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Herbert Fandel
1964 - Today

Herbert Fandel
Herbert Fandel (born 9 March 1964 in Kyllburg, Rhineland-Palatinate) is a former German football referee who was in charge of the 2007 UEFA Champions League final. Fandel refereed the UEFA Cup final in 2006 between the English side Middlesbrough and the Spanish side Sevilla. He also refereed the 2005 FIFA Confederations Cup on home soil in Germany. He officiated the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Herbert Fandel is the 51st most popular referee (up from 55th in 2019), the 5,359th most popular biography from Germany (up from 5,531st in 2019) and the 5th most popular German Referee.
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Among REFEREES
Among referees, Herbert Fandel ranks 51 out of 147. Before him are Urs Meier, Marco Antonio Rodríguez, Yuichi Nishimura, Manuel Mejuto González, Felix Brych, and Anthony Taylor. After him are Khalil Al Ghamdi, Carlos Velasco Carballo, Óscar Ruiz, Alireza Faghani, Carlos Eugênio Simon, and Luis Medina Cantalejo.
Most Popular Referees in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsUrs Meier
1959 - Present
HPI: 53.82
Rank: 45
Marco Antonio Rodríguez
1973 - Present
HPI: 53.72
Rank: 46
Yuichi Nishimura
1972 - Present
HPI: 53.68
Rank: 47
Manuel Mejuto González
1965 - Present
HPI: 53.66
Rank: 48
Felix Brych
1975 - Present
HPI: 53.49
Rank: 49
Anthony Taylor
1978 - Present
HPI: 53.10
Rank: 50
Herbert Fandel
1964 - Present
HPI: 52.92
Rank: 51
Khalil Al Ghamdi
1970 - Present
HPI: 52.70
Rank: 52
Carlos Velasco Carballo
1971 - Present
HPI: 52.66
Rank: 53
Óscar Ruiz
1969 - Present
HPI: 52.64
Rank: 54
Alireza Faghani
1978 - Present
HPI: 52.60
Rank: 55
Carlos Eugênio Simon
1965 - Present
HPI: 52.48
Rank: 56
Luis Medina Cantalejo
1964 - Present
HPI: 52.38
Rank: 57
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1964, Herbert Fandel ranks 370. Before him are Sabu, Cedric the Entertainer, Craig Bierko, Yoshua Bengio, Sylvie Goulard, and Pernell Whitaker. After him are Laura Poitras, Dieter Eilts, Pavel Ploc, Joseph Tsai, Astrid Carolina Herrera, and Jakob Hlasek.
Others Born in 1964
Go to all RankingsSabu
WRESTLER
1964 - 2025
HPI: 53.07
Rank: 364
Cedric the Entertainer
COMEDIAN
1964 - Present
HPI: 53.05
Rank: 365
Craig Bierko
ACTOR
1964 - Present
HPI: 53.02
Rank: 366
Yoshua Bengio
COMPUTER SCIENTIST
1964 - Present
HPI: 53.01
Rank: 367
Sylvie Goulard
POLITICIAN
1964 - Present
HPI: 52.98
Rank: 368
Pernell Whitaker
BOXER
1964 - 2019
HPI: 52.94
Rank: 369
Herbert Fandel
REFEREE
1964 - Present
HPI: 52.92
Rank: 370
Laura Poitras
FILM DIRECTOR
1964 - Present
HPI: 52.91
Rank: 371
Dieter Eilts
SOCCER PLAYER
1964 - Present
HPI: 52.91
Rank: 372
Pavel Ploc
POLITICIAN
1964 - Present
HPI: 52.90
Rank: 373
Joseph Tsai
1964 - Present
HPI: 52.87
Rank: 374
Astrid Carolina Herrera
CELEBRITY
1964 - Present
HPI: 52.82
Rank: 375
Jakob Hlasek
TENNIS PLAYER
1964 - Present
HPI: 52.79
Rank: 376
In Germany
Among people born in Germany, Herbert Fandel ranks 5,362 out of 7,253. Before him are Isabell Werth (1969), Philipp Plein (1978), Brigitte Kronauer (1940), Egon Günther (1927), Uli Vos (1946), and Lucie Mannheim (1899). After him are Dietmar Woidke (1961), Armin Schwarz (1963), Dieter Eilts (1964), Jürgen Trittin (1954), Thomas Strunz (1968), and Wilhelm Bungert (1939).
Others born in Germany
Go to all RankingsIsabell Werth
POLITICIAN
1969 - Present
HPI: 52.95
Rank: 5,356
Philipp Plein
DESIGNER
1978 - Present
HPI: 52.95
Rank: 5,357
Brigitte Kronauer
WRITER
1940 - 2019
HPI: 52.94
Rank: 5,358
Egon Günther
FILM DIRECTOR
1927 - 2017
HPI: 52.94
Rank: 5,359
Uli Vos
ATHLETE
1946 - 2017
HPI: 52.93
Rank: 5,360
Lucie Mannheim
SINGER
1899 - 1976
HPI: 52.92
Rank: 5,361
Herbert Fandel
REFEREE
1964 - Present
HPI: 52.92
Rank: 5,362
Dietmar Woidke
POLITICIAN
1961 - Present
HPI: 52.91
Rank: 5,363
Armin Schwarz
RACING DRIVER
1963 - Present
HPI: 52.91
Rank: 5,364
Dieter Eilts
SOCCER PLAYER
1964 - Present
HPI: 52.91
Rank: 5,365
Jürgen Trittin
POLITICIAN
1954 - Present
HPI: 52.90
Rank: 5,366
Thomas Strunz
SOCCER PLAYER
1968 - Present
HPI: 52.90
Rank: 5,367
Wilhelm Bungert
TENNIS PLAYER
1939 - Present
HPI: 52.90
Rank: 5,368
Among REFEREES In Germany
Among referees born in Germany, Herbert Fandel ranks 5. Before him are Markus Merk (1962), Rudi Glöckner (1929), Wolfgang Stark (1969), and Felix Brych (1975). After him are Felix Zwayer (1981), Deniz Aytekin (1978), Bibiana Steinhaus (1979), and Daniel Siebert (1984).
Markus Merk
1962 - Present
HPI: 59.67
Rank: 1
Rudi Glöckner
1929 - 1999
HPI: 58.66
Rank: 2
Wolfgang Stark
1969 - Present
HPI: 55.75
Rank: 3
Felix Brych
1975 - Present
HPI: 53.49
Rank: 4
Herbert Fandel
1964 - Present
HPI: 52.92
Rank: 5
Felix Zwayer
1981 - Present
HPI: 50.22
Rank: 6
Deniz Aytekin
1978 - Present
HPI: 48.98
Rank: 7
Bibiana Steinhaus
1979 - Present
HPI: 48.42
Rank: 8
Daniel Siebert
1984 - Present
HPI: 48.27
Rank: 9