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Radu Petrescu (referee, born 1982)

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Radu Petrescu
Full name Radu Marian Petrescu
Born (1982-11-12) 12 November 1982 (age 41)
Bucharest, SR Romania
Domestic
Years League Role
2007– Liga I Referee
International
Years League Role
2012– FIFA listed Referee

Radu Marian Petrescu (born 12 November 1982) is a Romanian football referee who officiates in the Liga I. He has been a FIFA referee since 2012, and is ranked as a UEFA first category referee.[1]

Refereeing career

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In 2007, Petrescu began officiating in the Liga I. His first match as referee was on 10 August 2007 between Mioveni and Vaslui.[2] He served as the referee for the 2015 Supercupa României, 2018 Supercupa României, 2017 Cupa Ligii Final, 2019 Cupa României Final and 2020 Supercupa Romaniei.

In 2012, he was put on the FIFA referees list. He officiated his first senior international match on 4 June 2016 between Slovakia and Northern Ireland. He officiated two matches in the Qatar Stars League during the 2015–16 season, as well as the 2019 Egypt Cup Final.[3] In 2022, he made his debut in Uefa Champions League group stage (Viktoria Plzen - FC Barcelona). In 2024, he refereed Egyptian League Cup Final.

References

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  1. ^ "2019 Refereeing International Lists" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 2019. Retrieved 20 December 2019.
  2. ^ "Romania » Liga 1 2007/2008 » 3. Round » CS Dacia Mioveni – FC Vaslui 2:2". WorldFootball.net. Retrieved 20 December 2019.
  3. ^ "Romanian referee to take charge of Egypt Cup final". KingFut. 7 September 2019. Retrieved 8 September 2019.
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