Riem Hussein
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| Full name | Dr Riem Hussein | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born |
26 July 1980 Bad Harzburg, West Germany | ||
| Domestic | |||
| Years | League | Role | |
| 2015– | 3. Liga | Referee | |
| 2008– | Regionalliga Nord | Referee | |
| International | |||
| Years | League | Role | |
| 2009– | FIFA listed | Referee | |
Dr Riem Hussein (born 26 July 1980) is a German international football referee. She has been officiating internationally since 2009.[1][2]
Career
[edit]Since 2015, Hussein has been a referee in Germany's third tier of men's football, the 3. Liga.[1]
Hussein was appointed to be a referee at the 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup in France.[3][4] She was also appointed to be a referee at the UEFA Women's Euro 2022 in England.[5]
Hussein also officiated the 2021 UEFA Women's Champions League Final between Chelsea and Barcelona.[6]
Personal life
[edit]Hussein is of Palestinian descent who primarily works as a pharmacist.[7] In 2009, she obtained a PhD from the Technical University of Braunschweig.[8]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Riem Hussein » Matches as referee". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 30 June 2019.
- ^ "Brand ist neuer Bundesliga-Schiedsrichter :: DFB - Deutscher Fußball-Bund e.V." dfb.de. Retrieved 30 June 2019.
- ^ FIFA.com. "FIFA Frauen-WM 2019 - Nachrichten - Aufgebot der Spieloffiziellen für die FIFA Frauen-WM 2019". FIFA.com. Retrieved 30 June 2019.
- ^ Bössler, Michael (3 December 2018). "FIFA Women's World Cup France 2019 – List of Match Officials" (PDF). Retrieved 30 June 2019.
- ^ UEFA.com. "Who is the referee? Which officials are in charge of the Women's EURO 2022 games". UEFA.com. Retrieved 11 July 2022.
- ^ "Referee team appointed for UEFA Women's Champions League final in Gothenburg". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 4 May 2021. Retrieved 4 May 2021.
- ^ "German Women's World Cup referee Riem Hussein: Why shouldn't women referee a men's tournament?". DW. 18 July 2019.
- ^ "Katalog der Deutschen Nationalbibliothek". Deutsche Nationalbibliothek.
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