About Bibiana Steinhaus
German Football Referee, Bibiana Steinhaus is famous for being the referee for MTV Engelbostel-Schulenburg of the Lower Saxony Football Association but she became video assistant referee since October 2020. What's more, she was also a FIFA referee. She was also ranked as a UEFA women's elite category referee. Bibiana is also a trained police officer with the rank of Chief Inspector.
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Previously, Bibiana played as a footballer for SV Bad Lauterberg and then became a referee for the same club. She then received DFB certification in 1999, having taken professional courses since the age of 15. She began refereeing in the men's 2. Bundesliga in 2007, making her the first female referee in German men's professional football. Later, she was also selected for the 2008 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup, UEFA Women's Euro 2009, and 2010 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup. She was named the female referee of the year by DFB in 2018. She was appointed to officiate the 2020 DFL-Supercup between Bayern Munich and Borussia Dortmund on 30th September 2020 announcing that the match would be the last of her refereeing career.
Early Life and Family
The 42 years, Bibiana Steinhaus took birth in the year 1979 with the born name of Bibiana Steinhaus-Webb. Her place of birth is in Bad Lauterberg, West Germany which makes her the nationality of German. She comes from German-White ethnical background. She is Christian as per her religion. She celebrated her every birthday on 24th March. As per her birth date, her Zodiac sign is Aries.
Bibiana Steinhaus has not mentioned anything about her parent's names to the public. It is only known that her father was a football referee by profession.
Bibiana Steinhaus Husband
Married woman, Bibiana Steinhaus's husband's name is Howard Webb who is a Brtish former referee by profession. Howard was a married man previously who separated from his wife in 2016. Their wedding happened in March 2021 in a private ceremony in her native Germany. The duo is enjoying their present life a lot. She is currently living in Langenhagen.
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Back then, Bibiana has been the target of abuse and controversial incidents on several occasions, including a physical confrontation from Bayern Munich manager Pep Guardiola while serving as the fourth official in a 2014 match, and an accidental groping of her breast by a player in 2010.
Bibiana Steinhaus Annual Salary
The net worth of Bibiana Steinhaus is estimated to have $1 Million as of 2021 and she is receiving an annual salary of between $150K - $500K. Her major source of wealth comes from a referee career. She is living a cool lifestyle as of today.
Bibiana Steinhaus Body Measurements - Height and Weight
Beautiful woman, Bibiana's body type is average. She has a height of 1.81 m or 5 ft 11 in. Her hair color is blonde and she has a pair of brown eyes. She maintained her body a lot. Thus, she has a perfect body weight matching her height.
Bibiana Steinhaus Career Timeline
Domestic
- 1999-2020 - DFB as Referee
- 1999–2014 - Frauen-Bundesliga as Referee
- 2007–2020 - Bundesliga as Referee
- 2017–2020 - Bundesliga as Referee
International
- 2005–2020 - FIFA listed as Referee
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Awards, Achievements, and Honours
- IFFHS World's Best Woman Referee: 2013, 2014, 2017, 2018
- IFFHS World's Best Woman Referee of the Decade 2011–2020
