Tobias Reichel is a German football referee born in Sindelfingen, Germany on 18 August 1985. He made his Bundesliga debut on 28 November 2020. Reichel has worked in the Bundesliga since 2020 after a long rise through the German referee ladder. He is part of the current Bundesliga officiating pool and is regularly relevant for pre-match analysis, appointment previews and VAR-focused discussion.
In the 2025/26 Bundesliga season, Reichel has officiated 8 league matches, averaging 21.38 fouls, 0.13 penalties, 3.50 yellow cards and 0.13 red cards per game. Those numbers point to a balanced but firm profile, with a solid middle ground in disciplinary terms. For The VAR Verdict, that statistical snapshot helps readers understand the disciplinary threshold and general tone he has shown this season.