Kyros Vassaras
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Kyros Vassaras (born 1 February 1966) is a Greek professional football referee. Outside of refereeing, he works as a travel agent in Thessaloniki, Greece.[1] Vassaras is also a linguist; he is able to speak Greek, German, English and Spanish.[1]
Vassaras has been a FIFA referee since 1998, and refereed his first senior international in 1999, in a match between Austria and San Marino. That same year, he was selected as one of the referees for the FIFA World U-17 Championships in New Zealand, and since then he has officiated matches in the UEFA Champions League, the UEFA European Championship and the Olympic Games.[1]