Deniz Aytekin

Deniz Aytekin is one of Germany's best-known referees. Football fans appreciate his authentic demeanour, while players appreciate his ability to communicate difficult decisions in an empathetic manner.
He was voted DFB Referee of the Year in 2019 and 2022. In 2017, he refereed the DFB Cup final between Borussia Dortmund and Eintracht Frankfurt.
Aytekin refereed his first match in the Bundesliga in 2008 and made his international debut in 2011. He refereed goals at the 2012 European Football Championship and refereed his first senior international match in 2012.
He made his first appearance in the Champions League in 2012 and has been an exposed UEFA referee since December 2014.
His first international FIFA tournament was the 2015 U17 World Cup, and until his FIFA retirement, he had made 25 international appearances in the Champions League, 29 in the Europa League and 23 in international matches since 2011.
Deniz Aytekin is co-founder and chairman of the supervisory board of "anwalt.de services AG", the leading legal advice platform in Germany, as well as founder and managing director of the online marketplace "fitnessmarkt.de".
In his lectures, Deniz Aytekin shares new perspectives on leadership, decision-making under pressure and error culture - scientifically sound and with many analogies from professional football. Entertaining and inspiring,

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