
George Gansner – FIFA
Personal
38 years old
Lives in
Married since 2002 with 2 children
German Landesliga –
Began refereeing
Refereed U-12 Region II final at age 14
1st
Started MLS 1997…14th year in League with nearly 200 games
FIFA in 2002, 9th year representing US internationally
Second youngest US Referee ever to be a FIFA official
Youngest FIFA Assistant Referee ever in US
Also a Referee Instructor
Referee Career Highlights
o
o Club Teams
Refereed: Celtic,
Manchester United (x2), Chelsea (x2), AC Milan (x2), Barcelona (x2),
Inter-Milan, Club America, Chivas de Guadelajara, Atlas, Atlante, Tecos,
Morelia, Santos Laguna, Pumas, others.
o National Teams
Refereed: Mexico, Costa
Rica, Honduras, Guatemala, Canada, El Salvador, Panama, Haiti, Trinidad,
Jamaica, Guadeloupe, Grenada, Ecuador, Bolivia, Paraguay, Uruguay, Colombia,
Venezuela, China, Bulgaria, Scotland, Nigeria, Jordan, Zambia
o CONCACAF
Champions Cup Final – 2006 (Azteca Stadium, Mexico City)
o 2007
CONCACAF Gold Cup
o 2007
U-20 World Cup – Canada
o U-17/U-20
World Cup Qualifying – Canada, Honduras, Mexico
o World Cup Qualifying – Mexico, Guatemala, Costa Rica