The Most Famous
REFEREES from Uzbekistan
This page contains a list of the greatest Uzbekistani Referees. The pantheon dataset contains 107 Referees, 1 of which were born in Uzbekistan. This makes Uzbekistan the birth place of the 32nd most number of Referees behind Turkey and Morocco.
Top 1
The following people are considered by Pantheon to be the most legendary Uzbekistani Referees of all time. This list of famous Uzbekistani Referees is sorted by HPI (Historical Popularity Index), a metric that aggregates information on a biography’s online popularity.
1. Ravshan Irmatov (1977 - )
With an HPI of 45.75, Ravshan Irmatov is the most famous Uzbekistani Referee. His biography has been translated into 39 different languages on wikipedia.
Ravshan Sayfiddinovich Irmatov (Uzbek: Ravshan Sayfiddinovich Ermatov, Равшан Сайфиддинович Эрматов; born August 9, 1977) is an Uzbek professional football referee. He officiated in the Uzbek League from 2000-2019 and internationally from 2003-2019. Irmatov holds the record for officiating the most FIFA World Cup matches with 11. In June 2019, Ravshan Irmatov was appointed as the first Vice-President of the Uzbekistan Football Association. The first Vice-President of this organization is the de facto leader of Uzbekistan’s football. He began reforms in Uzbekistani football after long criticism and corruption scandals in the country's football. During the inauguration, he said, “If we all come together and work for the same goal, we will overcome any difficulties”.
Pantheon has 1 people classified as referees born between 1977 and 1977. Of these 1, 1 (100.00%) of them are still alive today. The most famous living referees include Ravshan Irmatov.
