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David Socha

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American soccer referee (1938-2025)

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David Stanley Socha was an American soccer referee. He is best known for supervising two matches in the FIFA World Cup, one in 1982 and one in 1986. The 1982 match between Scotland and New Zealand marked the second ever World Cup match supervised by an American referee after Henry Landauer in 1970.

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David Stanley Socha was an American soccer referee. He is best known for supervising two matches in the FIFA World Cup, one in 1982 and one in 1986. The 1982 match between Scotland and New Zealand marked the second ever World Cup match supervised by an American referee after Henry Landauer in 1970. Socha played in the semiprofessional leagues of the United States and two seasons for Portsmouth in the 1950s. At Portsmouth, he was a reserve.

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United States
Category
Footballers
Type
Football / Soccer Player
Status
deceased
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Lived 1938 to 2025 · aged 86
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