Sebastian Colțescu
 | This biography of a living person needs additional citations for verification. (December 2020) |
| Full name | Constantin Sebastian Colțescu | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born |
6 May 1977 Craiova, Socialist Republic of Romania | ||
| International | |||
| Years | League | Role | |
| 2006 – present | FIFA listed | Referee | |
Constantin Sebastian Colțescu (born 6 May 1977) is a Romanian football referee.
Career[]
Colțescu was promoted to the Division A in 2003,[1] when he led the match between Oțelul Galați and Gloria Bistrița, on 28 November 2003. In 2006, he was added to the FIFA list and refereed a series of matches in the UEFA Intertoto Cup and the UEFA Cup. He made his debut in the Intertoto Cup in a match between Zrinjski Mostar and Marsaxlokk on 27 July 2006.
In 2007, Colțescu was excluded from the FIFA list and relegated to the Second League in Romania. He managed to return to the country's A referees' corps at the end of 2008.
On 8 December 2020, Colțescu was accused of racism during a UEFA Champions League match between Paris Saint-Germain and İstanbul Başakşehir, after referring to former player Pierre Webó as "the black one". UEFA launched an investigation and on 11 February 2021, concluded that the actions of Colțescu were not considered racist.[2]
References[]
- ^ "Arbitru | frf-cca". www.frf-cca.ro. Retrieved 2020-12-11.
- ^ "UEFA rules in favour of Romanian referee Coltescu: Word "black" was not racist". The Romania Journal. Retrieved 2021-02-16.
External links[]
- Profil on WorldReferee.com
- Meciuri arbitrate on Labtof.ro
- 1977 births
- Living people
- People from Craiova
- Romanian football referees
- UEFA Europa League referees
- UEFA Champions League referees