Mohsen Torky (Persian: محسن ترکی) is an Iranian former football referee who had been refereeing in Iran's Pro League for seasons and has been on the international list from 2003 to 2013. He was the first Iranian referee to officiate the Tehran derby after 14 years.[2]
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| Full name | Mohsen Torky | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born |
July 11, 1973 Boshruyeh, South Khorasan, Iran | ||
| Domestic | |||
| Years | League | Role | |
| 2000–2017 | Persian Gulf Pro League | Referee | |
| International | |||
| Years | League | Role | |
| 2003–2017 | FIFA listed[1] | Referee | |
Referee career
editMohsen Torky started to officiate in the top league in Iran in 2000 and after just three years he became a FIFA listed referee. In 2007 Torky became an AFC Elite referee which meant that now he will regularly referee games in the AFC Champions League. In 2006, he refereed his first game in the Champions league between Al-Arabi and Al Quwa Al Jawiya and in 2007 he officiated an AFC Cup semi final.
During the 2008/09 season Torky officiated 4 games in the 2010 FIFA world cup qualifications. He also officiated four games in the group stage of the 2009 AFC Champions League but the biggest test of Torky's career came in the 66th Tehran derby when he became the first Iranian referee to officiate the game in 14 years. He did such a great job that he officiated the Tehran derby again in the 2009/10 season. Torky was also officiate in the 2011 AFC Asian Cup. He announced his retirement in February 2013 but it was later denied.
AFC Champions League
edit2007
edit| Match Day | Home | Score | Away |
|---|---|---|---|
5
|
Al-Zawraa 
|
3 - 2
|
 Al-Arabi
|
2008
edit| Match Day | Home | Score | Away |
|---|---|---|---|
1
|
Pohang Steelers 
|
0 - 2
|
 Adelaide United
|
3
|
Kashima Antlers 
|
1 - 0
|
 Beijing Guoan
|
2009
edit| Match Day | Home | Score | Away Shandong_Luneng |
|---|---|---|---|
1
|
Kawasaki Frontale
|
1 - 0
|
Tianjin Teda
|
3
|
Shandong Luneng
|
2 - 0
|
Seoul
|
4
|
Suwon Bluewings
|
2 - 1
|
Shanghai Shenhua
|
6
|
Beijing Guoan
|
1 - 1
|
Nagoya Grampus
|
2011
edit| Match Day | Home | Score | Away |
|---|---|---|---|
1
|
Al-Sadd 
|
5 - 1
|
 Al-Ittihad
|
AFC Cup
edit2007
edit| Match Day | Home | Score | Away |
|---|---|---|---|
1
|
Osotspa Saraburi F.C. 
|
4 - 0
|
 Pahang FA
|
4
|
Al-Muharraq 
|
1 - 1
|
 Al-Hilal
|
SF
|
Al-Nejmeh 
|
0 - 0
|
 Shabab Al-Ordun
|
2009
edit| Match Day | Home | Score | Away |
|---|---|---|---|
Round of 16
|
Al-Arabi
|
2 - 1
|
Safa
|
QF-SL
|
Arbil
|
0 - 1
|
Al-Kuwait
|
References
edit- ^ "FIFA Referee list". FIFA. Archived from the original on 2011-10-04. Retrieved 2009-04-23.
- ^ ترکی داور دربی 66 (in Persian). Iran Football Federation. Archived from the original on August 17, 2007. Retrieved 2009-04-23.