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Szymon Marciniak

シモン・マルチニアク　/　しもん・まるちにあく

Association football referee from Poland

January 7, 1981 (age 45)　・　Płock, Masovian Voivodeship, Poland

Masovian Voivodeship
association football referee
association football player

My Take

Szymon Marciniak is fascinating to me because referees usually disappear into the background, yet his resume reads like a greatest-hits list. The 2022 World Cup final between Argentina and France, the 2023 Champions League final, the 2018 UEFA Super Cup, those are the games that define eras, and he was the man in the middle for all of them. I find it telling that he started out as a player from Plock before switching sides of the whistle, because the best officials seem to be the ones who understand the game from the inside. To me, being trusted with the sport's biggest stage isn't luck, it's a quiet kind of mastery.

Overview

Szymon Marciniak (Polish: [ˈʂɨmɔn marˈt͡ɕiɲak]; born 7 January 1981) is a Polish football referee. He has refereed the 2022 FIFA World Cup final between Argentina and France, the 2018 UEFA Super Cup between Real Madrid and Atlético Madrid, and the 2023 UEFA Champions League final between Manchester City and Inter Milan.

Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

1. Profile

Name (English): Szymon Marciniak
Name (Japanese): シモン・マルチニアク
Reading: しもん・まるちにあく
Born: January 7, 1981 (age 45)
Zodiac / Chinese zodiac: Capricorn / Rooster
Origin: Płock, Masovian Voivodeship, Poland
Blood type: Private
Height: Private
Agency: Private
Occupation: association football referee / association football player

2. Background

Elementary school: Private
Junior high: Private
High school: Private
University: Private

3. Relationships

Spouse: Private
Children: Private
Parents: Private
Siblings: Private

4. Personality

Motto

Private

6. Links

Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%B7%E3%83%A2%E3%83%B3%E3%83%BB%E3%83%9E%E3%83%AB%E3%83%81%E3%83%8B%E3%82%A2%E3%82%AF

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