Full name | Richard Renald Lorenc | ||
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Born | West Ryde, New South Wales, Australia | 3 December 1951||
Other occupation | Teacher | ||
Domestic | |||
Years | League | Role | |
1977–1995 | National Soccer League | Referee | |
International | |||
Years | League | Role | |
1987–1995 | FIFA listed | Referee |
Richard Renald Lorenc (born 3 December 1951) is an Australian former football (soccer) referee. [1] He is, as of July 2009, referees coordinator for Football New South Wales. [2]
Lorenc's career highlight was as an assistant referee at the 1990 FIFA World Cup in Italy. [1] He also served as a FIFA referee at the 1987 [3] and 1993 [4] World Youth Championships, and officiated in 1994 World Cup qualifiers. [5] He is known to have officiated international matches during the period from 1987 [3] to 1995. [6]
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