==Statistics==* 1988/89 7 Games 15 yellow cards (Average 2.14) 0 Red Cards* 1989/90 8 Games 24 yellow cards (Average 3.00) 2 Red Cards* 1990/91 9 Games 30 Yellow Cards (Average 3.33) 1 Red Card* 1991/92 13 Games 46 Yellow cards (Average 3.54) 3 Red Cards* 1992/93 11 Games 40 Yellow cards (Average 3.64) 6 Red Cards* 1993/94 11 Games 42 Yellow Cards (Average 3.82) 6 Red Cards* 1994/95 13 Games 58 Yellow Cards (Average 4.46) 8 Red Cards* 1995/96 13 Games 58 Yellow Cards (Average 4.46) 3 Red Cards* 1996/97 18 Games 84 Yellow Cards (Average 4.67) 6 Red Cards* 1997/98 18 Games 70 Yellow Cards (Average 3.89) 5 Red Cards* 1998/99 17 Games 65 Yellow Cards (Average 3.82) 1 Red Card* 1999/00 20 Games 70 Yellow Cards (Average 3.5) 3 Red Cards* 2000/01 22 Games 91 Yellow Cards (Average 4.55) 5 Red Cards* 2001/02 17 Games 75 Yellow Cards (Average 4.41) 5 Red Cards* 2002/03 22 Games 81 Yellow Cards (Average 3.68) 4 Red Cards* 2003/04 24 Games 101 Yellow Cards (Average 4.21) 8 Red Cards* 2004/05 22 Games 75 Yellow Cards (Average 3.41) 3 Red Cards* 2005/06 25 Games 108 Yellow Cards (Average 4.32) 6 Red Cards* 2006/07 24 Games 63 Yellow Cards (Average 2.63) 0 Red Cards* 2007/08 24 Games 55 Yellow Cards (Average 2.29) 2 Red Cards==UEFA career==Markus Merk's refereeing of the final match of UEFA Euro 2004 was strongly opposed by Portugal.
Dr. Markus Merk, nemški zobozdravnik in nogometni sodnik, * 15. marec, 1962, Kaiserslautern.