Markus Merk, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

    

Markus Merk

German football referee

Date of Birth: 15-Mar-1962

Place of Birth: Kaiserslautern, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany

Profession: dentist, association football referee

Nationality: Germany

Zodiac Sign: Pisces


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About Markus Merk

  • Markus Merk (born 15 March 1962 in Kaiserslautern) is a former top-level German football referee.
  • He is a six-time winner of the German Referee of the Year Award and the record holder in games refereed in the Bundesliga.
  • In 2005, Merk was awarded the German Bundesverdienstkreuz (Federal Cross of Merit) in recognition of his service to football and his charity work in India.
  • He ended his career by refereeing the match between Bayern Munich and Hertha BSC Berlin on the last day of the 2007–08 Bundesliga season on 17 May 2008. He was ranked the best referee by the International Federation of Football History & Statistics in 2004, 2005 and 2008.He is currently a pundit for Sky Deutschland and was the main referee commentator of the Turkish football channel Lig TV (which has the rights of the Turkish Super League) in 2010–2011 season.

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