The Most Famous
REFEREES from Belgium
This page contains a list of the greatest Belgian Referees. The pantheon dataset contains 147 Referees, 1 of which were born in Belgium. This makes Belgium the birth place of the 34th most number of Referees behind Uzbekistan, and Denmark.
Top 1
The following people are considered by Pantheon to be the most legendary Belgian Referees of all time. This list of famous Belgian Referees is sorted by HPI (Historical Popularity Index), a metric that aggregates information on a biography’s online popularity.
1. Frank De Bleeckere (b. 1966)
With an HPI of 47.39, Frank De Bleeckere is the most famous Belgian Referee. His biography has been translated into 27 different languages on wikipedia.
Frank De Bleeckere (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈfrɑŋɡ də ˈbleːkərə]; born 1 July 1966) is a Belgian former football referee. He had been a referee since 1984, and an international (FIFA) official since 1998. De Bleeckere refereed in his first World Cup finals in Germany, and had to pass a late fitness test following injury. He had been appointed by UEFA as one of twelve referees to officiate UEFA Euro 2008 matches, and was in charge of the semi-final between Spain and Russia.
People
Pantheon has 1 people classified as Belgian referees born between 1966 and 1966. Of these 1, 1 (100.00%) of them are still alive today. The most famous living Belgian referees include Frank De Bleeckere.
