Leo Goldstein was an American

United States

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-Israel

Israel

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i association football referee.

Early life

Goldstein, who was Jewish

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, was a survivor of the concentration camps of World War II

World War II

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Career

Goldstein refereed for the American Soccer League

American Soccer League

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 in the 1950s and 1960s, before becoming a FIFA

FIFA

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 international referee between 1959 and 1967. Goldstein was active as an assistant referee at FIFA World Cup

FIFA World Cup

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Goldstein is a member of the National Soccer Hall of Fame and Museum.