Mike Seifert... he was 21 years old when he started refereeing... earned Bachelor of Arts in Urban and Regional Planning from Queen’s University... worked at the Alberta Transportation and Utilities office...
recipient of the Ray Morgan Memorial Award in 1994...
said Seifert in 1991, “I was really pleased to be assigned the gold medal match at the Pan American Games and I went into it feeling confident. It was a big thrill to represent Canada in that game”...
served on the FIFA List of Referees and Assistant Referees for 14 years from 1990 to 2003... over the course of his career as a Referee and Assistant Referee, he was appointed to matches in leagues including the Canadian Soccer League (1987 to 1992)... was appointed as a Referee and Assistant Referee at Canada Soccer’s National Championships (men’s Challenge Trophy and women’s Jubilee Trophy finals)...
was appointed as a referee for the 1991 Concacaf Gold Cup... was appointed as a referee for the 1991 Pan American Games (including the gold medal ,match)... served as the fourth official in the 5 June 1994 Canada-Brazil friendly in Edmonton, a match that set the record for the largest in-stadia attendance for a Canadian national team sporting event in Canada (51,936 fans at Commonwealth Stadium)...
was appointed as Referee to the 1992 Canadian Soccer League Championship Final in Burnaby on 4 October 1992 (Winnipeg Fury SC won the two-leg series)... was appointed as Referee to Canada Soccer’s 1992 National Championships Challenge Trophy Final in Burnaby on 12 October 1992 (NorVan ANAF won 1:0 over Edmonton Scottish SC)... was appointed Referee to Canada Soccer’s 1994 National Championships Challenge Trophy Final in Edmonton on 10 October 1994 (Edmonton Ital-Canadians won 1:0 over Scarborough Azzurri)...
