Jun Mihara
Japanese association football referee
Jun Mihara (Japanese: 三原純, Hepburn: Mihara Jun; born June 16, 1981) is a Japanese football assistant referee and video assistant referee who has been listed on the FIFA International Referees List since 2017.
Career
Mihara was born in Matsue, Shimane Prefecture, Japan, and began playing football while he studied at the Shimane Prefectural Matsue Higashi High School. During his university years, Mihara continued playing football and gained experience in refereeing. Shortly afterwards, he dropped out of college and returned to Matsue, working for the city's government. After obtaining a referee certification, Mihara was promoted to the school of refereeing of the Japan Football Association (JFA) in 2010. He graduated as a professional referee in December 2011. Mihara took inspiration from watching the 1998 FIFA World Cup.
Since his graduation from the JFA in 2011, Mihara has served in the J.League, where he pursued a career as an assistant referee. In 2017, Mihara obtained his FIFA badge and took part in his first international game in the 2017 AFC Cup. He was also selected to oversee games at the 2023 FIFA U-20 World Cup in Argentina, serving under referee Yusuke Araki.
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