American soccer referee
Jair Marrufo (born June 7, 1977) is an American soccer referee . He has been a referee in Major League Soccer since 2002 and a FIFA referee from 2007 to 2022.
Career
Marrufo was 2008 MLS Referee of the Year.[ 1]
Marrufo was suspended by MLS for the remainder of the 2009 MLS season as of September 1, 2009, for poor performance over the course of the season,[ 2] [ 3] [ 4]
It was announced in 2013 that Marrufo would be a member of the newly formed Professional Referee Organization , the body responsible for refereeing appointments among the United States and Canada's top soccer leagues.[ 5]
On July 8, 2014, Marrufo was assigned to the 2014 MLS All-Star Game , to be played on August 6 at Providence Park between an MLS All-Star team and Bayern Munich .[ 6]
He also officiated a 2017 International Champions Cup match between Barcelona and Real Madrid on 29 July 2017, after which he was accused by Barcelona midfielder Ivan Rakitić of insulting him.[ 7]
Marrufo was selected to officiate in the 2018 FIFA World Cup , and his first appointment was the Group G match between Belgium and Tunisia.
Marrufo refereed the 2018 FIFA Club World Cup final between Real Madrid and Al Ain .
He refereed the second leg of the 2019 CONCACAF Champions League final between Monterrey and Tigres on May 1, 2019.[ 8]
On May 17, 2019, Marrufo was appointed to be a referee for the 2019 CONCACAF Gold Cup in the United States.[ 9]
Personal life
His father, Antonio Marrufo, was a FIFA referee from Mexico and served on the Mexican Referee Commission. Jair Marrufo speaks fluent English and Spanish.
He is the husband of teacher and UTEP graduate Zinnia Mares Marrufo and they have two children together.[ 10] Mexican descent.
Honors
FIFA panel – 2007–2022
Two Olympic qualifier tournaments
Beijing Olympics – 2008
MLS Referee of the Year – 2008
Two U-17 World Cups
MLS Cup Playoffs
Copa Central Americano – 2014
MLS All-Star Game – 2014
CONCACAF Gold Cup – 2009, 2011, 2013, 2015
MLS Cup – 2006, 2015, 2020
Copa América – 2016
FIFA World Cup - 2018
CONCACAF Champions League Final – 2019
Card statistics
Major League Soccer
Season
G
Tot
PG
Tot
PG
2013
13
19
1.46
0
0
2014
17
24
1.41
2
0.12
2015
19
53
2.79
3
0.16
2016
17
45
2.65
1
0.06
2017
7
22
3.14
1
0.14
Updated to matches played on July 7, 2017.http://proreferees.com/stats/referee-stats/
References
^ "U.S. Soccer Referee Jair Marrufo Named 2008 MLS Referee of the Year" . US Soccer. November 6, 2008. Archived from the original on February 5, 2013.^ Goff, Steven (September 1, 2009). "3 MLS Refs Done for Season" . The Washington Post . Archived from the original on August 29, 2012. Retrieved September 1, 2009 . ^ "List of prospective referees for 2010 FIFA World Cup" (PDF) . FIFA. October 22, 2008. Archived from the original (PDF) on April 19, 2009. Retrieved October 24, 2008 .^ Goff, Steven (September 1, 2009). "3 MLS Refs Done for Season" . The Washington Post . Archived from the original on August 29, 2012. Retrieved September 1, 2009 . ^ "PRO Referee Roster" . PROreferees.com. Archived from the original on June 3, 2013. Retrieved June 5, 2013 .^ PRO announce crew for 2014 MLS All-Star game the original on July 15, 2014, retrieved July 8, 2014 ^ "Barcelona news: Rakitic reveals referee insults in Real Madrid Clasico" . Goal.com . July 30, 2017. Retrieved July 31, 2017 .^ "Game Detail" . www.concacafchampionsleague.com . Archived from the original on August 2, 2020. Retrieved May 2, 2019 .^ "Match Officials Appointed for 2019 Concacaf Gold Cup" . www.goldcup.org . Archived from the original on May 17, 2019. Retrieved June 26, 2019 .^ "USSF Bio" . US Soccer Federation. Archived from the original on May 16, 2008. Retrieved October 24, 2008 .
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