Full name Kenji Ogiya 2009–present Ekstraklasa Years League 2009–present Polish First League | 2008–present J-League Name Kenji Ogiya 2008–present J2-League | |
Born January 3, 1971 (age 53)
Kanagawa/Chigasaki, Japan ( 1971-01-03 ) | ||
Kenji Ogiya (Japanese: 扇谷 健司 Oogiya Kenji) is a Japanese association football referee who has refereed in the J-League, J. League Division 2 as well as the Polish Ekstraklasa and Polish First League. He is also an international referee, having officiated two international games since 2007.
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Domestic
Ogiya has been refereeing since 2000, however became a fully professional referee in 2007. Since then he has gone on to officiate nearly 100 J.League games, 9, J. League Division 2 matches, as well as 9 J. League Cup matches. He has also officiated matches in Europe, in the Ekstraklasa and Polish First League.
International
In 2007, Ogiya was awarded his FIFA badge, which made him eligible to officiate international fixtures. To date, he has done so on two occasions. One "friendly" between Poland and Greece, and a 2011 AFC Asian Cup Qualification match between Australia and Indonesia.
International Matches officiated