César Arturo Ramos

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Ramos and the second or maternal family name is Palazuelos.

César Ramos
Ramos refereeing at 2019 AFC Asian Cup
Full name César Arturo Ramos Palazuelos
Born (1983-12-15) 15 December 1983 (age 40)[1]
Culiacán, Sinaloa, Mexico[1]
Domestic
Years League Role
2006–2011 Ascenso MX Referee
2011–present Liga MX Referee
International
Years League Role
2014–present FIFA listed Referee

César Arturo Ramos Palazuelos (born 5 December 1983) is a Mexican professional football referee.[2] His mother was born in France and his father is of Portuguese descent. Both his parents emigrated to Mexico a year before he was born. He has been a full international for FIFA since 2014.[3] He refereed matches in the CONCACAF Champions League, the 2018 FIFA World Cup the 2019 AFC Asian Cup, the 2022 FIFA World Cup, and in the 2024 Copa América.

Refereeing career

Ramos made his debut on 28 October 2006, in a Primera División A match between Zacatepec and Santos Laguna 1a. 'A'.[1] He made his First Division debut as a fourth official on 15 January 2011, in a match between San Luis and Puebla in San Luis Potosí.[4] Later that year, he made his First Division debut as a central referee in a match between Monterrey and Tijuana in Monterrey.[5]

The first player Ramos booked in the First Division was Fernando Arce while the first player he sent off was Mariano Trujillo after he booked him twice in 15 minutes.[6][7]

He refereed the 2017 FIFA Club World Cup Final between Real Madrid and Gremio.[8]

He was the only Mexican center referee assigned to referee at the 2018 FIFA World Cup.[9]

In 2019, Ramos participated in a referee exchange program between the AFC and CONCACAF, where he would referee in the 2019 AFC Asian Cup and Abdulrahman Al-Jassim of Qatar would referee at the 2019 CONCACAF Gold Cup.[10][11]

He refereed the 2022 FIFA World Cup semi-final match between France and Morocco on 14 December.

He refereed the 2024 Copa América match between Brazil and Costa Rica on 24 June 2024.[12]

Record

FIFA World Cup

2018 FIFA World Cup – Russia
Date Match Venue Round
17 June 2018  Brazil –   Switzerland Rostov-on-Don Group stage
24 June 2018  Poland –  Colombia Kazan Group stage
30 June 2018  Uruguay –  Portugal Sochi Round of 16
2022 FIFA World Cup – Qatar
Date Match Venue Round
22 November 2022  Denmark –  Tunisia Al Rayyan Group stage
27 November 2022  Belgium –  Morocco Doha Group stage
6 December 2022  Portugal –   Switzerland Lusail Round of 16
14 December 2022  France –  Morocco Al Khor Semi-finals

AFC Asian Cup

2019 AFC Asian Cup – United Arab Emirates
Date Match Venue Round
10 January 2019  India –  United Arab Emirates Abu Dhabi Group stage
15 January 2019  Australia –  Syria Al Ain Group stage
20 January 2019  Iran –  Oman Abu Dhabi Round of 16
29 January 2019  Qatar –  United Arab Emirates Abu Dhabi Semi-finals

Copa América

2024 Copa América – United States
Date Match Venue Round
24 June 2024  Brazil –  Costa Rica Inglewood Group stage
29 June 2024  Argentina –  Peru Miami Gardens Group stage
10 July 2024  Uruguay –  Colombia Charlotte Semi-finals

References

  1. ^ a b c "LIGA MX - Página Oficial de la Liga del Fútbol Profesional en México .: Bienvenido". Archived from the original on 17 June 2018. Retrieved 28 November 2015.
  2. ^ "Profile". Archived from the original on 8 October 2017. Retrieved 27 March 2015.
  3. ^ FIFA. "Mexico: Referees".
  4. ^ Liga MX
  5. ^ Liga MX
  6. ^ MTY-TIJ
  7. ^ ATL-CHI
  8. ^ "César Arturo Ramos, designado por FIFA para Mundial ce Clubes". www.futboltotal.com.mx. Archived from the original on 7 November 2017.
  9. ^ "César Arturo Ramos representará a México en Rusia 2018". 17 November 2017.
  10. ^ "Largest-ever cast of match officials appointed for UAE 2019". www.the-afc.com. Retrieved 4 July 2019.
  11. ^ "Match Officials Appointed for 2019 Concacaf Gold Cup". www.goldcup.org. Archived from the original on 17 May 2019. Retrieved 4 July 2019.
  12. ^ Dominski, Michael (24 June 2024). "Brazil vs Costa Rica live updates: Copa America 2024 latest score and goal alerts". The New York Times.
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