Mark Geiger

Quick Facts

Full Name	Mark Geiger
Occupation	Association Football Referee
Date Of Birth	Aug 25, 1974(1974-08-25)
Age	50
Birthplace	Beachwood
Country	United States
Birth City	New Jersey
Horoscope	Leo

Mark Geiger Biography

Mark Geiger is one of the most popular and richest Association Football Referee who was born on August 25, 1974 in Beachwood, New Jersey, United States. Geiger was born the 25th of August 1974, and was raised at Beachwood, New Jersey. After his education in Trenton State College, he was a math teacher for Lacey Township High School in Lanoka Harbor, New Jersey and later left for a position as a referee full time. When he was at Lacey Township High School Geiger received one of 103 winners from the Presidential Award for Excellence in Math and Science Teaching in 2010.

Geiger was officiating at the Geiger was the official officiator at the 2011 FIFA U-20 World Cup in Colombia. Geiger officiated in the Group E game between eventual champions of the tournament Brazil as well as Austria in the Estadio Metropolitano Roberto Melendez in Barranquilla. Then he was in charge of the Group B match that was played between Uruguay as well as Cameroon in the Estadio El Campin in Bogota. He was then appointed as a referee for Round 16 game of Spain as well as South Korea at Estadio Palogrande in Manizales. In the end, he was the referee for the Final along with American Associate Referee Sean Hurd and Canadian Assistant Referee Joe Fletcher, between Brazil and Portugal at Estadio El Campin in Bogota. This was the first occasion an official of United States has United States has ever officiated an important men’s final.

Geiger then officiated the Group F third match between South Korea and Germany. South Korea defeated Germany 2–0, but neither team advanced since Sweden defeated Mexico. He then officiated at the Round of 16 game between Colombia and England. England advanced on penalties after a 1–1 draw. Geiger was selected as one of the final 12 referees on the shortlist to officiate the final or third place play-off match, and was ultimately selected to be VAR on the 3rd place match between Belgium and England.

Geiger’s first assignment was the second group stage match of Group B between Portugal and Morocco. Geiger worked as the VAR In the match between Denmark and Australia. During the match he advised the referee, Antonio Mateu Lahoz, to review a possible handball in the penalty area. After review, Lahoz awarded a penalty kick that allowed the Socceroos to score and secure a 1–1 draw. He subsequently worked as VAR for the Group D match between Argentina and Iceland, the Group G match featuring Belgium and Tunisia and the Round of 16 contest between Uruguay and Portugal before his final assignment in the tournament’s Third Place match.

Geiger was chosen for the role of Major League Soccer referee of the year in the 2011 season, and again in 2014.

Mark Geiger Net Worth

Mark Geiger is one of the richest Association Football Referee from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Mark Geiger 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Mark William Geiger (born August 25 1974) is an American sports administrator, and a ex-soccer referee. He is the chief director of match officials for the Professional Referee Organization (PRO) that oversees the domestic referees within Major League Soccer (MLS). Geiger was previously a referee in MLS and was included on the FIFA International Referees List from 2008 until 2019. On the international stage, Geiger refereed the 2012 Olympics and 2013, and the

2015. CONCACAF Gold Cups; and at the 2014 and 2018 FIFA World Cups. In the 2014 World Cup, he became the first official from the United States to officiate a knockout game at the World Cup tournament. Prior to becoming an official referee full time Geiger was the high school mathematics teacher.

Geiger began his career as a referee in 1988 when he began refereeing. He was the United States Soccer Federation National Referee in 2003, and was officiating for Major League Soccer from 2004 until the year 2018. He officiated at CONCACAF events since becoming an FIFA referee back in 2008 and has officiated at the Gold Cup and other international events and fixtures. Geiger was selected to referee to referee the CONCACAF U-20 Championship in 2011 and was the referee in the final.

In 2012, Geiger was selected as one of 16 referees to officiate at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London. Geiger took charge of the Group D match between Spain vs. Japan and the quarterfinal between Japan vs. Egypt. In 2013, Geiger was an official at the 2013 CONCACAF Gold Cup.

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On January 9, 2019, Geiger announced that he would retire from refereeing and take up a position within PRO as its director of senior match officials.

Facts & Trivia

Mark Ranked on the list of most popular Association Football Referee. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Mark Geiger celebrates birthday on August 25 of every year.

Top Facts about Mark Geiger

1. Mark Geiger is a retired American soccer referee.
2. He officiated in the MLS and FIFA World Cup.
3. Geiger was born on August 25, 1974.
4. He became a professional referee in 2003.
5. In 2011, he was named MLS Referee of the Year.
6. Geiger refereed at the 2014 and 2018 World Cups.
7. He was the first American to referee a knockout stage match at a World Cup.
8. Geiger retired from refereeing in December 2019.
9. He now works as an instructor for referees.
10. Geiger has also worked as a high school math teacher.

What happened Mark Geiger?

Retirement. On January 9, 2019, Geiger announced that he would retire from refereeing and take up a position within PRO as its director of senior match officials.

How many FIFA referees are there in the world?

36 referees , 69 assistant referees and 24 video match officials (VMOs) have been chosen in close cooperation with the six confederations, based on their quality and the performances delivered at FIFA tournaments as well as at other international and domestic competitions in recent years.

Where is Mark Geiger now?

PRO announced on Wednesday that Mark Geiger has been appointed as director of senior match officials , a new role in which he’ll oversee the work of officials operating at the MLS level, effective immediately.

What age do referees retire?

The average age of retirement for elite professional referees is about 45 years. The mandatory fitness tests for referees at top amateur and professional levels tend to enforce retirement by early 50s.

How old can referees be?

A referee must be at least 25 years old on 1 January to be eligible for International Referee listing nomination on that calendar year. An assistant referee is eligible at the age of 23 years. In 2016 maximum age limits for the list (45, or 38 for first-time listees) was dropped.