Peter O'Leary (referee)

Peter O'Leary
Born (1972-03-03) 3 March 1972 (age 52)
Wellington, North Island, New Zealand
Other occupation Biology Schoolteacher
Domestic
Years League Role
? - NZFC Referee
? - A-League Referee
International
Years League Role
2003– FIFA listed Referee

Peter O'Leary (born 3 March 1972[1]) is a New Zealand former Association football referee, previously of Wellington but now is residing and working in Hamilton. He operated in the Australian A-League and the New Zealand Football Championship,[2] and his other occupation is as a teacher and deputy principal at Hamilton's Melville High School.[3]

He currently has the record for controlling the most matches in the FIFA World Club Cup.[2]

  1. ^ Birthdate confirmation Archived 28 September 2007 at the Wayback Machine and biography: NZFC website.
  2. ^ a b Tapaleao, Vaimoana (21 June 2014). "All eyes on Kiwi ref at World Cup". The New Zealand Herald. Retrieved 24 June 2014.
  3. ^ Steven Holloway and Seamus Marten (15 April 2021). "Episode #43 - Peter O'Leary". www.betweentwobeerspodcast.com/ (Podcast). Between Two Beers. Event occurs at 0:37. Retrieved 6 May 2021.