Tess Olofsson
{{Short description|Swedish football referee (born 1988)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2022}}
{{Infobox football official
| name = Tess Olofsson
| image = Olofsson Tess 220507 OIF-NIF 2-0 153947 0999.jpg
| caption = Olofsson in 2022
| fullname =
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1988|1|24}}
| birth_place =
| years1 = 2018–
| league1 = Svenska Cupen
| role1 = Referee
| years2 = 2020–
| league2 = Superettan
| role2 = Referee
| years3 = 2020–
| league3 = Women Damallsvenskan
| role3 = Referee
| internationalyears1 = 2016–
| confederation1 = FIFA listed
| internationalrole1 = Referee
}}
Tess Olofsson (born 24 January 1988) is a Swedish international football referee. She has been an international football referee since 2016.{{cite web|url= https://www.worldfootball.net/referee_summary/tess-olofsson/ |title= Tess Olofsson » Matches as referee|website=worldfootball.net|accessdate=12 July 2022}}
Career
Since 2018, Olofsson has been a referee in the Swedish Svenska Cupen.
Olofsson was appointed to be a referee at the UEFA Women's Euro 2022 in England.{{cite web|url= https://www.dn.se/sport/tess-olofsson-debuterar-i-em/ |title= Tess Olofsson debuterar i EM |work=Dagens Nyheter|date=8 July 2022|accessdate=11 July 2022}}{{cite web|url= https://www.svt.se/sport/fotboll/tess-olofsson-debuterar-i-em |title= Tess Olofsson debuterar i EM |work=svt.se|date=10 July 2022|accessdate=11 July 2022}}
On 9 January 2023, FIFA appointed her to the officiating pool for the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup in Australia and New Zealand.{{Cite press release |date=9 January 2023 |title=Match officials appointed for FIFA Women's World Cup Australia & New Zealand 2023™ |publisher=FIFA |url=https://www.fifa.com/technical/refereeing/news/match-officials-appointed-for-fifa-womens-world-cup-australia-and-new |access-date=9 January 2023}}
In April 2024, she was named to the squad of referees for the 2024 Summer Olympics.{{cite web |url=https://www.fifa.com/fifaplus/en/tournaments/olympicgames/articles/referees-paris-2024-olympics|title=FIFA match officials appointed for Olympic Football Tournaments Paris 2024|website=FIFA.com|publisher=Fédération Internationale de Football Association|date=3 April 2024|access-date=3 April 2024}} Olofsson was assigned the opening round Group A match between Canada and New Zealand, as well as the quarterfinal match between the United States and Japan. Olofsson was also eventually selected to officiate the Gold Medal match between the United States and Brazil.
References
{{Reflist}}
{{Allsvenskan referees}}
{{UEFA Women's Euro 2022 referees}}
{{2023 FIFA Women's World Cup referees}}
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Category:Women association football referees
Category:Swedish football referees
Category:UEFA Women's Euro 2022 referees
Category:Place of birth missing (living people)
Category:2023 FIFA Women's World Cup referees
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