Helmut Fleischer (born 22 March 1964) is a former German football referee.

Fleischer lives in Dresden. He holds a doctorate in medicine and worked for the Bundeswehr as an orthopedic surgeon with the rank of senior medical officer.

Fleischer has been a DFB referee for SV Hallstadt since 1990. He has officiated matches in the 2nd Bundesliga since 1991, and in the Bundesliga since 1995. Fleischer was a FIFA referee from 2000 to 2006 and participated as a referee in the 2001 European Under-18 Football Championship in Finland and the 2000 European Under-16 Football Championship in Israel.

On May 30, 2009, he refereed the DFB Cup final between Bayer 04 Leverkusen and Werder Bremen. On April 3, 2010, he officiated his final Bundesliga match, between VfB Stuttgart and Borussia Mönchengladbach. In April 2010, he accepted a position as a doctor in the United States and has not been available as a referee since then.

https://www.weltfussball.de/schiedsrichter_profil/dr-helmut-fleischer/1/1

https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Helmut_Fleischer_(Schiedsrichter)