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Lale Orta is a Turkish former football player, coach, sports commentator and referee. She was Turkey's first ever FIFA listed woman referee. Currently, she is an academic in the field of sports science. End January 2023, she was appointed chairperson of the Central Referee Committee of the Turkish Football Federation.

Personal life
Lale Orta was born 1960 in Istanbul. Lale Orta is married to film and stage actor Ahmet Orta. == Sports career ==
Sports career
Player and coach Between 1976 and 1989, she played football as goalkeeper in Dostluk Spor, the first women's football team of Turkey, and served as its captain. She became later the country's first female certified football coach, and worked as such for Dostluk Spor and the Turkey women's national football team. She oversaw the preliminary round match between Russia and France at the 2005 UEFA Women's Championship qualification in Moscow, Russia on 16 May 2004 and the final match of 2005 UEFA Women's Cup between the German 1. FFC Turbine Potsdam and the Swedish Djurgården/Älvsjö on 15 May 2005. Due to 45-years of age limit for referees set by the FIFA, Orta's international referee career ended after the 2007 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification (UEFA) match she officiated between the national women's teams of Spain and Belgium played in Madrid, Spain on 5 November 2005. For the 2007–08 UEFA Women's Cup semi-final second-leg match between the Italian A.S.D. C.F. Bardolino Verona and the German 1. FFC Frankfurt teams played in Verona, Italy on 5 April 2008, she served as the official observer. == Sports administrator ==
Sports administrator
Orta was appointed chairperson of the Central Referee Committee (, MHK) of the Turkish Football Federation on 29 January 2023. == Honors ==
Honors
• 26 March 2002 IOC trophy "Women and Sport in Europe" • 2003 UEFA Elite Referee == References ==
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