The Most Famous
REFEREES from Greece
This page contains a list of the greatest Greek Referees. The pantheon dataset contains 147 Referees, 2 of which were born in Greece. This makes Greece the birth place of the 29th most number of Referees behind Mexico, and Saudi Arabia.
Top 2
The following people are considered by Pantheon to be the most legendary Greek Referees of all time. This list of famous Greek Referees is sorted by HPI (Historical Popularity Index), a metric that aggregates information on a biography’s online popularity.
1. Kyros Vassaras (b. 1966)
With an HPI of 39.00, Kyros Vassaras is the most famous Greek Referee. His biography has been translated into 19 different languages on wikipedia.
Kyros Vassaras (Greek: Κύρος Βασσάρας; born 1 February 1966) is a Greek former professional football referee. Vassaras is a polyglot, being able to speak Greek, German, English and Spanish. Vassaras became a FIFA referee in 1998, and refereed his first senior international in 1999, in a match between Austria and San Marino. That same year, he was selected as one of the referees for the FIFA World U-17 Championships in New Zealand. He was named as a UEFA Elite Referee in 2004 and, since then, has officiated matches in the UEFA Champions League, the European Championships and the Olympic Games. In 2009, after being left out of the list of European referees to officiate at the 2010 FIFA World Cup due to his age, he decided to completely retire from officiating. He currently works as the Head of the Referee Committee for the Romanian Football Federation.
2. Anastasios Sidiropoulos (b. 1979)
With an HPI of 34.64, Anastasios Sidiropoulos is the 2nd most famous Greek Referee. His biography has been translated into 17 different languages.
Anastasios "Tasos" Sidiropoulos (Greek: Αναστάσιος "Τάσος" Σιδηρόπουλος; born 9 August 1979) is a Greek football referee. He referees at UEFA Europa League from the 2013–14 season.
People
Pantheon has 2 people classified as Greek referees born between 1966 and 1979. Of these 2, 2 (100.00%) of them are still alive today. The most famous living Greek referees include Kyros Vassaras, and Anastasios Sidiropoulos.
