Sun Baojie

Summary

Sun Baojie (Chinese: 孙葆洁; pinyin: Sūn Bǎojié; Mandarin pronunciation: [swə́n pàʊ tɕjě]; born 2 January 1965) is a retired Chinese football referee. He is also a teacher of Tsinghua University.[1]

Sun Baojie
孙葆洁
Full name Sun Baojie
Born (1965-01-02) January 2, 1965 (age 59)
Jinzhong, Shanxi, China
Other occupation Teacher
International
Years League Role
1997–2010 FIFA listed Referee
Sun Baojie
Simplified Chinese孙葆洁
Traditional Chinese孫葆潔

He has refereed internationally in the AFC Asian Cup, Tiger Cup, and qualifiers for the 1998,[2] 2006,[3] and 2010 World Cups.[4] Sun officiated the 2001 FIFA World Youth Championship, taking charge of the opening match between Argentina and Finland.[5] He is also a referee at the AFC Champions League and Chinese Super League.[6] During 1999, Sun also spent a stint in Major League Soccer as part of a referee exchange program.[7]

After reaching the FIFA age limit and retiring as a match official, Sun has served as a member of the Refereeing Committee of the Asian Football Confederation.[8]

References edit

  1. ^ 孙葆洁
  2. ^ FIFA. "Match Report - Nepal - Oman 0:6 (0:3)". 22 June 1997. Retrieved on 25 April 2013.
  3. ^ FIFA. "Match Report - Kuwait - Uzbekistan 2:1 (1:0)". 25 March 2005. Retrieved on 25 April 2013.
  4. ^ FIFA. "Match Report - Qatar - Japan 0:3 (0:1)". 19 November 2008. Retrieved on 25 April 2013.
  5. ^ FIFA. "Baojie Sun of China to referee opening match"[dead link]. 15 June 2001. Retrieved on 25 April 2013.
  6. ^ "Football : Referee Page : Baojie Sun". Footballdatabase.eu. Retrieved 2012-08-21.
  7. ^ Wharton, David. "Cienfuegos Is Man of Hour as Time Is on Galaxy's Side". Los Angeles Times, 20 June 1999. Retrieved on 25 April 2013.
  8. ^ Asian Football Confederation. "Baojie advises continued teamwork". 9 December 2011. Retrieved on 25 April 2013.