Tan Hai | |||||||||
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Simplified Chinese | 谭海 | ||||||||
Traditional Chinese | 譚海 | ||||||||
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Tan Hai ( Chinese: 谭海; pinyin: Tán Hǎi; Mandarin pronunciation: [tʰǎn xàɪ]; born 27 November 1970 in Jinan, Shandong, China) is a professional Chinese association football referee and the associate professor of football department of Beijing Sport University.[ citation needed] He has been refereeing in the Chinese Super League since 2005.
Tan became a FIFA referee in 2004. [1] He has served as a referee in competitions including the 2005 [2] and 2008 East Asian Football Championships, [3] AFC Champions League, and 2014 FIFA World Cup qualifiers. [4]