David Socha

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David Socha
Full name David Stanley Socha [1]
Born (1938-09-27) 27 September 1938 (age 83)
Springfield, Massachusetts
International
Years League Role
1979–1986 FIFA-listed Referee

David Socha (born 27 September 1938) is a former soccer referee from the United States. He is best known for supervising two matches in the FIFA World Cup, one in 1982[2] and one in 1986.[3] The 1982 match between Scotland and New Zealand marked the second ever World Cup match supervised by an American referee after Henry Landauer in 1970. Socha played in the semiprofessional leagues of the United States[4] and two seasons for Portsmouth in the 1950s.[5]

Socha is known to have served as a FIFA referee during the period from 1979[6] to 1986.[3] His other international events include the 1984 Olympic tournament[7] in Los Angeles and qualifying matches for the 1982[8] and 1986[9] World Cups. In the NASL, Socha was the head referee for Soccer Bowl '82, and for game 1 of Soccer Bowl '84.[10][11] He was also an assistant referee at Soccer Bowl '78.[12]

References[]

  1. ^ "Join Ancestry".
  2. ^ FIFA. "Match Report - Scotland - New Zealand 5:2 (3:0)" Archived 29 June 2009 at the Wayback Machine. 15 June 1982. Retrieved on 5 June 2013.
  3. ^ a b FIFA. "Match Report - Korea Republic - Italy 2:3 (0:1)" Archived 6 July 2013 at the Wayback Machine. 10 June 1986. Retrieved on 5 June 2013.
  4. ^ Vecsey, George (10 June 1986). "Sports of the Times; Only Yank In the World". The New York Times. Retrieved 6 November 2021.
  5. ^ "The Glasgow Herald - Google News Archive Search".
  6. ^ Reyes Padilla, Macario. "Mexico - International Results Details 1970-1979". RSSSF, 18 September 2008. Retrieved on 5 June 2013.
  7. ^ FIFA. "Match Report - Cameroon - Iraq 1:0 (1:0)". 1 August 1984. Retrieved on 5 June 2013.
  8. ^ FIFA. "Match Report - Honduras - Mexico 0:0"[dead link]. 22 November 1981. Retrieved on 5 June 2013.
  9. ^ FIFA. "Match Report - El Salvador - Honduras 1:2 (0:1)"[dead link]. 10 March 1985. Retrieved on 5 June 2013.
  10. ^ "NASL Soccer Bowl 84 - Game 1 (Sting vs. Blizzard) - First Half - YouTube". YouTube. Archived from the original on 6 January 2014. Retrieved 29 June 2013.
  11. ^ "NASL Soccer Bowl 84 - Game 1 (Sting vs. Blizzard) - Second Half". YouTube.
  12. ^ TVS Broadcast footage

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