Tiago Martins (referee) explained

Tiago Martins
Fullname:Tiago Bruno Lopes Martins
Birth Date:29 May 1980
Birth Place:Portugal
Years1:2013–
League1:LigaPro
Role1:Referee
Years2:2014–
League2:Primeira Liga
Role2:Referee
Internationalyears1:2015–
Confederation1:FIFA listed
Internationalrole1:Referee

Tiago Bruno Lopes Martins (born 29 May 1980) is a Portuguese football referee.

Refereeing career

Martins began officiating in the LigaPro in 2013, refereeing his first match on 25 August 2013 between Sporting CP B and Trofense.[1] The following season, he was appointed to referee in the Primeira Liga, and officiated his first match on 31 August 2014 between Nacional and Arouca.[2]

In 2015, Martins became FIFA listed,[3] and on 28 March 2015 he officiated his first youth international, the 2015 UEFA European Under-19 Championship qualification match between Russia and Lithuania.[4] Martins officiated his first international club match on 2 July 2015 between Latvian club Jelgava and Bulgarian club Litex Lovech in the 2015–16 UEFA Europa League first qualifying round.[5]

On 19 July 2017, Martins officiated his first UEFA Champions League match between Polish club Legia Warsaw and Finnish club IFK Mariehamn in the 2017–18 second qualifying round.[6] On 6 October 2017, he officiated his first senior international, a World Cup qualification match between Italy and Macedonia.[7] Martins officiated his first tournament proper match in the 2017–18 UEFA Europa League group stage on 7 December 2017 between German club Hertha BSC and Swedish club Östersund.[8]

On 30 April 2018, Martins was selected by FIFA as one of the video assistant referees for the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia, the first FIFA World Cup to use the technology.[9] Martins was appointed to officiate the 2018 Taça de Portugal Final on 20 May 2018 between Aves and Sporting CP.[10]

Martins was appointed as the assistant VAR in his first World Cup match between France and Australia in Group C.[11]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Sporting CP B – CD Trofense 1:0 (Segunda Liga 2013/2014, 4. Round) . WorldFootball.net . 25 August 2013 . 20 June 2018.
  2. Web site: CD Nacional – FC Arouca 2:0 (Primeira Liga 2014/2015, 3. Round) . WorldFootball.net . 31 August 2014 . 20 June 2018.
  3. Web site: Education & Technical – Referees by Association: Portugal . https://web.archive.org/web/20150512004343/http://www.fifa.com/development/education-and-technical/referees/association=por/index.html . dead . 12 May 2015 . FIFA.com . Fédération Internationale de Football Association . 20 June 2018.
  4. Web site: Russia – Lithuania 6:0 (U19 EURO Qualifiers 2014/2015, Group C) . WorldFootball.net . 28 March 2015 . 20 June 2018.
  5. Web site: FK Jelgava – PFC Litex Lovech 1:1 (Europa League Qual. 2015/2016, 1. Round) . WorldFootball.net . 2 July 2015 . 20 June 2018.
  6. Web site: Legia Warszawa – IFK Mariehamn 6:0 (Champions League Qual. 2017/2018, 2. Round) . WorldFootball.net . 19 July 2017 . 20 June 2018.
  7. Web site: Italy – Macedonia 1:1 (WC Qualifiers Europe 2016/2017, Group G) . WorldFootball.net . 6 October 2017 . 20 June 2018.
  8. Web site: Hertha BSC – Östersunds FK 1:1 (Europa League 2017/2018, Group J) . WorldFootball.net . 7 December 2017 . 20 June 2018.
  9. News: Dankert und Zwayer als Video-Assistenten zur WM . Dankert and Zwayer as video assistants for the World Cup . kicker.de . . 30 April 2018 . 1 May 2018 . German.
  10. News: Tiago Martins é o árbitro da final da Taça de Portugal . Tiago Martins is the referee of the Portuguese Cup final . TSF.pt . . 20 May 2018 . 20 June 2018 . Portuguese.
  11. Web site: Match report – Group C – France-Australia . FIFA.com . Fédération Internationale de Football Association . PDF . 16 June 2018 . 16 June 2018.

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