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 Management Team
The “core” of our management group.Â
Daniele Curcio
President & CEO
ITALY 🇮🇹
Matthew Day
CFO & Marketing Director
ENGLAND 🇬🇧
Claudio Gavillucci
Chief Operating Officer
ITALY 🇮🇹
Stef van de Sompele
Member of the Board
BELGIUM 🇧🇪
Technical Department
Our managers in charge of specific departments within our organization.Â
Niclas Erdmann
Academy Director
GERMANY 🇩🇪
Kristian Bakkelo
DEPUTY ACADEMY DIRECTOR
NETHERLANDS 🇳🇱
Martin Prinzler
Observers Coordinator
GERMANY 🇩🇪
Steve Brand
Technical Advisor
ENGLAND 🇬🇧
Referee Managers
They are the people in charge of our tournaments. As a referee they’ll be your coordinators during the tournament.Â
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VACANT
IBERCUP – MADRID
VACANT
IBERCUP CASCAIS
Fabio Roque
PORTO INTERNATIONAL CUP
PORTUGAL 🇵🇹
VACANT
ITALY WORLD GAMES
VACANT
IBERCUP – ANDALUCIA
VACANT
IBERCUP ALGARVE
VACANT
IBERCUP – ESTORIL
Cristiano Bonapace
PARIS WORLD GAMES
ITALY 🇮🇹
Josu Perez de Echeverria
DONOSTI CUP
SPAIN 🇪🇸
Robin Kuloaro
DENMARK TOURNAMENTS
FINLAND 🇫🇮
VACANT
IBERCUP BARCELONA
Sebastian Govea
GOTHIA CUP SWEDEN & MEXICO
MEXICO 🇲🇽
Ryan Johnson
GOTHIA CUP CHINA
UNITED STATES 🇺🇸
VACANT
EDINBURGH CUP
VACANT
ALBION CUP
Other Sports
VACANT
FUTSAL COORDINATOR
VACANT
BASKETBALL COORDINATOR
VACANT
HANDBALL COORDINATOR
Media Team
Lorena Vaccaro
MEDIA COORDINATOR
ITALY 🇮🇹
Nilza Utali
MEDIA TEAM
GUINEA BISSAU 🇬🇼
Ilaria Limelli
MEDIA TEAM
ITALY 🇮🇹
Country Managers
Justin van Schepen
Representative in the Netherlands
NETHERLANDS 🇳🇱
VACANT
REPRESENTATIVE IN BELGIUM
Fabrice Foures
Representative in France
FRANCE 🇫🇷
Iustin Isac
Representative in Romania & Moldova
ROMANIA 🇷🇴
VACANT
Representative in GERMANY
VACANT
Representative in SPAIN
VACANT
Representative in SCANDINAVIA
VACANT
REPRESENTATIVE IN POLAND
Kaz Kaneko
REPRESENTATIVE IN JAPAN
JAPAN 🇯🇵
Walter Cardona Giraldo
Representative in Latin America
COLOMBIA 🇨🇴
Hao Chen
Representative in China
CHINA 🇨🇳