The 6th session of the Executive Board of the Football/Soccer Association of Bosnia and Herzegovina was held today in Sarajevo under the chairmanship of Vice Zeljković, president of NS/FS BiH. At the session, among other things, a decision was made to appoint Darko Čeferin as the first man of the NS/FS BiH judicial organization.
The former international referee from Slovenia will take over the leadership of the referee organization within the N/FS BiH, and his mandate includes the delegation of referees for WWin League BiH matches and youth competitions, the delegation of VAR and AVAR referees, the delegation of controllers, the coordination of all activities related to the education and professional development of referees and the final evaluation of referees and controllers at these league matches. Mr. Čeferin will work on improvement and innovation within the judicial organization, raising standards within the work of this organization, implementing the latest professional methods and harmonizing the system with current international practices.
N/FS BiH, in coordination with UEFA, entrusted Darko Čeferin (born July 11, 1968), an experienced football referee with a FIFA badge (from 2000 to 2013), to become the first operative in the refereeing organization of our house. He refereed a large number of UEFA Champions League matches and other club competitions, as well as World Cup qualifiers in 2002, 2006 and 2010. He administered justice in the qualification matches for Euro 2004, 2008 and 2012. At the 2002 European Championship for players up to the age of 19, he refereed the final between Spain and Germany.
President of N/FS BiH Vico Zeljković said on the occasion of the appointment of Darko Čeferin:
“I am glad that in the coming period we will have the opportunity to cooperate with one of the most respected members of the judging profession in the region. The appointment of Darko Čeferin represents an important link in strengthening the work of our judging organization. This raises the level of standards in judging. I am convinced that with his work he will contribute to the even better education of new judges, the professional education of young judges, and the improvement of the quality of judging in all our competitions. This is a significant step in further development of Bosnian football. I must point out that Mr. Čeferin was given full autonomy in his work for the tasks entrusted to him.”
After the appointment, Darko Čeferin said:
“I would like to thank the Executive Board of the Football/Football Association of Bosnia and Herzegovina and President Vica Zeljković for the trust shown and the opportunity to take over the leadership of the NS/FS BiH refereeing organization. I accept this position with great responsibility and the clear intention to contribute to the further development and professionalization of refereeing in Bosnia and Herzegovina,” says Čeferin and continues:
“In cooperation with all structures within the Federation, as well as with UEFA, I will focus on raising the quality of education and training of referees, strengthening professional work, introducing modern methods and standards and creating conditions for the advancement of young referee talents. I am convinced that with systematic and transparent work we can achieve significant progress, both at the level of domestic competitions and in creating preconditions for the international affirmation of referees from BiH. a higher level of refereeing quality, and thus the development of Bosnian football/soccer as a whole.”
(Vijesti.ba)
