| 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]