Khalil Al Ghamdi Explained

Khalil Al Ghamdi
Fullname:Khalil Ibrahim Jalal Al Ghamdi
Birth Date:2 September 1970
Birth Place:Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
Otheroccupation:Teacher
Years1:1998–2015
League1:Saudi Pro League
Role1:Referee
Internationalyears1:2003–2014
Confederation1:FIFA listed
Internationalrole1:Referee

Khalil Ibrahim Jalal Al Ghamdi (Arabic: خليل إبراهيم جلال الغامدي; born 2 September 1970) is a Saudi Arabian football referee. He is known for being a referee at the 2007 AFC Asian Cup. He has been a FIFA international referee since 2003.[1]

Biography

Outside of refereeing, he works as a teacher and lives in Riyadh.[2] He also officiated at the 2008 Olympics and the 2006 FIFA Club World Cup, as well as the 2006 FIFA World Cup and 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification phases.[3]

He was preselected as a potential referee for the 2010 FIFA World Cup,[4] with his selection confirmed on 5 February 2010. He refereed the Group A match between Mexico and France on 17 June 2010 and the Group H match between Switzerland and Chile on 21 June 2010. On 6 November 2010, he officiated in the 2010 AFC Cup Final between Al-Qadsia and Al-Ittihad at the Jaber Al-Ahmad International Stadium in Kuwait City.

See also

References

https://web.archive.org/web/20100312043311/http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/referees/referee=196839/index.html

Notes and References

  1. https://web.archive.org/web/20070915201350/http://www.fifa.com/aboutfifa/developing/refereeing/association=ksa/peoplekind=ref.html FIFA list of Saudi Referees.
  2. http://worldreferee.com/site/copy.php?linkID=47&linkType=referee&contextType=bio Biography at worldreferee.com
  3. http://worldreferee.com/site/copy.php?linkID=47&linkType=referee&contextType=stats Games list at worldreferee.com
  4. https://web.archive.org/web/20090419063204/http://www.fifa.com/mm/document/tournament/competition/92/29/78/candidaterefereesrapfwc2010_22oct2008.pdf List of prospective 2010 FIFA World Cup referees