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| Full name | Kari Seitz | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born | (1970-11-02)2 November 1970 (age 55) United States | ||
| Other occupation | FIFA Senior Manager of Referees | ||
| Domestic | |||
| Years | League | Role | |
| National Women's Soccer League | Referee | ||
| International | |||
| Years | League | Role | |
| FIFA-listed | Referee | ||
Kari Seitz is an American professionalsoccer referee and the most experienced female referee in the world (out of the male and female referees).[1] She participated in fourFIFA Women's World Cup tournaments in (1999,2003,2007 and2011), as well as fourOlympic soccer tournaments (2004,2008, 2012 and 2016) and is the only referee — man or woman — to do so.[2][3][4]
In October 2013, she announced she would be retiring later in the month after a 28-year career. Her final assignments included the2013 National Women's Soccer League championship match, the league's first.[1][5][6][7]
At the request of FIFA, in 2016 she began managing training for Women's Soccer Referees worldwide. She and her husband relocated to Switzerland in 2016 and she assumed her duties within the FIFA organization.
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