Alexandru Tudor
Alexandru Dan Tudor (born 13 September 1971) is a retired Romanian football referee. He refereed his first match in the Romanian First Division on 15 May 1999, when he officiated a match between Universitatea Craiova and Universitatea Cluj. He was a FIFA-listed referee from 2001 to 2016,[1] and refereed his first UEFA Champions League qualifying match on 31 July 2002. He took charge of a UEFA Cup first round match between Celta de Vigo and Odense Boldklub two months later, but it was not until 4 November 2008 that he refereed his first Champions League group stage match, when he officiated a match between Barcelona and Basel. He refereed his last official match in the Romanian First Division on 14 December 2018, when he officiated a thrilling game between Concordia Chiajna and FC Politehnica Iași, 3-6. Nicknamed Brad Pitt thanks to his looks, Tudor holds the record for the most games officiated in Liga 1, with over 380 matches under his badge.
Full name | Alexandru Dan Tudor | ||
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Born |
Bucharest, Romania | 13 September 1971||
Domestic | |||
Years | League | Role | |
1990–2018 | Romania | Referee | |
1999–2018 | Liga I | Referee | |
International | |||
Years | League | Role | |
2001–2016 | FIFA listed | Referee |
At international level, Tudor has officiated at the 2001 FIFA U-17 World Championship,[2] qualifying matches for Euro 2004,[3] Euro 2008,[4] and Euro 2012,[5] and the 2006,[6] 2010,[7] and 2014 World Cup qualifiers.[8]
References
- FIFA. "Romania: Referees". Retrieved on 2 May 2013.
- FIFA. "Match Report - Burkina Faso - Oman 1:1 (1:1)". 20 September 2001. Retrieved on 2 May 2013.
- UEFA. "Malta 0-4 France". 16 October 2002. Retrieved on 2 May 2013.
- UEFA. "Kazakhstan 2-2 Belgium". 12 September 2007. Retrieved on 2 May 2013.
- UEFA. "Italy 3-0 Estonia". 3 June 2011. Retrieved on 2 May 2013.
- FIFA. "Match Report - Kazakhstan - Greece 1:2 (0:0)" Archived 2009-02-04 at the Wayback Machine. 7 September 2005. Retrieved on 2 May 2013.
- FIFA. "Match Report - Republic of Ireland - Cyprus 1:0 (1:0)". 15 October 2008. Retrieved on 2 May 2013.
- FIFA. "Match Report - Croatia - Wales 2:0 (1:0)". 16 October 2012. Retrieved on 2 May 2013.
External links
- Alexandru Tudor at WorldReferee.com
- Alexandru Tudor referee profile at Soccerway
- Alexandru Tudor referee profile at WorldFootball.net