1973 - Today
Mark Shield (born 2 September 1973) is a former Australian soccer referee who officiated in the top tier of Australian soccer between 1995 and 2005. Shield was FIFA listed between 1999 and 2008, and was in control of matches at the 2002 and 2006 FIFA World Cup finals. He refereed the finals of the 2006 AFC Champions League and the 2007 AFC Asian Cup. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Mark Shield has received more than 33,818 page views. His biography is available in 21 different languages on Wikipedia. Mark Shield is the 88th most popular referee (down from 77th in 2019), the 456th most popular biography from Australia (down from 432nd in 2019) and the 2nd most popular Australian Referee.
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Among referees, Mark Shield ranks 88 out of 107. Before him are Carlos Amarilla, Pablo Pozo, Stéphanie Frappart, Daniel Siebert, Koman Coulibaly, and Peter O'Leary. After him are Wilmar Roldán, Orel Grinfeld, Kateryna Monzul, Jerome Damon, Enrique Cáceres, and Michael Oliver.
1970 - Present
HPI: 36.43
Rank: 82
1973 - Present
HPI: 36.38
Rank: 83
1983 - Present
HPI: 36.13
Rank: 84
1984 - Present
HPI: 35.75
Rank: 85
1970 - Present
HPI: 35.71
Rank: 86
1972 - Present
HPI: 35.54
Rank: 87
1973 - Present
HPI: 35.23
Rank: 88
1980 - Present
HPI: 35.06
Rank: 89
1981 - Present
HPI: 34.79
Rank: 90
1981 - Present
HPI: 34.58
Rank: 91
1972 - Present
HPI: 34.47
Rank: 92
1974 - Present
HPI: 34.39
Rank: 93
1985 - Present
HPI: 34.34
Rank: 94
Among people born in 1973, Mark Shield ranks 552. Before him are Shinichi Shinohara, Nikos Dabizas, Sergei Tiviakov, Yoon Jong-hwan, Egil Gjelland, and José Luís Vidigal. After him are Yoichi Doi, Elizabeth Rodriguez, Khaled Badra, Colin Egglesfield, Leander Paes, and Nikolai Khabibulin.
1973 - Present
HPI: 35.31
Rank: 546
1973 - Present
HPI: 35.31
Rank: 547
1973 - Present
HPI: 35.30
Rank: 548
1973 - Present
HPI: 35.30
Rank: 549
1973 - Present
HPI: 35.28
Rank: 550
1973 - Present
HPI: 35.24
Rank: 551
1973 - Present
HPI: 35.23
Rank: 552
1973 - Present
HPI: 35.21
Rank: 553
1973 - Present
HPI: 35.21
Rank: 554
1973 - Present
HPI: 35.17
Rank: 555
1973 - Present
HPI: 35.12
Rank: 556
1973 - Present
HPI: 35.09
Rank: 557
1973 - Present
HPI: 35.08
Rank: 558
Among people born in Australia, Mark Shield ranks 456 out of 925. Before him are Edward Duyker (1955), Kate Allen (1970), Stuart O'Grady (1973), DBC Pierre (1961), Alexander Volkanovski (1988), and David Andersen (1980). After him are Geraldine Brooks (1955), Michael Wenden (1949), Michael Rogers (1979), Paul Okon (1972), Bridie Carter (1970), and Abbey Lee Kershaw (1987).
1955 - Present
HPI: 35.46
Rank: 450
1970 - Present
HPI: 35.43
Rank: 451
1973 - Present
HPI: 35.40
Rank: 452
1961 - Present
HPI: 35.28
Rank: 453
1988 - Present
HPI: 35.26
Rank: 454
1980 - Present
HPI: 35.24
Rank: 455
1973 - Present
HPI: 35.23
Rank: 456
1955 - Present
HPI: 35.18
Rank: 457
1949 - Present
HPI: 35.16
Rank: 458
1979 - Present
HPI: 35.10
Rank: 459
1972 - Present
HPI: 35.07
Rank: 460
1970 - Present
HPI: 35.06
Rank: 461
1987 - Present
HPI: 35.05
Rank: 462
Among referees born in Australia, Mark Shield ranks 2. Before him are Michael Hester (1972). After him are Chris Beath (1984) and Matthew Breeze (1972).
1972 - Present
HPI: 37.02
Rank: 1
1973 - Present
HPI: 35.23
Rank: 2
1984 - Present
HPI: 30.94
Rank: 3
1972 - Present
HPI: 28.33
Rank: 4