Football referees
The men on the pipe: The Bundesliga referees do this in the main job
Referee in the Bundesliga is not only an extremely demanding, but also well-paid job. Nevertheless, the referees also work in their actual professions.
As is well known, professional soccer players earn millions and are in the spotlight of the public. But then there are the men who are also on the pitch and without whom no game was possible: referee. They do an unpleasant job, are often and often criticized and actually want to be the focus as rarely as possible – then it is said that a referee has managed the game well.
Referees often run even more than the players themselves at the highest level, they have to plan time to prepare for the game, their own training and journey – but even the impartial Bundesliga officially practice whistling only as a part -time job. If you are not on the pitch, follow your actual main job. In the photo gallery we show in which industries the Bundesliga referees are traveling-there are teachers, police officers and merchants.
Referee in the Bundesliga: 5600 euros per game
The livelihood as a referee at this level is not bad. First of all, the basic salary would be: referee with less than five years of Bundesliga experience received 68,000 euros annually, with more than five years of experience there is 78,000 euros. FIFA referee, i.e. those who also lead international games, are paid at up to 88,000 euros per year.
There are also premiums for every whistled game. In a Bundesliga game it is 6000 euros, in which the 2nd league still 3000 euros. In addition, money can also be earned as a fourth official (1500 euros per assignment in the Bundesliga) and as a video assistant in the Cologne Keller (2300 euros).
However, the referees are extremely dependent on how often they are applied. There is also an age limit – at the age of 47, referees have to hang the pipe at the DFB. It is therefore quite normal among the referees to investigate another profession, even if most of them are focused on football. Quite different with the footballers – but here too there are still
Source: Stern
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