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David Gantar
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Gantar before a 2013 game at Gillette Stadium
Full name David John Gantar
Born (1975-06-27) June 27, 1975 (age 49)
Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
Other occupation Director, Strategy & Improvement
Domestic
Years League Role
2010- Major League Soccer Referee
2015- Indian Super League Referee
International
Years League Role
2011– FIFA listed Referee

David Gantar (born June 27, 1975) is a Canadian soccer referee for PRO from Edmonton, Alberta.[1] He has been a Canadian National Referee since 2004, and became a FIFA Referee in 2011. Gantar had a highly successful first year of international duty, officiating at three international tournaments — including one major tournament — and in the CONCACAF Champions League and 2014 FIFA World Cup Qualification.[2]

Outside refereeing, Gantar has an MBA from the University of Alberta and is the Director, Strategy & Improvement at NorQuest College.[3]

Career

Gantar had a successful first year as a FIFA referee, attending three international tournaments. His year included appointment to the Gold Cup (the continental championship) ahead of fellow Canadian FIFA Referee Paul Ward. The appointment came despite Ward's seniority and experience; coupled with Gantar's inclusion on CONCACAF's Elite Referee List.[4]

Tournament Date Venue Round Team 1 Result Team 2 Yellow card Red card
CONCACAF U-20 Championship[5] March 29 Guatemala Estadio Mateo Flores, Guatemala City Group Stage  Suriname 0 – 4  United States 2 1
CONCACAF U-20 Championship April 8 Guatemala Estadio Mateo Flores, Guatemala City Semi-Final  Costa Rica 2 – 1  Guatemala 5 0
CONCACAF Gold Cup[6] June 10 United States FIU Stadium, Miami Group Stage  Grenada 1 – 7  Honduras 1 0
Pan American Games[7] October 21 Mexico Estadio Omnilife, Guadalajara Group Stage  Costa Rica 0 – 3  Argentina 5 0
Pan American Games[8] October 23 Mexico Estadio Omnilife, Guadalajara Group Stage  Trinidad and Tobago 1 – 1  Ecuador 6 0

Card statistics

Season G Yellow card Tot Yellow card PG Red card Tot Red card PG
2010 3 7 2.33 0 0
2011 17 68 4 5 0.29
2012 3 6 2 3 1

Statistics for all competitions, including domestic, CONCACAF and international friendlies/tournaments.

References

  1. ^ "PRO Referee Roster". PROreferees.com. Retrieved June 5, 2013.
  2. ^ "2011 International Appointments". Canadian Soccer Association. Retrieved January 19, 2012.
  3. ^ "Dave Gantar Linkedin Profile". Retrieved January 19, 2012.
  4. ^ "CONCACAF Elite Referee Course held in Dallas". CONCACAF. Retrieved January 21, 2012.
  5. ^ "Referees ready for U-20 Championship".
  6. ^ "Gold Cup first-round referees announced".
  7. ^ "Men First Round Group B Match 5". Retrieved January 20, 2012.
  8. ^ "Men First Round Group A Match 9". Retrieved January 19, 2012.

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