Richard Lorenc

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Richard Lorenc
Full name Richard Renald Lorenc
Born (1951-12-03) 3 December 1951 (age 71)
West Ryde, New South Wales, Australia
Other occupation Teacher
Domestic
YearsLeagueRole
1977–1995 National Soccer League Referee
International
YearsLeagueRole
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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References

  1. 1 2 "Referee - Richard Lorenc". WorldReferee.com. Retrieved 15 July 2009.
  2. Baker, Richard (9 February 2009). "New Football NSW Referees Co-ordinator". Football NSW. Australian Soccer Referees Federation NSW Division. Archived from the original on 7 May 2009. Retrieved 15 July 2009.
  3. 1 2 FIFA. "Match Report - Yugoslavia - German DR 2:1 (1:0)". 23 October 1987. Retrieved on 1 June 2013.
  4. FIFA. "Match Report - Mexico - Norway 3:0 (1:0)". 7 March 1993. Retrieved on 1 June 2013.
  5. RSSSF . "World Cup 1994 qualifications". Retrieved on 1 June 2013.
  6. Morrison, Neil. "International Matches 1995 - Intercontinental, January-March". RSSSF, 2 February 2005. Retrieved on 1 June 2013.