Sun_Baojie
Sun Baojie
Chinese football referee
Sun Baojie (Chinese: 孙葆洁; pinyin: Sūn Bǎojié; Mandarin pronunciation: [swə́n pàʊ tɕjě]; born 2 January 1965) is a retired Chinese football referee. He is also a teacher of Tsinghua University.[1]
He has refereed internationally in the AFC Asian Cup, Tiger Cup, and qualifiers for the 1998,[2] 2006,[3] and 2010 World Cups.[4] Sun officiated the 2001 FIFA World Youth Championship, taking charge of the opening match between Argentina and Finland.[5] He is also a referee at the AFC Champions League and Chinese Super League.[6] During 1999, Sun also spent a stint in Major League Soccer as part of a referee exchange program.[7]
After reaching the FIFA age limit and retiring as a match official, Sun has served as a member of the Refereeing Committee of the Asian Football Confederation.[8]