As of February 2010, he has officiated more than 150 matches in the Bundesliga and the 2. Bundesliga. As of November 2011, he has officiated 84 top-flight German league games.[2]
Suicide attempt
Rafati was scheduled to referee a Bundesliga match on 19 November 2011 between 1. FC Köln and 1. FSV Mainz 05, but never arrived, leading to the match's abandonment after a replacement could not be found.[3] He was later found in his hotel room, having attempted suicide, and was rushed into intensive care.[2][4] He confirmed that he was suffering from depression, and that would like to return to refereeing after he finished undergoing therapy.[5] Incidentally, his debut officiating a Bundesliga game was a match between Köln and Mainz 05 on 6 August 2005.
References
^"Babak Rafati" (in German). kicker.de. from the original on 10 February 2010. Retrieved 14 February 2010.
^ ab"Bundesliga game called off after referee's suicide bid". BBC Sport. 19 November 2011. Retrieved 20 November 2011.
^. bundesliga.de. Archived from the original on 26 November 2011. Retrieved 19 November 2011.
^"Köln gegen Mainz abgesagt". Sportschau (in German). ARD. Retrieved 19 November 2011.
^"Referee Babak Rafati seeks return after suicide attempt". BBC Sport. 25 November 2011. Retrieved 28 November 2011.
babak, rafati, persian, بابک, رفعتی, born, 1970, iranian, german, former, football, referee, born, 1970, 1970, hanover, west, germanyheight1, other, occupationbankerdomesticyearsleaguerole2000, 20112, bundesligareferee2005, 2011bundesligarefereeinternationalye. Babak Rafati Persian بابک رفعتی born 28 May 1970 is an Iranian German former football referee 1 Babak RafatiBorn 1970 05 28 28 May 1970 age 52 Hanover West GermanyHeight1 80 m 5 ft 11 in Other occupationBankerDomesticYearsLeagueRole2000 20112 BundesligaReferee2005 2011BundesligaRefereeInternationalYearsLeagueRole2008 2011FIFA listedRefereeAs of February 2010 he has officiated more than 150 matches in the Bundesliga and the 2 Bundesliga As of November 2011 he has officiated 84 top flight German league games 2 Suicide attempt EditRafati was scheduled to referee a Bundesliga match on 19 November 2011 between 1 FC Koln and 1 FSV Mainz 05 but never arrived leading to the match s abandonment after a replacement could not be found 3 He was later found in his hotel room having attempted suicide and was rushed into intensive care 2 4 He confirmed that he was suffering from depression and that would like to return to refereeing after he finished undergoing therapy 5 Incidentally his debut officiating a Bundesliga game was a match between Koln and Mainz 05 on 6 August 2005 References Edit Babak Rafati in German kicker de Archived from the original on 10 February 2010 Retrieved 14 February 2010 a b Bundesliga game called off after referee s suicide bid BBC Sport 19 November 2011 Retrieved 20 November 2011 Koln vs Mainz called off bundesliga de Archived from the original on 26 November 2011 Retrieved 19 November 2011 Koln gegen Mainz abgesagt Sportschau in German ARD Retrieved 19 November 2011 Referee Babak Rafati seeks return after suicide attempt BBC Sport 25 November 2011 Retrieved 28 November 2011 External links EditBabak Rafati at DFB also available in German Babak Rafati referee profile at WorldFootball net Babak Rafati referee profile at Soccerway Babak Rafati at WorldReferee com This biographical article about a sports official is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte This biographical article relating to German football is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte This biographical article related to Iranian football is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Babak Rafati amp oldid 1045740098, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
