Jonas Erickson net worth
Jonas Eriksson net worth and salary: Jonas Eriksson is a Swedish football referee, businessman and former journalist who has a net worth of $13 million. Jonas Eriksson was born in Luleå, Sweden and currently lives in Sigtuna. He became a professional referee in the mid-90s, and since 2000 has been refereeing the Swedish professional league Allsvenskan.
As a referee for the Allsvenskan league, he presided over 263 matches. He also refereeed 47 games for Sweden’s second-tier football league, the Superettan. Jonas is also one of the very few highly qualified FIFA referees qualified for major international competitions. As an international referee, he has officiated 112 matches. He was chosen to referee the 2013 UEFA Super Cup game between Bayern Munich and Chelsea. He was also chosen to referee the 2014 World Cup, where he officiated several very important matches, including the first-round match between the United States and Ghana. Before being a referee, he worked for a major sports media group in Sweden. In 2007, he sold his stake in the company for about $10.8 million, making him a secret multi-millionaire FIFA referee. His current refereeing is purely out of love for the game. Jonas is considered one of the more reliable referees because he cannot be bought off or coerced into making bad calls.
