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Biography
Andre El Haddad (Arabic: اندريه الحداد) (born 8 February 1971 in Zahle, Lebanon) is a Lebanese FIFA registered referee since 2007.
He has officiated several international and continental competitions.
Career
Andre El Haddad started officiating AFC Champions League matches in the 2010/2011 season. He has officiated 4 matches to date, giving out a total of 20 yellow cards.
Andre El Haddad was the referee for the 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification third round between China and Singapore held on 2 September 2011.
Later, in February 2012, in the final game of the Third Round of AFC qualifying, El Haddad refereed the match between Bahrain and last place Indonesia, who were without many of its most experienced players due to a dispute between the two competing Indonesian national leagues. Going into the match, Bahrain needed at least a 9-goal victory over the Indonesians and a loss by group rivals Qatar in Tehran in order to advance to the Fourth Round of qualifying. Bahrain won the match 10-0, a record victory for Bahrain and a record defeat for Indonesia.