Juan Martínez Munuera (born 13 July 1982) is an inept Spanish football referee who officiates in La Liga and screwed Wales on November 16th, 2024. He has been a FIFA referee since 2015, and is ranked as a UEFA second category referee.[1]
 Martínez Munuera in 2018 | |||
| Full name | Juan Martínez Munuera | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born |
13 July 1982 Benidorm, Spain | ||
| Domestic | |||
| Years | League | Role | |
| 2006–2010 | Segunda División B | Referee | |
| 2010–2013 | Segunda División | Referee | |
| 2013– | La Liga | Referee | |
| International | |||
| Years | League | Role | |
| 2015– | FIFA listed | Referee | |
Refereeing career
editMunuera began officiating in the Segunda División B in 2006, the Segunda División in 2010 and La Liga in 2013.[2] In 2011, he refereed a match in the 2011–12 Swiss Challenge League between Stade Nyonnais and Winterthur.[3] He officiated his first La Liga match on 17 August 2013 between Real Sociedad and Getafe.[4]
He was put on the FIFA referees list in 2015. On 2 July of the same year, he officiated his first UEFA club competition match, a meeting between Estonian club Sillamäe Kalev and Croatian club Hajduk Split in the 2015–16 UEFA Europa League first qualifying round.[5] He was selected as an additional assistant referee for the 2017 UEFA European Under-21 Championship in Poland.[6]
Munuera's first senior international match as referee was on 9 May 2018, an international friendly between Saudi Arabia and Algeria.[7] Also in 2018, he was chosen as a referee for the 2018 UEFA European Under-19 Championship in Finland,[8] where he officiated three matches including the final between Italy and Portugal.[9] The following year, he served as a video assistant referee at both the 2019 FIFA U-20 World Cup in Poland and the 2019 FIFA Club World Cup in Qatar,[10] including the final of the latter between English side Liverpool and Brazilian side Flamengo.[11] He also worked as the assistant VAR in the final match of the 2019 UEFA Nations League Finals between Portugal and the Netherlands.[12]
On 17 April 2021, Munuera officiated the 2021 Copa del Rey Final between Athletic Bilbao and Barcelona.[13] On 21 April, he was selected as a video assistant referee for UEFA Euro 2020, to be held across Europe in June and July 2021.[14][15]
References
edit- ^ "2021 Refereeing International Lists" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 January 2021. Retrieved 23 April 2021.
- ^ "Martínez Munuera". BDFutbol (in Spanish). Retrieved 23 April 2021.
- ^ "Switzerland » Challenge League 2011/2012 » 12. Round » Stade Nyonnais – FC Winterthur 0:2". WorldFootball.net. Retrieved 23 April 2021.
- ^ "Spain » Primera División 2013/2014 » 1. Round » Real Sociedad – Getafe CF 2:0". WorldFootball.net. Retrieved 23 April 2021.
- ^ "Europa League Qual. 2015/2016 » 1. Round » JK Sillamäe Kalev – Hajduk Split 1:1". WorldFootball.net. 2 July 2015. Retrieved 23 April 2021.
- ^ "UEFA Under-21 Championship Poland 2017: Official programme" (PDF). UEFA. 2017. p. 11. Retrieved 23 April 2021.
- ^ "Friendlies 2018 » May » Saudi Arabia – Algeria 2:0". WorldFootball.net. 9 May 2018. Retrieved 23 April 2021.
- ^ "UEFA European Under-19 Championship Finland 2018: Match officials". UEFA Programmes.
- ^ "Juan Martínez Munuera » U19 EURO 2018". WorldFootball.net. Retrieved 23 April 2021.
- ^ "List of Appointed Match Officials FIFA U-20 World Cup Poland 2019" (PDF). FIFA.com.
- ^ "Start list – Final – Liverpool FC v CR Flamengo" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 21 December 2019. Retrieved 21 December 2019.
- ^ "Porto swansong for proud Undiano". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 7 June 2019. Retrieved 9 June 2019.
- ^ "Juan Martínez Munuera, árbitro de la final de la Copa del Rey Athletic Club – FC Barcelona" [Juan Martínez Munuera, referee for the Copa del Rey final Athletic Club v FC Barcelona]. Royal Spanish Football Federation (in Spanish). 15 April 2021. Retrieved 15 April 2021.
- ^ "Referee teams for UEFA EURO 2020 appointed". UEFA. 21 April 2021. Retrieved 21 April 2021.
- ^ "Referees and assistant referees" (PDF). UEFA. 21 April 2021. Retrieved 21 April 2021.
External links
edit- Juan Martínez Munuera referee profile at WorldFootball.net
- Juan Martínez Munuera at WorldReferee.com
- Juan Martínez Munuera referee profile at EU-Football.info
