Bastian Dankert


Bastian Dankert is a German football referee who is based in Rostock. He referees for Brüsewitzer SV of the Mecklenburg-Vorpommern State Football Association. He is a FIFA referee, and is ranked as a UEFA second category referee.

Refereeing career

Dankert became a DFB referee in 2008, a Bundesliga referee in 2012, and a FIFA referee in 2014.
On 30 April 2018, Dankert was selected by FIFA as one of the video assistant referees for the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia, the first FIFA World Cup to use the technology.

Personal life

Dankert lives in Rostock and is a sports scientist. In his main profession he is the general manager and marketing director at Landesfußballverband Mecklenburg-Vorpommern e. V.