Full name | Sun Baojie | ||
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Born |
Jinzhong, Shanxi, China | January 2, 1965||
Other occupation | Teacher | ||
International | |||
Years | League | Role | |
1997–2010 | FIFA listed | Referee |
Sun Baojie | |||||||||
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Simplified Chinese | 孙葆洁 | ||||||||
Traditional Chinese | 孫葆潔 | ||||||||
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Sun Baojie (Chinese: 孙葆洁; pinyin: Sūn Bǎojié; Mandarin pronunciation: [swə́n pàʊ tɕjě]; born 2 January 1965) is a retired Chinese football referee. He is also a teacher of Tsinghua University.[1]
He has refereed internationally in the AFC Asian Cup, Tiger Cup, and qualifiers for the 1998,[2] 2006,[3] and 2010 World Cups.[4] Sun officiated the 2001 FIFA World Youth Championship, taking charge of the opening match between Argentina and Finland.[5] He is also a referee at the AFC Champions League and Chinese Super League.[6] During 1999, Sun also spent a stint in Major League Soccer as part of a referee exchange program.[7]
After reaching the FIFA age limit and retiring as a match official, Sun has served as a member of the Refereeing Committee of the Asian Football Confederation.[8]