Kari Seitz


Kari Seitz is an American professional soccer referee and the most experienced female referee in the World She participated in four FIFA Women's World Cup tournaments in, as well as four Olympic soccer tournaments and is the only referee — man or woman — to do so.
In October 2013, she announced she would be retiring later in the month after a 28-year career.
At the request of FIFA, in 2016 she began managing training for Women's Soccer Referees world wide. She and her husband relocated to Switzerland in 2016 and she assumed her duties within the FIFA organization.