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Artur Soares Dias

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Artur Manuel Ribeiro Soares Dias (born 14 July 1979) is a former Portuguese football referee who was a listed international referee for FIFA and UEFA from 2010 to 2024. After having accompanied his countryman Olegário Benquerença in several UEFA Champions League as additional assistant referee, Soares Dias refereed matches at 2012–13 UEFA Europa League. Furthermore, he was appointed by the European football governing body to take charge of the Under-21 Championship play-off match between Italy and Sweden. He was in the U20 World Cup in New Zealand in 2015 and refereed the quarter-final USA vs Serbia. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 21 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 19 in 2024). Artur Soares Dias is the 95th most popular referee (up from 103rd in 2024), the 497th most popular biography from Portugal (up from 498th in 2019) and the 3rd most popular Portuguese Referee.

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Among REFEREES

Among referees, Artur Soares Dias ranks 95 out of 147. Before him are Sandro Ricci, Carlos Amarilla, Pavel Královec, Janny Sikazwe, Carlos del Cerro Grande, and Mark Shield. After him are Alejandro Hernández Hernández, Enrique Cáceres, Ryuji Sato, Benoît Bastien, Andrés Cunha, and François Letexier.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1979, Artur Soares Dias ranks 502. Before him are Busy Philipps, Milan Dudić, Deborah Secco, Mitsuo Ogasawara, Kristine Opolais, and Christina Chanée. After him are Mario Matt, Carl Edwards, Amihai Eliyahu, Sergio Pellissier, Gerli Padar, and Tomoyuki Sakai.

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In Portugal

Among people born in Portugal, Artur Soares Dias ranks 497 out of 633. Before him are Jorge Ribeiro (1981), Rita Guerra (1967), Capucho (1972), Custódio Castro (1983), Lura (1975), and Pedro Barbosa (1970). After him are Vitorino Antunes (1987), André Almeida (1990), Miguel Lopes (1986), João Almeida (1998), Sérgio Paulinho (1980), and Vânia Fernandes (1985).

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Among REFEREES In Portugal

Among referees born in Portugal, Artur Soares Dias ranks 3. Before him are Olegário Benquerença (1969), and Pedro Proença (1970). After him are Lucílio Batista (1965).

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