Tom Henning Øvrebø

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Tom Henning Øvrebø (born 26 June 1966) is a Norwegian football referee.

Øvrebø has refereed 205 matches in the Norwegian Premier League since his debut on September 20, 1992. In 1994 he became an authorised FIFA referee, and has refereed many matches in the UEFA Cup and UEFA Champions League. He won the Kniksen award as referee of the year in the Norwegian Premier League for 2001, 2002, 2003, 2005 and 2006. He refereed the cup finals in Norway in 1999 (Rosenborg - Brann) and 2006 (Fredrikstad - Sandefjord).

He was chosen to referee at Euro 2008 - he refereed the Germany vs. Poland match on the opening day of Group B. He refereed the Italy vs Romania match which resulted in a 1-1 draw.