Full name Silviu Petrescu 2008– Canadian Championship Other occupation Taxicab Driver Years League | Years League Name Silviu Petrescu 2006– MLS | |
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Born October 6, 1968 (age 55)
Romania ( 1968-10-06 ) | ||
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Silviu Petrescu (born October 6, 1968) is a soccer referee, from Waterloo, Ontario, Canada. He officiates in Major League Soccer in the United States and Canada as well as international matches and is a member of the Professional Referee Organization.
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Career
Petrescu was born and raised in Brașov, Romania, where he played soccer with local side Metrom Brașov. He began working as a referee in 1987, and would officiate matches in Divizia B before emigrating to Canada in 1995. As a Canadian Soccer Association referee, he became FIFA listed in 2002 and has been officiating in Major League Soccer since 2006. He has also officiated in CONCACAF tournaments along with other national and international tournaments and fixtures, from friendlies to World Cup qualifying matches.
When the 2007 FIFA U-20 World Cup was held that summer in Canada, he was selected to be one of the tournament's officials.
In November 2012, Major League Soccer named Petrescu the MLS Referee of the Year, the first Canadian to win the title. Soon after it was announced that he would serve as the head referee for the MLS Cup 2012 final.
Personal life
Silviu Petrescu's father, who was also a FIFA referee, encouraged him to become a referee rather than a professional player. He had previously played in the premier Romanian division for three years while stationed in the army.
Petrescu is also a taxi driver, partly because he is his "own boss" and can work with his refereeing schedule.
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Card statistics
Updated to matches played on November 3, 2014.
Source: http://www.proreferees.com/stats-referee-stats.php