Bastian Dankert Explained

Bastian Dankert
Birth Date:9 June 1980
Birth Place:Schwerin, East Germany
Otheroccupation:Sports scientist
Years1:2008–
League1:DFB
Role1:Referee
Years2:2011–
League2:2. Bundesliga
Role2:Referee
Years3:2012–
League3:Bundesliga
Role3:Referee
Internationalyears1:2014–
Confederation1:FIFA listed
Internationalrole1:Referee

Bastian Dankert (born 9 June 1980) is a German football referee who is based in Rostock.[1] He referees for Brüsewitzer SV of the Mecklenburg-Vorpommern State Football Association. He is a FIFA referee, and is ranked as a UEFA second category referee.

Refereeing career

Dankert became a DFB referee in 2008, a Bundesliga referee in 2012, and a FIFA referee in 2014.

On 30 April 2018, Dankert was selected by FIFA as one of the video assistant referees for the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia, the first FIFA World Cup to use the technology.[2]

Dankert is known for being the VAR that made the controversial VAR intervention requesting the field referee to overturn their call and review for an England penalty between The Netherlands and England in the 2024 UEFA semi-final.[3] Widely considered to have changed the outcome and dynamics of the game and an example of how bad VAR's have ruined the sport.[4] [5]

Personal life

Dankert lives in Rostock and is a sports scientist. In his main profession he is the general manager and marketing director at Landesfußballverband Mecklenburg-Vorpommern e. V.[6]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: worldfootball.net . 31 October 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20111105223656/http://www.worldfootball.net/schiedsrichter_profil/bastian-dankert/1/1/ . 5 November 2011 . live .
  2. News: Dankert und Zwayer als Video-Assistenten zur WM . Dankert and Zwayer as video assistants for the World Cup . kicker.de . . 30 April 2018 . 1 May 2018 . German . https://web.archive.org/web/20180501161241/http://www.kicker.de/news/fussball/wm/startseite/722800/artikel_dankert-und-zwayer-als-video-assistenten-zur-wm.html . 1 May 2018 . live .
  3. Web site: 2024-07-10 . VAR Review: Was Kane's penalty for England vs. Netherlands the correct call? . 2024-07-10 . ESPN.com . en.
  4. Web site: 2024-07-10 . Koeman: VAR 'destroying' game after England pen . 2024-07-12 . ESPN.com . en.
  5. Web site: Press • • . Steve Douglas The Associated . 2024-05-15 . VAR out? Premier League clubs to discuss scrapping it . 2024-07-12 . NBC New York . en-US.
  6. Web site: Mitarbeiter . 7 July 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180707172447/https://www.lfvm-v.de/verband/geschaeftsstelle/mitarbeiter/ . 7 July 2018 . live .