Alexandra Ihringova
| Full name | Alexandra Ihringová | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born |
29 January 1975 Czechoslovakia |
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| International | |||
| Years | League | ||
| 2001– | FIFA | ||
Alexandra "Saša" Ihringová (born 29 January 1975) is a Slovak-born football referee, based in Shropshire, who officiates in the role of assistant referee in the Football League.
In addition she has refereed several major women's football matches at domestic and international level. These include the FA Women's Cup final, the UEFA Women's Champions League final, the UEFA Women's Championship final and the FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup final.
Ihringová is 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) tall and, as well as her native Slovak, can speak English, German, Russian and Spanish.
Ihringová grew up in a sporting family in Bratislava. As a player, Ihringová was a national champion three times from 1991 to 1994 with her club Filozof Bratislava. She attended a course for women officials in 1995. Her move into refereeing was inspired by Ihringová's uncle, Karol Ihring, a FIFA official named the best referee in Slovakia three times.
Ihringová quickly progressed through the ranks and in 2002 became the first, and at the time, only, woman to referee in the second tier of men's football in Slovakia.
In 2006 Ihringová emigrated to England, and was "adopted" by the Football Association. She oversaw two consecutive FA Women's Cup finals in 2008 and 2009. Ihringová considered that the move to England, and particularly her involvement at Football League level, assisted in her overall development as a referee.
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