Paul Allaerts

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Paul Allaerts (born 9 July 1964 in Mol, Belgium) is a Belgian football referee. Outside of refereeing, Allaerts works as an IT manager.

Allaerts began refereeing in 1985, and took charge of his first Jupiler League game in 1996. He is one of only two Belgian UEFA-certified referees, along with Frank de Bleeckere, meaning that he is able to referee matches in the UEFA Champions League, UEFA Cup and UEFA European Championships. Allaerts was also voted Belgian Referee of the Year in 2004-05 and 2005-06.