Peter O'Leary (referee)
| Born |
3 March 1972 Wellington, North Island, New Zealand |
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Other occupation | Biology Schoolteacher | ||
| Domestic | |||
| Years | League | Role | |
| ? - | NZFC | Referee | |
| ? - | A-League | Referee | |
| International | |||
| Years | League | Role | |
| 2003– | FIFA listed | Referee | |
Peter O'Leary (born 3 March 1972) is a New Zealand former Association football referee, previously of Wellington but now residing and working in Whangarei. He operated in the Australian A-League and the New Zealand Football Championship, and his other occupation is as a biology teacher at Whangarei's Tikipunga High School.
He currently has the record for controlling the most matches in the FIFA World Club Cup.
He first took up refereeing in 1994. He has officiated in many Oceania Football Confederation tournaments since becoming a FIFA referee in 2003, notably the OFC Nations Cup in 2004, and the Oceania Club Championship in 2006.
In 2007, he was selected to officiate at the FIFA Under-20 World Cup in Canada during June and July of that year. He took charge of the Group F game between Nigeria and Costa Rica at the Royal Athletic Park in Victoria, British Columbia, on 1 July. He was then assigned the Group B match between Uruguay and Jordan at the Swangard Stadium in Burnaby, on 4 July. At the English Premiership tie between Aston Villa and Sunderland F.C. as a guest of top English referee Steve Bennett, O’Leary was summoned from the stands to assume Bennett’s role on the touchline as 4th official for the second half of the match.
...
Wikipedia