?ubo? Miche? is a former top-level Slovak football referee who currently works as head of the international competitions department of FC Shakhtar Donetsk. Miche? became a FIFA referee at the age of 25. One big milestone in his career was refereeing the 2003 UEFA Cup Final between Porto and Celtic. He also appeared at the 2002 FIFA World Cup and Euro 2004, refereeing the quarter-final between Sweden and the Netherlands. Miche? was ranked the world's third best referee in 2005 by the IFFHS, second best in 2006 and third best again in 2007. He was selected as a referee for the 2006 FIFA World Cup. He also refereed the 2008 UEFA Champions League Final between Manchester United and Chelsea. Miche? was a manager of a car tyre factory outside of refereeing, and previously a teacher. He speaks English, Russian, German and Polish in addition to his native Slovak. He founded the society Talent to support young Slovak football players. Miche? has been a Member of National Council of the Slovak Republic since 2006. On October 23, 2008 he retired from active referee activity due to problems with Achilles tendon, that should be operated on as soon as possible. 

May 16th, 1968 in Stropkov (Age 56)