International Competitions - December 06, 2018 10:30UMBRO Futsal Awards 2018Best Referee in the World: nomineesDay 2, category 4: we're running fast! The 19th edition of the UMBRO Futsal Awards 2018, the most traditional and recognized futsal prizes released by Futsalplanet.com, is moving forward with no rest, until we reach the last day (of the year and of our prizes!) to celebrate all categories winners.
We won't never stop reminding: there's no game without referees! That's why this category of our annual prizes has been launched in 2004, as a basic and indispensable part of the game. Our "whistles" definitely deserve our respect and understanding even when they get wrong, something which happens to players and coaches as well, right?
So, let's find out the nominees for the Best Referee in the World category: who will win?
UMBRO Futsal Awards 2018
19th edition by Futsalplanet.com
Best Referee in the World
Nominees
(in strict alphabetical order!)
Ricardo Amaral Messa (BRA) - CONMEBOL
Mohamed Hassan Hassan Ahmed Youssef (EGY) - CAF
Khalid Hnich (MAR) - CAF
Nikola Jelic (CRO) - UEFA
Hiroyuki Kobayashi (JPN) - AFC
Gelareh Nazemi Deylami (IRN) - AFC
Valeria Nicole Palma Palma (CHI) - CONMEBOL
Antony Riley (NZL) - OFC
Lance Vahhaitsma (USA) - CONCACAF
Irina Velikanova (RUS) - UEFA
Previous Editions Winners
2017 -> Sasa Tomic (CRO)
2016 -> Fernando Gutiérrez Lumbreras (ESP)
2015 -> Alessandro Malfer (ITA)
2014 -> Alessandro Malfer (ITA)
2013 -> Fernando Gutiérrez Lumbreras (ESP)
2012 -> Fernando Gutiérrez Lumbreras (ESP)
2011 -> Vadim Baratov (TKM)
2010 -> Danijel Janosevic (CRO)
2009 -> Michel Jean Bonnaud (BRA)
2008 -> Karoly Torok (HUN)
2007 -> António Cardoso (POR)
2006 -> not celebrated
2005 -> not celebrated
2004 -> Pedro Angel Galán Nieto (ESP)
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