Ilgiz Tantashev
Uzbek football referee (born 1984)
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- Ilgiz Tantashev (Uzbek: Илгиз Танташев ; born 5 April 1984) is an Uzbek football referee who has been on the FIFA International Referees List since 2013.
- He ascended as a central referee to the Uzbekistan Super League and later officiated in the Indian Super League and the Saudi Pro League.
- In the latest AFC Asian Cup edition in Qatar, Tantashev was the fourth official in the final between Jordan and Qatar, with Chinese referee Ma Ning leading the officiating team.
- Outside the AFC, Tantashev was selected as a support official for the 2019 FIFA U-20 World Cup in Poland, and the men's tournament of the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris.
- Tantashev was replaced by Swedish referee Glenn Nyberg.
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WikipediaIlgiz Tantashev (Uzbek: Илгиз Танташев; born 5 April 1984) is an Uzbek football referee who has been on the FIFA International Referees List since 2013.
Tantashev, a native of Bukhara, began his refereeing career as an assistant referee in 2008. He ascended as a central referee to the Uzbekistan Super League and later officiated in the Indian Super League and the Saudi Pro League.
Following his promotion to a FIFA international referee, Tantashev has taken part in numerous tournaments within the Asian Football Confederation (AFC), including the 2019 AFC Asian Cup and the 2023 AFC Asian Cup. In the latest AFC Asian Cup edition in Qatar, Tantashev was the fourth official in the final between Jordan and Qatar, with Chinese referee Ma Ning leading the officiating team. Other competitions within AFC include three youth tournaments of the AFC U-23 Asian Cup: the editions of 2016, 2020, and the 2022.
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