- Konrad Plautz
Konrad Plautz (born
October 16 ,1964 inNavis ) is a football referee fromAustria . He has officiated internationally since1996 .Konrad Plautz took up refereeing as a teenager, feeling that handling games gave him more satisfaction than actually playing at right-back, where he struggled. He set himself a ten-year target for reaching the upper levels of the profession and just missed out , making his debut in the
Austrian Bundesliga in 1992. He was awarded hisFIFA badge in 1996 and, in that same year, was named to handle the European Under-16 Championship final inVienna , wherePortugal beatFrance to take the title.Apart from his enthusiasm for sport – Plautz has always been a top performer in fitness tests – he counterbalances his physical activity with the roles of director and actor for a local theatrical group.
He has been appointed by UEFA as one of twelve referees to officiate
UEFA Euro 2008 matches.He has come under criticism for his performances in the 2007/08 UEFA Champions League matches. The most recent being the April 22 1-1 semifinal first leg between Chelsea and Liverpool. He was also under strong contestation in the recent
UEFA Euro 2008 match between Portugal and Switzerland where he denied a clear goal and a penalty for Portugal.References
* [http://www.weltfussball.de/schiedsrichter_profil.php?id=14333 Profile]
External links
* [http://www.ratetheref.net/ref/view/68/konrad-plautz Rate Konrad in the Euro 2008 Finals]
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