Mark Geiger

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Mark Geiger
Full nameMark Geiger
Born (1974-08-25) August 25, 1974
Other occupationSchoolteacher
Domestic
YearsLeagueRole
2002–2004A-LeagueReferee
2004–MLSReferee
International
YearsLeagueRole
2008–FIFA listedReferee
2008–CONCACAF Champions LeagueReferee

Mark Geiger (born August 25, 1974)[1] is a soccer referee for PRO,[2] from Beachwood, New Jersey.[3] He officiates in Major League Soccer in the United States and Canada. Geiger is also employed as a high school mathematics teacher.

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.[4]

In 2011, he was selected to officiate at the FIFA Under-20 World Cup in Colombia during July and August of that year.[5] He officiated the Group E game between eventual tournament champions Brazil and Austria at Estadio Metropolitano Roberto Meléndez in Barranquilla on 1 August.[6] He then took charge of the Group B game between Uruguay and Cameroon at Estadio El Campín in Bogotá, on 5 August.[7] He was appointed to the Round of 16 match between Spain and South Korea at Estadio Palogrande in Manizales on 10 August.[8] 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.[9] This is the first time an American has ever been the referee at a major men's tournament final.[10] Geiger was selected as the Major League Soccer referee of the year for the 2011 season.[11]

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 vs. Japan[12] and the quarterfinal between Japan vs. Egypt. In 2013, Geiger was selected as CONCACAF's representative referee for the 2013 FIFA Club World Cup.[13]

On 14 January 2014, Geiger was appointed as one of the 25 referees for the 2014 FIFA World Cup as CONCACAF's representative referee.[14][15]

Other Occupation

Geiger teaches Mathematics at Lacey Township High School in Lanoka Harbor, New Jersey. He was among 103 recipients of the Presidential Award for Excellence in Math and Science Teaching in 2009.[16]

Honors

References

  1. ↑ Birthdate confirmation FIFA.com website.
  2. ↑ "PRO Referee Roster". PROreferees.com. Retrieved June 5, 2013. 
  3. ↑ 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."
  4. ↑ CONCACAF news release about u-20 final and CCL games.
  5. ↑ News release from US Soccer website.
  6. ↑ Match report, FIFA U-20 World Cup, 2011: FIFA.com website.
  7. ↑ Match report, FIFA U-20 World Cup, 2011: FIFA.com website.
  8. ↑ Match report, FIFA U-20 World Cup, 2011: FIFA.com website.
  9. ↑ Match report, FIFA U-20 World Cup, 2011: FIFA.com website.
  10. ↑ Professional Soccer Referees Association.
  11. ↑ Article from MLS website
  12. ↑ .
  13. ↑ "FCWC 2013 Appointments of Match Officials". FIFA.com. 
  14. ↑ "Referee trios and support duos appointed for 2014 FIFA World Cup™". FIFA.com. 15 January 2014. 
  15. ↑ "Referees & Assistant referees for the 2014 FIFA World Cup™". FIFA.com. 14 January 2014. 
  16. ↑ News release from White House press secretary.
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