Marco Di Bello
Di Bello (center) in 2021
Born (1981-08-12) 12 August 1981 (age 42)
Brindisi, Italy
Other occupation Banker
Domestic
Years League Role
2011– Serie B Referee
2012– Serie A Referee
International
Years League Role
2018– FIFA listed Referee

Marco Di Bello (born 12 July 1981) is an Italian football referee who officiates in Serie A. He has been a FIFA referee since 2018, and is ranked as a UEFA first category referee.[1]

Refereeing career

In 2011, Di Bello began officiating in Serie B, before being promoted to Serie A the following year. He officiated his first match in Serie A on 12 April 2012 between Bologna and Cagliari.[2] In 2018, he was put on the FIFA referees list. He officiated his first UEFA competition match on 19 July 2018, a meeting between Israeli club Beitar Jerusalem and Georgian club Chikhura Sachkhere in the 2018–19 UEFA Europa League first qualifying round.[3] He officiated his first senior international match on 11 June 2019 between Russia and Cyprus in UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying.[4] On 9 June 2019, he served as the assistant video assistant referee for the third place play-off of the 2019 UEFA Nations League Finals between Switzerland and England.[5] Later that year, he was appointed as a video assistant referee for the 2019 FIFA U-17 World Cup in Brazil.[6]

On 21 April 2021, Di Bello was selected as a video assistant referee for UEFA Euro 2020, to be held across Europe in June and July 2021.[7][8]

Personal life

Di Bello was born in Brindisi, and works at a credit institution. He is married and has two children.[9]

References

  1. ^ "2021 Refereeing International Lists" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 January 2021. Retrieved 22 April 2021.
  2. ^ "Italy » Serie A 2011/2012 » 32. Round » Bologna FC – Cagliari Calcio 1:0". WorldFootball.net. Retrieved 22 April 2021.
  3. ^ "Europa League Qual. 2018/2019 » 1. Round » Beitar Jerusalem – Chikhura Sachkhere 1:2". WorldFootball.net. 19 July 2018. Retrieved 22 April 2021.
  4. ^ "EURO Qualifiers 2019/2020 » Group I » Russia – Cyprus 1:0". WorldFootball.net. 11 June 2019. Retrieved 22 April 2021.
  5. ^ "Full Time Report – Third-place match – Switzerland v England" (PDF). UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 9 June 2019. Retrieved 9 June 2019.
  6. ^ "List of Appointed Match Officials FIFA U-17 World Cup Brazil 2019" (PDF). FIFA.com. Retrieved 1 November 2019.
  7. ^ "Referee teams for UEFA EURO 2020 appointed". UEFA. 21 April 2021. Retrieved 21 April 2021.
  8. ^ "Referees and assistant referees" (PDF). UEFA. 21 April 2021. Retrieved 21 April 2021.
  9. ^ "Chi è l'arbitro Di Bello di Brindisi" [Who is the referee Di Bello from Brindisi]. Virgilio.it (in Italian). 11 September 2019. Retrieved 22 April 2021.

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UEFA First Category referees
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