Bibiana Steinhaus
Born |
Bad Lauterberg, West Germany | 24 March 1979||
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Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)[1] | ||
Other occupation | Police officer | ||
Domestic | |||
Years | League | Role | |
1999–2020 | DFB | Referee | |
1999–2014 | Frauen-Bundesliga | Referee | |
2007–2020 | 2. Bundesliga | Referee | |
2017–2020 | Bundesliga | Referee | |
International | |||
Years | League | Role | |
2005–2020 | FIFA listed | Referee |
Bibiana Steinhaus-Webb (born 24 March 1979) is a German football referee. She referees for MTV Engelbostel-Schulenburg of the Lower Saxony Football Association, but since October 2020 only as video assistant referee.[2] She was a FIFA referee, and was ranked as a UEFA women's elite category referee.
Refereeing career
Before becoming a referee like her father, Steinhaus played as a footballer for SV Bad Lauterberg.[3]
Steinhaus became a referee for the club SV Bad Lauterberg and began in the
Steinhaus was one of the sixteen referees chosen for the
On 12 May 2017, Steinhaus was chosen by
Steinhaus has been the target of abuse and controversial incidents on several occasions, including a physical confrontation from
Steinhaus was appointed to officiate the 2020 DFL-Supercup between Bayern Munich and Borussia Dortmund on 30 September 2020. She announced that the match would be the last of her refereeing career.[15]
Personal life
Steinhaus lives in
Honours
- IFFHS World's Best Woman Referee: 2013, 2014, 2017,[20]2018
- IFFHS World's Best Woman Referee of the Decade 2011–2020[21]
References
- ^ a b "Schiedsrichterprofil – Bibiana Steinhaus" [Referee profile – Bibiana Steinhaus]. DFB.de (in German). German Football Association. Archived from the original on 5 January 2018. Retrieved 1 June 2017.
- ^ "Steinhaus bleibt als Video-Assistentin erhalten" [Steinhaus stays on as video assistant]. kicker.de (in German). 1 October 2020. Retrieved 2 October 2020.
- ^ "Bibiana Steinhaus - Die Pionierin an der Pfeife" [Bibiana Steinhaus – The pioneer at the whistle]. dw.com (in German). Deutsche Welle. 28 June 2011. Archived from the original on 12 November 2017. Retrieved 2 June 2017.
- ^ a b c d e Keh, Andrew (4 November 2017). "The Referee Would Like You to Watch the Game, Not Her". The New York Times. Archived from the original on 23 April 2019. Retrieved 23 April 2019.
- ^ "Bibiana Steinhaus pfeift Finale der Frauen-WM" (in German). Der Westen. 15 July 2011. Archived from the original on 5 November 2014. Retrieved 31 January 2015.
- ^ "Women's Football". london2012.com. 9 August 2012. Archived from the original on 9 August 2012. Retrieved 9 August 2012.
- ^ "Bibiana Steinhaus to referee Lyon-Paris final in Cardiff". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 12 May 2017. Archived from the original on 16 August 2017. Retrieved 1 June 2017.
- ^ "Schiedsrichter-Quartett steigt in die Bundesliga auf" [Referee quartet promoted to the Bundesliga]. DFB.de (in German). German Football Association. 19 May 2017. Archived from the original on 28 May 2017. Retrieved 1 June 2017.
- ^ "Bundesliga appoints Bibiana Steinhaus as first female referee". BBC Sport. 19 May 2017. Archived from the original on 19 May 2017. Retrieved 19 May 2017.
- kicker-sportmagazin. 10 September 2017. Archivedfrom the original on 10 September 2017. Retrieved 10 September 2017.
- ^ Penfold, Chuck (20 July 2018). "Felix Brych, Bibiana Steinhaus named Germany's top referees of 2018". Deutsche Welle. Archived from the original on 23 April 2019. Retrieved 23 April 2019.
- ^ Grez, Matias (6 November 2017). "Bibiana Steinhaus: The Bundesliga referee shattering football's glass ceiling". CNN. Archived from the original on 23 April 2019. Retrieved 23 April 2019.
- ^ Jones, Timothy (17 February 2019). "Female German referee causes Bundesliga broadcast to be canceled in Iran". Deutsche Welle. Archived from the original on 23 April 2019. Retrieved 23 April 2019.
- ^ Tamsut, Felix (5 August 2018). "Iranian TV reported to have avoided showing referee Bibiana Steinhaus during Bundesliga match". Deutsche Welle. Archived from the original on 23 April 2019. Retrieved 23 April 2019.
- kicker(in German). Retrieved 30 September 2020.
- ^ Morgan, Tom (10 April 2019). "Bibiana Steinhaus interview: Life as Europe's leading female referee in a male-dominated world". The Telegraph. Archived from the original on 23 April 2019. Retrieved 23 April 2019.
- ^ "Bibiana Steinhaus und Howard Webb sind ein Paar - WELT". DIE WELT (in German). Archived from the original on 24 October 2016. Retrieved 19 May 2017.
- ^ "Die ewig übergangene Bibiana Steinhaus und die Schiri-Legende". stern.de (in German). 24 October 2016. Archived from the original on 28 May 2017. Retrieved 19 May 2017.
- ^ "Referees Howard Webb and Bibiana Steinhaus marry". BBC Sport. 13 April 2021. Retrieved 13 April 2021.
- ^ "THE WORLD'S BEST WOMAN REFEREE 2017: THIRD AWARD FOR BIBIANA STEINHAUS!". IFFHS. 4 December 2017. Archived from the original on 19 December 2019. Retrieved 4 December 2017.
- ^ "IFFHS WORLD'S BEST WOMAN REFEREE OF THE DECADE 2011-2020 : BIBIANA STEINHAUS". IFFHS. 12 January 2021.
External links
- Bibiana Steinhaus at DFB (also available in German)
- Bibiana Steinhaus referee profile at WorldFootball.net
- Bibiana Steinhaus referee profile at Soccerway
- Bibiana Steinhaus refereeing career statistics at Soccerbase
- Bibiana Steinhaus at WorldReferee.com