Anders Frisk
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Per Stefan Anders Frisk | |
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| Born | 18 February 1963 Gothenburg, Sweden |
| Occupation(s) | Insurance agent, football referee |
| Spouse | Erika Larhag Frisk |
| Children | 4 |
Anders Frisk (born 18 February 1963) is a Swedish insurance agent by trade and a former
Career
Frisk was born on 18 February 1963 in the Swedish city of Gothenburg, and lives in Mölndal, his hometown, where he runs a historic cinema.[2] He began refereeing in 1978 and took charge of Swedish top-division matches for the first time in 1989. He was awarded his FIFA badge in 1991. In addition to refereeing at the highest level, Frisk also acts as an ambassador for the UEFA/International Committee of the Red Cross campaign highlighting the plight of children in war. He travelled to Sierra Leone for a first-hand view of the ICRC's work, and declared himself deeply moved by the scenes of reunited families.
In 1991, he travelled to
Picked for
After that appointment, he took charge of two matches in the
In September 2004, Frisk was forced to abandon a match he was refereeing between
On 12 March 2005, Frisk announced his immediate retirement, citing threats made against his family following a UEFA Champions League tie between
On 19 December, Frisk was awarded FIFA's Presidential Award as "recognition for a career cut short following death threats against his family".[7] He presided over 118 international games during his 18-year career.
References
- ^ The Guardian (13 March 2005). "Top referee Anders Frisk quits". London. Retrieved 23 April 2010.
- ^ Domellöf-Wik, Maria (2 September 2013). "Anders Frisk bakom ny biosatsning". Göteborgs-Posten (in Swedish). Archived from the original on 31 December 2013. Retrieved 2 February 2015.
- ^ "Frisk in charge of final". BBC. London, England. 26 June 2000. Retrieved 4 June 2024.
- ^ "Referee abandons Roma-Kiev clash". Taipei Times. 17 September 2004. Retrieved 4 June 2024.
- ^ "Top referee Anders Frisk quits". 13 March 2005.
- ^ a b "Uefa report backs Blues on Frisk". BBC News. 7 April 2005. Retrieved 23 April 2010.
- ^ "Ronaldinho wins world award again". BBC News. 19 December 2005. Retrieved 23 April 2010.
External links
- Anders Frisk at WorldReferee.com
- Anders Frisk referee profile at Soccerway
- Anders Frisk referee profile at EU-Football.info
- Anders Frisk referee profile at WorldFootball.net
- Anders Frisk refereeing career statistics at Soccerbase
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