Pieter Vink

infobox football official
name = Pieter Vink


fullname = Pieter Vink
dateofbirth = birth date and age|1967|03|13
cityofbirth = Noordwijkerhout, South Holland
countryofbirth =
Netherlands
dateofdeath =
cityofdeath =
countryofdeath =
otheroccupation = Ex-police officer
years = 1993–1996
1996–2001
2001–
league = Eredivisie C-List
Eredivisie B-List
Eredivisie A-List
role = Referee
Referee
Referee
internationalyears = 2004–
2007–
confederation = FIFA and UEFA listed
UEFA Elite listed
internationalrole = Referee
Referee

Pieter Vink (born March 13 1967, [http://www.fifa.com/aboutfifa/developing/refereeing/association=ned/peoplekind=ref.html Birthdate confirmation] : FIFA official website. Retrieved on February 18 2008.] Noordwijkerhout, South Holland, [http://www.worldreferee.com/site/copy.php?linkID=492&linkType=referee&contextType=bio Town of birth and profile] : "WorldReferee.com" website. Retrieved on February 18 2008.] ) is a Dutch football referee, who also officiates for FIFA and UEFA. He was the first referee to take charge of a match at the "New Wembley Stadium" in 2007. [http://www.thefa.com/England/U21s/NewsAndFeatures/Postings/2007/03/EngU21_vItaly_details.htm Referee for inaugural match at the "New Wembley"] , March 24 2007: TheFA.com website. Retrieved on February 18 2008.] His other occupation was as a police officer, eventually giving this up to become a full-time referee. His main other hobby is golf.

Career

Vink began refereeing in 1987, and was elected to the Eredivisie C-List in 1993, progressing to the competition's B-List in 1996 and then becoming a referee on the country's A-List in 2001. [http://translate.google.com/translate?hl=en&sl=nl&u=http://www.knvb.nl/archief/clubs/knvb.nl_clubs__competities/scheidsrechter_pieter_vink_naar_euro_2008&sa=X&oi=translate&resnum=10&ct=result&prev=/search%3Fq%3D%2522Pieter%2BVink%2522%2Beredivisie%2B2001%26num%3D30%26hl%3Den%26newwindow%3D1%26sa%3DG Further profile on Vink] : Google translation of a KNVB.nl webpage. Retrieved on February 18 2008.]

Internationally, he has been a FIFA referee since 2004, also ing as a referee in the UEFA Cup in the same year, and then being appointed to the 2005 UEFA European Under-19 Football Championship Final at Windsor Park, Belfast, on July 29 2005, when France defeated England 3–1. [ [http://www.uefa.com/competitions/under19/history/season=2005/round=1928/match=81509/report=lu.html England 1 France 3] , 2005 UEFA European Under-19 Football Championship Final: UEFA official website. Retrieved on February 18 2008.]

He was given the considerable honour of handling the first official match to be played at the newly-rebuilt Wembley Stadium on March 24 2007, a 'friendly' between England Under-21 and Italy Under-21 which finished 3–3.

In 2007, he refereed his first match in the UEFA Champions League, a qualifying tie between Steaua Bucharest of Romania and FC BATE of Belarus, [http://www.uefa.com/competitions/ucl/fixturesresults/allmatches.html Steaua Bucharest 2 FC BATE 0] , UEFA Champions League qualifying round: UEFA official website. Retrieved on February 18 2008.] having been promoted to UEFA's Elite list in July. He went on to handle three more games in the Group stage of the competition in that year. Vink was referee for the Euro 2008 qualifying match between Scotland and the Ukraine on October 13 2007 at Hampden Park, Glasgow, when the Ukrainians were effectively eliminated after a 3–1 defeat. [ [http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/internationals/7032948.stm Scotland 3 Ukraine 1] , Euro 2008 qualifying match: BBC.co.uk website. Retrieved on February 18 2008.] Subsequently, he took charge of Northern Ireland's 2–1 win over Denmark at Windsor Park, Belfast, on November 17 2007. [ [http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/internationals/7100041.stm Northern Ireland 2 Denmark 1] , Euro 2008 qualifying match: BBC.co.uk website. Retrieved on February 18 2008.]

Vink refereed the all-English Champions League quarter final first leg between Arsenal and Liverpool at the Emirates Stadium on April 2 2008. [ [http://www.uefa.com/competitions/ucl/fixturesresults/round=15107/match=301903/index.html Arsenal v. Liverpool] , UEFA Champions League quarter-final, first leg, April 2 2008: UEFA official website. Retrieved on March 31 2008.] In the 66th minute of the match, Vink denied a penalty to Arsenal despite Liverpool's Dirk Kuyt "tangling with Alexander Hleb inside the area". Kuyt also refuted allegations that his fellow countryman had done him "favours" by ignoring the incident. "There were no favours. The referee called it right. To be honest I did touch Hleb but I never pulled his shirt or held him. He didn't deserve a penalty for that. It was close, but he didn't deserve a penalty," he said. [ [http://football.guardian.co.uk/championsleague200708/story/0,,2270867,00.html "Kuyt denies Dutch deal over penalty"] , Arsenal v. Liverpool, Champions' League quarter-final first leg, 2008: from an article at The Guardian website. Retrieved on March 4 2008.]

Euro 2008

On December 19 2007, it was announced that Vink would head the Dutch team of officials selected for the Euro 2008 competition proper, held in Austria and Switzerland in summer 2008. [ [http://www.uefa.com/competitions/euro/news/kind=1/newsid=639895.html Selection for Euro 2008] in Austria and Switzerland, summer 2008: UEFA official website. Retrieved on February 18 2008.] He refereed the third match of the competition between hosts Austria and Croatia. [ [http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/euro_2008/7363048.stm Austria v. Croatia] , referee, Euro 2008: BBC.co.uk website. Retrieved on July 22 2008.]

References

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NAME= Vink, Pieter
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SHORT DESCRIPTION= Ex-police officer, Dutch football referee
DATE OF BIRTH= 13 March 1967
PLACE OF BIRTH= Noordwijkerhout, South Holland, Netherlands
DATE OF DEATH=
PLACE OF DEATH= ,