Referee Abroad is a non-profit organisation that aims to unite referees with international tournaments with the objective of expanding their refereeing experience and meeting new cultures both on and off the pitch. Referees in their own right are unique and extraordinary, usually inspired by an internal and natural desire to follow such a passion. Pursuing refereeing abroad with colleagues from across the globe is, in our opinion, the zenith of such a passion.
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Our Team
Daniele Curcio
President & CEO
ITALY
Matthew Day
CFO & Marketing Director
ENGLAND
Senior Staff
John D’Arcy
Observers Coordinator
ENGLAND
Niclas Erdmann
Academy Director
GERMANY
Steve Brand
Senior Referee Manager
ENGLAND
Gianluca Rossino
EU Projects Coordinator
ITALY
Referee Managers
Cristiano Bonapace
PARIS WORLD GAMES
ITALY
VACANT
IBERCUP EXPERIENCE – CASCAIS
VACANT
IBERCUP EXPERIENCE – ESTORIL
Gordon Johnson
IBERCUP EXPERIENCE – COSTA DEL SOL
ENGLAND
VACANT
IBERCUP EXPERIENCE – BARCELONA
Josu Perez de Echeverria
DONOSTI CUP
SPAIN
Younis Askar
HELSINKI CUP
NETHERLANDS
Ryan Johnson
GOTHIA CUP CHINA
UNITED STATES
Advisors
Ian Blanchard
REFEREE DEVELOPMENT ADVISOR
ENGLAND
Donald MacKinnon
REFEREE ASSESSMENT ADVISOR
SCOTLAND
Media Team
Michael Flack
MEDIA COORDINATOR
ENGLAND
Lorena Vaccaro
MEDIA ASSISTANT
ITALY
Nilza Utali
MEDIA ASSISTANT
GUINEA BISSAU
Tournament Staff
VACANT
IberCup Experience – Cascais
VACANT
IberCup Experience – Cascais
VACANT
IberCup Experience – Cascais
VACANT
IberCup Experience – Costa del Sol
IberCup Experience – Costa del Sol
IberCup Experience – Estoril
Tiago Dias
IberCup Experience – Estoril
PORTUGAL
VACANT
IberCup Experience – Estoril
IberCup Experience – Barcelona
VACANT
IberCup Experience – Barcelona
Joanna Biehler
Paris World Games
FRANCE
VACANT
Paris World Games
VACANT
Paris World Games
VACANT
Paris World Games
VACANT
Paris World Games
Hao Chen
Gothia Cup China
CHINA
VACANT
Gothia Cup China
VACANT
Gothia Cup China
Country Managers
Justin van Schepen
Referee Abroad Netherlands
NETHERLANDS
Mitch Das
Referee Abroad Belgium (Flanders region)
BELGIUM
Fabrice Foures
Representative in France, Belgium (Wallonie) and Luxembourg
FRANCE
Jorge Alvarez Castano
Representative in Spain
SPAIN
Michael Palumbo
Representative in Germany, Switzerland and Austria
GERMANY
Boris Gradecak
Representative in Germany and Croatia
CROATIA
Tom Demers
Representative in the U.S.A.
UNITED STATES
Jason Hon
Representative in China and HKG
HONG KONG
Kaz Kaneko
REPRESENTATIVE IN JAPAN
JAPAN
