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Olegário Benquerença

1969 - Today

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Olegário Manuel Bartolo Faustino Benquerença (born 18 October 1969 in Batalha) is a retired Portuguese football referee. As of 11 March 2009, he has refereed 11 matches in the Champions League and 11 matches in the UEFA Cup (not counting qualification rounds). He also refereed in qualifiers for 2006 FIFA World Cup, UEFA Euro 2008, and 2010 FIFA World Cup. He was preselected as a referee for the 2010 FIFA World Cup and was the head referee in the quarterfinal between Uruguay and Ghana. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Olegário Benquerença is the 38th most popular referee (up from 41st in 2019), the 367th most popular biography from Portugal (up from 379th in 2019) and the most popular Portuguese Referee.

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Among REFEREES

Among referees, Olegário Benquerença ranks 38 out of 147. Before him are Milorad Mažić, Nikolay Latyshev, Ľuboš Micheľ, Ravshan Irmatov, Cüneyt Çakır, and Byron Moreno. After him are Kim Milton Nielsen, Slavko Vinčić, Pedro Proença, Jorge Larrionda, Peter O'Leary, and Pierluigi Pairetto.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1969, Olegário Benquerença ranks 261. Before him are Michael Baur, Lukas Moodysson, Thomas Linke, Despina Vandi, Byron Moreno, and Halvard Hanevold. After him are Wyclef Jean, Genco Gulan, Stefania Belmondo, Colman Domingo, J. P. Manoux, and Andreas Pietschmann.

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In Portugal

Among people born in Portugal, Olegário Benquerença ranks 367 out of 633. Before him are Luís de Freitas Branco (1890), Tomás António Gonzaga (1744), Bruno Lage (1976), Lio (1962), Rui Vitória (1970), and José Luandino Vieira (1935). After him are Carlos Carvalhal (1965), Madalena Iglésias (1939), Jerónimo de Sousa (1947), Pedro Lamy (1972), Frederico Paredes (1889), and Guerra Junqueiro (1850).

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Among REFEREES In Portugal

Among referees born in Portugal, Olegário Benquerença ranks 1. After him are Pedro Proença (1970), and Artur Soares Dias (1979).

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