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American soccer referee
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Male
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Birth:
1917
The details
Biography
Introduction
Leo Goldstein was an American-Israeli association football referee.
Early life
Goldstein, who was Jewish, was a survivor of the concentration camps of World War II.
Career
Goldstein refereed for the American Soccer League in the 1950s and 1960s, before becoming a FIFA international referee between 1959 and 1967. Goldstein was active as an assistant referee at FIFA World Cups, officiating the Hungary-England and Chile-Italy matches in the group stages in 1962. He also officiated in the 1959 Pan American Games and 1962 World Cup qualifiers.
Goldstein is a member of the National Soccer Hall of Fame and Museum.