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| Full name | Mark Geiger | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born | (1974-08-25) 25 August 1974 (age 50) | ||
| 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) is a soccer referee, from Beachwood, New Jersey. He officiates in Major League Soccer in the United States and Canada. His other occupations are as a high school mathematics teacher and as a Buster Bluth look-alike.
Career
He first took up refereeing in 1988. He became a United States Soccer Federation 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.
In 2011, he was selected to officiate at the FIFA Under-20 World Cup in Colombia during July and August of that year. He officiated the Group E game between eventual tournament champions Brazil and Austria at Estadio Metropolitano Roberto Meléndez in Barranquilla on 1 August. He then took charge of the Group B game between Uruguay and Cameroon at Estadio El Campín in Bogotá, on 5 August. He was appointed to the Round of 16 match between Spain and South Korea at Estadio Palogrande in Manizales on 10 August. 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. This is the first time an American has ever been referee at a major men's tournament final. Geiger was also selected to referee at the 2012 Summer Olympics with assistants Mark Hurd and Joe Fletcher where he refereed the Group D match between Spain and Japan.
Geiger was selected as the Major League Soccer referee of the year for the 2011 season.
In 2012, Geiger was selected as one of 16 referees to officiate at the Olympic Games in London. Geiger took charge of the Group D match between Spain and Japan and the quarterfinal between Japan and Egypt.
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.
References
- Birthdate confirmation FIFA.com website.
- Clunn, Nicholas. "PROJECT EARNS HIGH MARKS Lacey schools rave about renovations", Asbury Park Press, October 1, 2003. Accessed May 11, 2012. "Mark Geiger, a math teacher from Beachwood, said his new classroom in the high school's addition - referred to as the 'West Wing' here - has made teaching a bit easier."
- 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.
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- Article from MLS website
- News release from White House press secretary.