Mattias Gestranius Explained

Mattias Gestranius
Birth Date:	7 June 1978
Birth Place:	Pargas, Finland
Years1:	2006–2022
League1:	Veikkausliiga
Role1:	Referee
Internationalyears1:	2009 -
Confederation1:	FIFA listed
Internationalrole1:	Referee

Mattias Gestranius (born 7 June 1978) is a Finnish former professional football referee.^[1] He has been a full international for FIFA since 2011.^[2] He is a laboratory technician. He refereed his last official match in Veikkausliiga on 6 April 2022.^[3]

On 24 January 2024, Helsingin Sanomat revealed the long-lasted abuse of power and discrimination within refereeing in Finland, in which Gestranius has played a major role.^{[4] [5] [6]} He was rewarded for his actions to be named a VAR expert and consultant, to train the use of VAR for Finnish referees.^[7]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Mattias Gestranius. World Referee.
2. Web site: Football Officials - Referees. https://web.archive.org/web/20070629040128/http://www.fifa.com/associations/association=fin/footballofficials/referees/peoplekind=ref.html. dead. June 29, 2007. FIFA.
3. https://www.palloliitto.fi/ajankohtaista/erotuomarilegenda-mattias-gestranius-lopettaa-uransa Erotuomarilegenda Mattias Gestranius lopettaa uransa
4. https://www.hs.fi/urheilu/art-2000010125745.html Tule tänne meidän huoneeseen
5. https://www.ts.fi/urheilu/6238897 Palloliiton erotuomaritoiminta ajautui kriisiin, kun Turun seudulla asuvien johtomiesten vallan väärinkäyttö paljastui – Petteri Kari ja Mattias Gestranius menettivät luottamuksen
6. https://www.is.fi/jalkapallo/art-2000010143048.html Kolmea huipputuomaria epäillään vuosia jatkuneesta kiusaamisesta ja syrjinnästä – nyt vastaa Palloliitto
7. https://www.hs.fi/urheilu/art-2000010557677.html VAR tulee tänä vuonna Veikkausliigaan – yhden ottelun hinta on noin 2 000 euroa