Esther Staubli
Full name | Esther Staubli | ||
---|---|---|---|
Born |
Bern, Switzerland | 3 October 1979||
Domestic | |||
Years | League | Role | |
2014– | Swiss Challenge League | Referee | |
International | |||
Years | League | Role | |
2006– | FIFA listed | Referee |
Esther Staubli (born 3 October 1979) is a Swiss football referee. German-speaking Staubli is 168 cm (5 ft 6 in) tall and has been on the FIFA International Referees List since 2006.[1] She was selected to referee the 2015 UEFA Women's Champions League Final. She also served as a referee for the 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup in Canada.[2][3]
In 2014, she was voted fourth in the International Federation of Football History & Statistics (IFFHS) World's Best Woman Referee, behind winner Bibiana Steinhaus.[4] Staubli refereed in the men's Swiss Challenge League for the first time in September 2014,[5] after which she was complimented on her performance by FC Wohlen coach Ciriaco Sforza. An agronomist by trade, Staubli also lectures in a university.[6] In 2017 she became the first woman referee to officiate in Men's U-17 World Cup.
References
- ^ "Esther STAUBLI". FIFA. Retrieved 17 April 2015.
- ^ "22 referees, 7 support referees and 44 assistant referees appointed for FIFA Women's World Cup 2015™". FIFA.com. 30 March 2015.
- ^ "Referees and Assistant Referees for the FIFA Women's World Cup Canada 2015™" (PDF). FIFA.com.
- ^ "THE WORLD'S BEST WOMAN REFEREE 2014". International Federation of Football History & Statistics. 6 January 2015. Retrieved 18 April 2015.
- ^ Bingesser, Felix (25 September 2014). "Bravo, Frau Staubli! Schiri-Frau brilliert bei Debüt" (in German). Blick. Retrieved 13 May 2015.
- ^ Zürcher, Christian (26 September 2014). "Eine grosse Prüfung für die Schiedsrichterin" (in German). Tages-Anzeiger. Retrieved 13 May 2015.
External links
- Profile at footballzz.com