Ovidiu Hațegan Explained

Ovidiu Hațegan
Full Name:Ovidiu Alin Hațegan
Birth Date:14 July 1980
Birth Place:Arad, Romania
Otheroccupation:General practice physician
Years1:2006–
League1:Liga I
Role1:Referee
Internationalyears1:2008–
Confederation1:FIFA listed
Internationalrole1:Referee

Ovidiu Alin Hațegan (born 14 July 1980) is a Romanian professional football referee who officiates primarily in the Liga I and for FIFA as a FIFA international referee.[1] He is ranked as a UEFA elite category referee.

Football career

Born in Arad, Hațegan became a FIFA referee in 2008.[2] He went to referee at both the UEFA Euro 2012[3] [4] and 2014 FIFA World Cup qualifying campaigns.[5] [6] [7]

In 2013, UEFA president Michel Platini ordered an internal investigation to ascertain why Hațegan did not apply the protocol for dealing with allegedly racist chants from the crowd during a match at the Arena Khimki between Manchester City and PFC CSKA Moscow.[8] CSKA Moscow was later charged with "racist behavior" for the incident,[9] but Hațegan was absolved of blame.[10]

In August 2016, Hațegan refereed in the men's football tournament at the 2016 Summer Olympics. He refereed two matches during this tournament, including the semifinal between Brazil and Honduras.

On 9 November 2017, he was in charge of the first leg of the 2018 World Cup qualification play-off between Northern Ireland and Switzerland.[11] During this match, he awarded a penalty kick to Switzerland after the ball struck the arm of Northern Irish defender Corry Evans, which was tucked closely against his body. Switzerland scored the penalty kick and would go on to defeat Northern Ireland 1–0 on aggregate, earning qualification to the World Cup. Hațegan later admitted that he was wrong to award the penalty kick, and that this mistake may have played a part in his exclusion from the roster of match officials for the 2018 FIFA World Cup.[12]

On 19 November 2018, after being informed at half-time of the UEFA Nations League fixture between Germany and the Netherlands of the death of his mother, and even though he could have legally been replaced, Hațegan chose to continue officiating until the end of the match, which ended 2–2 in Gelsenkirchen and qualified the visiting team to the final four. Visibly distraught, he was consoled after the full whistle by Dutch captain Virgil van Dijk.[13]

Hațegan has refereed at two UEFA European Championships, officiating two group stage games each in the 2016 and 2020 tournaments.

In March 2022, Hațegan suffered a heart attack.[14] [15] Therefore, he was absent from the field for about a year and a half, but officiating matches as VAR both domestically and abroad, with appreciated interventions.[16] Rated with high chances to participate, he missed also the 2022 FIFA World Cup.

Hațegan returned to the field in June 2023, the first official refereed match being after a break of 443 days.[17] The first match in Romanian First League was in July 2023, 494 days away from the last match before the accident.[18] Finally, Hațegan refereed and the first match in European competitions on October 26, 2023 - 588 days since his last European appearance.[19]

Personal life

Hațegan majored in medicine at the Victor Babeș University in Timișoara.[20] He later taught anatomy in English at the Vasile Goldiș Western University in his hometown.[21]

Hațegan married his wife Nicoleta in 2009, with the couple parenting two children.[22]

Refereeing record

UEFA Euro

2016 UEFA EURO – France
Date Match Venue Round
12 June 2016 – Group stage[23]
22 June 2016 – Group stage[24]
2020 UEFA EURO – Various
Date Match Venue Round Score
14 June 2021 – Group stage[25] 1-2
20 June 2021 – Group stage[26] 1-0

Summer Olympics

2016 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament – Brazil
Date Match Venue Round
7 August 2016 – Group stage[27]
17 August 2016 – Semi-Final[28]

