Bas Nijhuis

Hendrikus H. Sebastiaan " Bas " Nijhuis (born 12 January 1977) is a Dutch football referee. Since 2007 he leads international matches for the FIFA.

Life

Inspired by his father, who was also active as Impartial, Nijhuis began at the age of 15 years to whistle first games, but only at first Youth Olympic Games. On 12 March 2005, he had on the 25th match day match between SC Heerenveen against RKC Waalwijk (1-2) made ​​his debut in the highest Dutch league, the Eredivisie. International, he started just as the fourth official in the group stages of the UEFA Champions League and the UEFA Cup experience in 2007 he was appointed to the FIFA Referees. 2009 was Nijhuis one of six judges at the U-19 Football Championship. In his career, he led 170 professional games and distributed while 555 Yellow, 32 Yellow - Red and 18 red cards.

On December 21, 2011 Bas Nijhuis was criticized to the public when he shot the visiting team, Esteban Alvarado Brown, the red card from the second round game of the Dutch Cup competition in 2011/12 between Ajax Amsterdam and AZ Alkmaar at the Amsterdam Arena put space after he kicked a gerannten the square spectators from the ranks of the Ajax supporters. The streaker was leaped with the leg extended to the goalie and hit him on the leg, arrived at the case and was hit with two kicks against the legs of the goalkeeper before folders could take him under their control. After team and supervisor of AZ Alkmaar had left the interior of the stadium, as they no longer saw ensures the safety of the players, broke Nijhuis from the game. On the following day the KNVB decided that the red card against Esteban had indeed been downright, but remain without consequences because Esteban acted as Attacked under the stress of circumstances.

Nijhuis comes from Enschede and is a full butcher.