Career
He lives in Osnabrück and works as a school teacher. He mainly refereed 2. Bundesliga, 3. Liga and Regionalliga matches.
He is also active in officiating junior club and international matches.
He officiated the final of the Junior DFB-Pokal on 1 June 2013 between 1. Football Club Köln U-19 against 1.
Football Club Kaiserslautern U-19. On November 2011, he was one of the assistant referees that saved the life of fellow referee Babak Rafati from his suicide attempt, before the Bundesliga match between 1.
Football Club Köln against 1. FSV Mainz 05.