REFEREE

Orel Grinfeld

1981 - Today

Photo of Orel Grinfeld

Icon of person Orel Grinfeld

Orel Grinfeld (Hebrew: אוראל גרינפלד; born 21 August 1981) is an Israeli football referee. He has been on the FIFA list of international referees since 2012, and took charge of his first international matches in March that year, officiating in two Group 1 matches in the 2012 UEFA European Under-17 Championship elite round. He has since gone on to referee senior matches, making his debut in the UEFA Europa League group stage in 2015–16. He made his UEFA Champions League debut in a 2018–19 group stage game between Real Madrid and Viktoria Plzeň. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 20 different languages on Wikipedia. Orel Grinfeld is the 139th most popular referee (down from 126th in 2024), the 446th most popular biography from Israel (down from 407th in 2019) and the most popular Israeli Referee.

Memorability Metrics

Loading...

Page views of Orel Grinfeld by language

Loading...

Among REFEREES

Among referees, Orel Grinfeld ranks 139 out of 147. Before him are Malang Diedhiou, Anastasios Sidiropoulos, Raphael Claus, Mehdi Abid Charef, Carlos Vera, and Michaela Tabb. After him are Jair Marrufo, Paolo Tagliavento, Ahmed Al-Kaf, Sandro Schärer, Victor Gomes, and Enrique Osses.

Most Popular Referees in Wikipedia

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1981, Orel Grinfeld ranks 908. Before him are Hideo Itami, Inés Arrimadas, Snorri Guðjónsson, Daisuke Nasu, Jerry Palacios, and Corona. After him are Rod Fanni, Justin Chon, Alicia Molik, Atsushi Abe, Bakhyt Sarsekbayev, and Łukasz Garguła.

Others Born in 1981

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous

In Israel

Among people born in Israel, Orel Grinfeld ranks 446 out of 466. Before him are Walid Badir (1974), Etan Cohen (1974), Michal Rozin (1969), Tomer Hemed (1987), Esti Ginzburg (1990), and Omri Casspi (1988). After him are Eden Alene (2000), Dor Peretz (1995), Daniella Kertesz (1989), Shon Weissman (1996), Kobi Marimi (1991), and Ashraf Barhom (1979).

Others born in Israel

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous

Among REFEREES In Israel

Among referees born in Israel, Orel Grinfeld ranks 1. 

Israeli born Referees

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous