 between

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and

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. Dabanović was selected as an official for the

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in Malta and the 2019 UEFA European Under-19 Championship in Armenia.

Personal life

Dabanović was born in

Podgorica Podgorica ( cnr-Cyrl, Подгорица; ) is the Capital city, capital and List of cities and towns in Montenegro, largest city of Montenegro. The city is just north of Lake Skadar and close to coastal destinations on the Adriatic Sea. Histor ...

, Montenegro. He works as an

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* * * 1981 births Living people Sportspeople from Podgorica Montenegrin football referees {{Montenegro-footy-bio-stub