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Arbitrul Ovidiu Haţegan – în categoria Elite a UEFA. "Trebuie să arbitrez mai bine!". Referee Ovidiu Haţegan – in UEFA's Elite category. "I have to make better calls!". Stirile TV. ro. 21 July 2015. 22 November 2018.
  2. Web site: Romania: Referees – Men. https://web.archive.org/web/20070621081810/http://www.fifa.com/associations/association=rou/footballofficials/referees/peoplekind=ref.html. dead. June 21, 2007. FIFA. 2 May 2013.
  3. Web site: Czech Republic 2–0 Liechtenstein. UEFA. 29 March 2011. 2 May 2013.
  4. News: Moa avgjorde mot Island. Moa decided against Iceland. Siste. no. 2 September 2011. 22 November 2018.
  5. News: Mondial 2014: la Suisse bat l'Albanie. 2014 World Cup: Switzerland beat Albania. Le Journal du Jura. fr. 11 September 2012. 22 November 2018.
  6. News: Mundial 2014: España no pasa del empate ante Finlandia. 2014 World Cup: Spain can only draw against Finland. La Vanguardia. Ruiz. David. es. 22 March 2013. 22 November 2018.
  7. News: Nicolae Rainea a murit. Interviu cu singurul arbitru român care a oficiat la toate marile competiţii ale lumii. Nicolae Rainea has died. Interview with the only Romanian referee who has attended all of the world's major competitions. Adevărul. Anghel. Iulian. ro. 1 April 2015. 22 November 2018.
  8. News: Yaya Toure 'racism' referee Ovidiu Hategan to be investigated by Uefa for not stopping match. The Daily Telegraph. Rumsby. Ben. 25 October 2013. 9 November 2017.
  9. Web site: agencies. Guardian staff and. 2013-10-24. CSKA Moscow charged with 'racist behaviour' over Yaya Touré chants. 2021-03-20. the Guardian. en.
  10. News: CSKA punished for Toure racist chants. en-GB. BBC Sport. 2021-03-20.
  11. Web site: Northern Ireland 0–1 Switzerland. BBC Sport. Petrie. Richard. 9 November 2017. 11 November 2017.
  12. News: World Cup play-off referee admits error . en-GB . BBC Sport . 2023-01-21.
  13. News: Virgil van Dijk consoles referee whose mother recently died after Netherlands late draw with Germany. https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220524/https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/international/virgil-van-dijk-referee-video-netherlands-germany-nations-league-ovidiu-hategan-a8642386.html . 2022-05-24 . subscription . live. The Independent. Critchley. Mark. 20 November 2018. 21 November 2018.
  14. Web site: Refereeing World: UEFA Elite referee Hategan suffered a heart attack shortly after training . 2023-10-26 . Refereeing World.
  15. Web site: Ovidiu Hațegan a suferit un infarct și a fost operat de urgență la Timișoara! . 2023-10-26 . GSP . ro.
  16. Web site: Clonați-l pe Hațegan la VAR! Procentaj fantastic de greșeli îndreptate în timpul meciurilor din Liga 1 . 2023-10-26 . GSP . ro.
  17. Web site: Ovidiu Hațegan revine într-un meci oficial, la 15 luni de la infarctul suferit . 2023-10-26 . www.digisport.ro . ro.
  18. Web site: Ovidiu Hațegan, pregătit să arbitreze primul meci după o pauză de 16 luni . 2023-10-26 . www.digisport.ro . ro.
  19. Web site: UEFA.com . Lugano-Club Brugge UEFA Europa Conference League 2023/24 . 2023-10-26 . UEFA.com . en.
  20. News: După 20 de ani, din nou în "Elite". Povestea promovării lui Ovidiu Haţegan printre greii arbitrajului european. 20 years later, again in „Elite”. The story of Ovidiu Haţegan's promotion to Europe's refereeing heavyweights. Adevărul. Epure. Adrian. ro. 22 July 2015. 22 November 2018.
  21. Web site: VIDEO Hațegan, arbitrul cu Doctorat în medicină, a povestit cum a aflat că a ajuns în categoria "Elite". VIDEO Hațegan, referee with Doctorate of medicine, told how he found out he was in the ”Elite” category. Digi Sport. ro. 21 July 2015. 22 November 2018.
  22. News: FOTO Soție de arbitru » Ovidiu Hațegan și misterioasa lui parteneră: imagini HOT pe Facebook. PHOTO Referee wife » Ovidiu Hațegan and his mysterious partner: HOT pictures on Facebook. Gazeta Sporturilor. ro. 14 July 2017. 22 November 2018.
  23. Web site: Poland 1–0 Northern Ireland. BBC Sport. Jackson. Lyle. 12 June 2016. 22 November 2018.
  24. Web site: Italy 0–1 Republic of Ireland. BBC Sport. Bevan. Chris. 22 June 2016. 22 November 2018.
  25. Web site: Poland-Slovakia | UEFA EURO 2020 .
  26. Web site: Italy-Wales | UEFA EURO 2020 .
  27. News: Brazil on brink of Olympics elimination after Iraq draw. Muslim Times. 8 August 2016. 22 November 2018.
  28. News: Brasil massacra Honduras por 6 a 0 e jogará por inédito ouro olímpico no futebol. Brasil hammer Honduras 6 to 0 and will play for first-time Olympic gold in football. O Estado de S. Paulo. Leite. Almir. pt. 17 August 2016. 22 November 2018. 26 July 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210726175829/https://esportes.estadao.com.br/noticias/jogos-olimpicos,brasil-massacra-honduras-por-6-a-0-e-jogara-por-inedito-ouro-olimpico-no-futebol,10000070151. dead.

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