Pernilla Larsson (born 18 September 1976) is a Swedish football referee. She is 165 cm (5 ft 5 in) tall and has been on the FIFA International Referees List since 2010.[1] She was selected by FIFA for the 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup.[2][3]
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| Full name | Inga-Lill Pernilla Larsson | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born |
18 September 1976 Trollhättan, Sweden | ||
| Other occupation | Dietitian | ||
| Domestic | |||
| Years | League | Role | |
| 2001– | Damallsvenskan | Referee | |
| International | |||
| Years | League | Role | |
| 2010– | FIFA listed | Referee | |
In 2014, she was voted ninth in the International Federation of Football History & Statistics (IFFHS) World's Best Woman Referee poll, behind winner Bibiana Steinhaus.[4] Larsson was named Swedish female Referee of the Year at Fotbollsgalan in 2014.[5] The same year, she served as a referee at the 2014 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup.[6]
References
edit- ^ "Pernilla Larsson". FIFA. Archived from the original on March 29, 2014. Retrieved 19 May 2015.
- ^ "22 referees, 7 support referees and 44 assistant referees appointed for FIFA Women's World Cup 2015™". FIFA.com. 30 March 2015. Archived from the original on March 31, 2015.
- ^ "Referees and Assistant Referees for the FIFA Women's World Cup Canada 2015™" (PDF). FIFA.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on April 2, 2015.
- ^ "THE WORLD'S BEST WOMAN REFEREE 2014". International Federation of Football History & Statistics. 6 January 2015. Archived from the original on 8 April 2015. Retrieved 18 April 2015.
- ^ Sunnervik, Linus (10 November 2014). "Titta, här vinner Zlatan sin nionde guldboll" (in Swedish). Expressen. Retrieved 19 May 2015.
- ^ "Referees". FIFA. Archived from the original on March 29, 2014. Retrieved 13 March 2017.
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