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Mark Geiger 
Personal information Full name Mark Geiger Born 25 August 1974 Other occupation Schoolteacher Domestic Years League Role 2002 - 2004 A-League Referee 2004 - MLS Referee International Years League Role 2008 - FIFA listed Referee 2008 - CONCACAF Champions League Referee Mark Geiger (born 25 August 1974[1]) is an Association football referee, from Beachwood, NJ. He officiates in Major League Soccer in the United States and Canada. His other occupation is as a secondary school mathematics teacher.
Career
He first took up refereeing in 1988. He became a USSF National Referee in 2003 and has been officiating in Major League Soccer since 2004. He has officiated in CONCACAF tournaments since becoming a FIFA referee in 2008, and has officiated Gold Cup and other international tournaments and fixtures. Geiger was selected for the CONCACAF U-20 Championship in 2011, where he was selected to referee the final.[2]
In 2011, he was selected to officiate at the FIFA Under-20 World Cup in Colombia during July and August of that year.[3] He officiated the Group E game between eventual tournament champions Brazil and Austria at Estadio Metropolitano Roberto Meléndez in Barranquilla on 1 August.[4] He then took charge of the Group B game between Uruguay and Cameroon at Estadio El Campín in Bogotá, on 5 August.[5] He was appointed to the Round of 16 match between Spain and South Korea at Estadio Palogrande in Manizales on 10 August. [6] Finally, he was selected to referee the Final with American Assistant Referee Mark Hurd and Canadian Assistant Referee Joe Fletcher, between Brazil and Portugal at Estadio El Campín in Bogotá. [7] This is the first time an American has ever been referee at a major men's tournament final. [8]
Geiger was selected as the Major League Soccer referee of the year for the 2011 season. [9]
Other Occupation
Geiger teaches Mathematics at Lacey Township High School in Lanoka Harbor, New Jersey. He was among 103 recipients of the Presidential Math and Science Teachers Award in 2010. [10]
References
- ^ Birthdate confirmation FIFA.com website.
- ^ CONCACAF news release about u-20 final and CCL games.
- ^ News release from US Soccer website.
- ^ Match report, FIFA U-20 World Cup, 2011: FIFA.com website.
- ^ Match report, FIFA U-20 World Cup, 2011: FIFA.com website.
- ^ Match report, FIFA U-20 World Cup, 2011: FIFA.com website.
- ^ Match report, FIFA U-20 World Cup, 2011: FIFA.com website.
- ^ Professional Soccer Referees Association.
- ^ Article from MLS website
- ^ News release from White House press secretary.
Categories:- 1974 births
- Living people
- United States soccer referees
- Major League Soccer referees
- New Jersey schoolteachers
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