- Tom Henning Øvrebø
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name = Tom Henning Øvrebø
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birth_date = birth date and age|1966|26|6
birth_place = Oslo, Norway
death_date =
death_place =
height = height|m=1.87
weight = 89 kg
occupation =Football referee , psychologist
nationality = flagicon|NOR NorwegianTom Henning Øvrebø (born
26 June 1966 inOslo ,Norway ) is a Norwegian football referee. He works as apsychologist outside of football. [ [http://www.euro2008.uefa.com/MultimediaFiles/Download/PressConference/Competitions/MediaServices/68/51/03/685103_DOWNLOAD.pdf Factsheet 2 - Korrektur ] ]Øvrebø has refereed 205 matches in the Norwegian Premier League since his debut on
September 20 ,1992 . In 1994 he became an authorised FIFA referee, and has refereed many matches in theUEFA Cup andUEFA Champions League . He won theKniksen award as referee of the year in the Norwegian Premier League for 2001, 2002, 2003, 2005 and 2006.He refereed the cup finals in Norway in 1999 (Rosenborg - Brann) and 2006 (Fredrikstad - Sandefjord).He was chosen to referee at
Euro 2008 - his first major tournament and the first time he was chosen over fellow countryman and colleagueTerje Hauge . He refereed the Germany - Poland match on the opening day of Group B. He refereed the Italy - Romania match which resulted in a 1-1 draw. TheItalian Football Federation later demanded an apology fromUEFA afterLuca Toni ’s goal was incorrectly ruled out for offside in the Italy - Romania match that Øvrebø refereed. [ [http://www.channel4.com/sport/football_italia/jun13o.html channel4.com - Football Italia ] ] There was also criticism of the official for a penalty shot given to Romania and a yellow card toDaniele De Rossi at the ending moments of the game. Afterwards, Øvrebø admitted he had made a mistake during the game. [ [http://www.tv2.no/sporten/article1987090.ece Norwegian referee: - I was wrong | TV 2 Sporten ] ] Øvrebø was not assigned any more matches to referee at Euro 2008. [ [http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2008/06/15/sports/SOC-Euro-2008-Notebook.php English ref works again, Norwegian idle - International Herald Tribune ] ]References
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