Deniz Aytekin

Deniz Aytekin

Personal information
Full name	Deniz Aytekin
Born	21 July 1978 (1978-07-21) (age 33)
Domestic
Years	League
2004-	German Football Association Referee
2008-	Fußball-Bundesliga Referee
2011-	FIFA Referee	Referee

Deniz Aytekin is an German football referee of Turkish origin who officiates in Germany. He is based in Oberasbach, Bavaria.

Career

Deniz Aytekin refereed his first Fußball-Bundesliga match on 27 September 2008 when Hertha BSC played Energie Cottbus in Berlin. Cottbus won the game 1 - 0, and Aytekin gave out 4 yellow cards, including one to Cottbus goalkeeper Gerhard Tremmel for time-wasting in the 90th minute.

Beer-Throwing Incident

On 1 April 2011 Aytekin was refereeing St. Pauli vs. Schalke 04 when in the 89th minute, after an offside call against St. Pauli, a fan threw a plastic mug of beer at the assistant referee Thorsten Schniffer. Aytekin abandoned the match with Schalke winning 2 - 0. The result stood and St. Pauli had to play their next home match vs. Bremen behind closed doors

Personal life

Aytekin lives in Oberasbach, Bavaria and is an Internet Entrepreneur.

References

External Links

• Refworld Profile [1]

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Name	Deniz Aytekin
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Date of birth	21 July 1978
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