Jonas Eriksson (born 28 March 1974) is a Swedish former

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. He was a full international referee for

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between 2002 and 2018..

Career

Eriksson became a professional

in 1994 and has been an

Allsvenskan Allsvenskan (; en, the All-Swedish, also known as Fotbollsallsvenskan, en, the Football All-Swedish) is a Swedish professional league for men's association football clubs. It was founded in 1924 and is the top tier of the Swedish football lea ...

referee since 2000. He has refereed 263 matches in Allsvenskan, 47 matches in

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and 112 international matches as of 2014. In August 2013, Eriksson was chosen to referee

2013 UEFA Super Cup The 2013 UEFA Super Cup was the 38th UEFA Super Cup, an annual football match organised by UEFA and contested by the reigning champions of the two main European club competitions, the UEFA Champions League and the UEFA Europa League. In a repeat ...

between Chelsea and

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. He was called by FIFA to officiate in Brazil's

2014 FIFA World Cup The 2014 FIFA World Cup was the 20th FIFA World Cup, the quadrennial world championship for men's national football teams organised by FIFA. It took place in Brazil from 12 June to 13 July 2014, after the country was awarded the hosting ri ...

. His first match in the World Cup was between the United States and Ghana. He was the fourth official at the

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match of

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vs. Barcelona at Olympiastadion in Berlin, Germany on 6 June 2015. On 18 May 2016, he refereed the UEFA Europa League Final between Liverpool and Sevilla. His refereeing work was subjected to controversy after Liverpool's 3-1 defeat. On 30 May 2018, it was announced he would end his career as a referee.

Personal life

Eriksson resides in Sigtuna. He is reportedly a multi-millionaire.

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Career

Personal life

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