Mark Clattenburg

Clattenburg fascinates me because he achieved fame not as a player but as a referee, which is genuinely rare. Officiating both the Champions League and Euro finals in 2016 is a remarkable double that speaks to enormous trust at the highest level. A referee who becomes a household name usually brings a certain charisma and command to the pitch, and at 186 cm he certainly had the presence. I respect anyone who can hold authority over twenty-two elite athletes with a single whistle. He turned an often thankless role into a genuine career of distinction, and that earns my admiration.

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Name (English)

Mark Clattenburg

Name (Japanese)

マーク・クラッテンバーグ

Reading

まーく・くらってんばーぐ

Born

March 13, 1975 (age 51)

Origin

Consett, United Kingdom

Height

186 cm

Occupation

association football referee

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Pisces / Rabbit

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• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%9E%E3%83%BC%E3%82%AF%E3%83%BB%E3%82%AF%E3%83%A9%E3%83%83%E3%83%86%E3%83%B3%E3%83%90%E3%83%BC%E3%82%B0
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Tags

• association football referee

Last updated

September 25, 2026

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