Mohsen Torky ( fa, 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.
Referee career
Mohsen 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
The 2009 AFC Champions League was the 28th edition of the top-level Asian club football tournament organized by the Asian Football Confederation (AFC), and the 7th under the current AFC Champions League title. The final was held at the National ...
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
2007
2008
2009
2011
AFC Cup
2007
2009
References
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People from Boshruyeh
Iranian football referees
Living people
1973 births
AFC Asian Cup referees