Georgi Kabakov Explained

Georgi Kabakov
Георги Кабаков
Fullname:Georgi Nikolov Kabakov
Birth Date:22 February 1986
Birth Place:Plovdiv, PR Bulgaria
Years1:2007–
League1:Bulgarian First League
Role1:Referee
Internationalyears1:2013–
Confederation1:FIFA listed
Internationalrole1:Referee

Georgi Kabakov (Bulgarian: Георги Кабаков; born 22 February 1986) is a Bulgarian international football referee.[1]

He became a football referee in 2001. In 2007, he was promoted to the Bulgarian top division. Until 2017, he has officiated more than 120 games in it. In 2013, Kabakov was a CORE 13 participant.

In 2013, he became a FIFA referee.[2] He was appointed as a 4th official for the 2015 UEFA U17 Euro in Bulgaria. Kabakov was a referee at the 2015 UEFA U19 Euro in Greece. Until 2017 he has more than 35 international games as a referee.

Kabakov has officiated in the 2016–17, 2017–18 and 2018–19 UEFA Europa League, as well as the UEFA Nations League game between Austria and Northern Ireland.[3]

Kabakov made his debut in the UEFA Champions League group stage. He officiated the match between Valencia CF and Manchester United at Mestalla Stadium, which ended in a 2-1 win for the hosts.[4] [5]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Georgi Kabakov . Worldreferee.com . 5 August 2015 . 6 August 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180806210945/https://worldreferee.com/referee/kabakov . dead .
  2. Web site: Bulgaria - Referees - Men. https://web.archive.org/web/20150602053704/http://www.fifa.com/development/education-and-technical/referees/association=bul/index.html . dead . 2 June 2015 . fifa.com . 8 December 2018.
  3. Web site: Austria 1-0 Northern Ireland. uefa.com . 12 October 2018.
  4. Web site: Match preview: Valencia v United. www.manutd.com. en. 2018-12-12.
  5. Web site: Valencia 2-1 Man. United. www.uefa.com. en. 2018-12-12.