Alan Snoddy
Born |
Belfast, Northern Ireland | March 29, 1955||
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Domestic | |||
Years | League | Role | |
1979–2000 | Irish League | Referee | |
International | |||
Years | League | Role | |
1980–2000 | FIFA–listed | Referee |
Alan Snoddy (born 29 March 1955) is a retired Northern Irish football referee, known for having refereed two matches in the FIFA World Cup: one in 1986 and one in 1990. At the 1986 World Cup Snoddy was appointed to referee the game between Morocco and Portugal in Guadalajara which ended 3-1 to Morocco. In the 1990 World Cup Snoddy refereed the game between Colombia and West Germany which ended 1-1 at the San Siro in Milan.
Snoddy served as Referee Development Officer for the Irish Football Association a position which he left in 2014 although still works as a Referee Observer for both the Irish Football Association (IFA) and UEFA. He is also a member of the UEFA Referee Convention Panel and is widely used assisting countries develop their refereeing structures. He works at the UEFA Referee Centre of Excellence coaching young promising referees.