Costa Rican football referee
In this
Spanish name, the first or paternal
surname is
Sequeira and the second or maternal family name is
Badilla.
Rodrigo Sequeira Badilla (born June 22, 1957) is a retired football (soccer) referee from Costa Rica, best known for supervising three matches during the 1994 FIFA World Cup held in the United States: The Group D Nigeria-Bulgaria match, the Group C Spain-Bolivia match, and the Brazil-Netherlands quarterfinal.[1]
A former FIFA referee, he is known to have officiated in international matches during the period from 1989[2] to 2002.[3] Badilla served as a referee at numerous international tournaments, including the 1992[4] and 1995 King Fahd Cups,[5] the 1993 FIFA World Youth Championship,[6] and the 1998[7] and 2002 World Cup qualifiers.[8] At continental level, he took charge of matches at the 1993[9] and 1998 CONCACAF Gold Cups,[10] as well as the 1997 Copa América.[11]
References
- ^ RSSSF. "World Cup 1994 finals". Retrieved on April 30, 2013.
- ^ Cazal, Jean-Michel. "International Matches 1989 - Intercontinental, January-June". RSSSF, February 2, 2005. Retrieved on April 30, 2013.
- ^ Morrison, Neil. "International Matches 2002 - Intercontinental, July-December". RSSSF, February 2, 2005. Retrieved on April 30, 2013.
- ^ FIFA. "Match Report - USA - Côte d'Ivoire 5:2 (2:1)". October 19, 1992. Retrieved on April 30, 2013.
- ^ FIFA. "Match Report - Japan - Argentina 1:5 (0:2)". January 8, 1995. Retrieved on April 30, 2013.
- ^ FIFA. "Match Report - Australia - Russia 3:1 (1:1)". March 8, 1993. Retrieved on April 30, 2013.
- ^ FIFA. "Match Report - Japan - United Arab Emirates 1:1 (1:1)". October 26, 1997. Retrieved on April 30, 2013.
- ^ FIFA. "Match Report - Paraguay - Chile 1:0 (0:0)". June 2, 2001. Retrieved on April 30, 2013.
- ^ Courtney, Barrie. "CONCACAF Championship, Gold Cup 1993 - Full Details". RSSSF, February 28, 2013. Retrieved on April 30, 2013.
- ^ Courtney, Barrie. "CONCACAF Championship, Gold Cup 1998 - Full Details". RSSSF, February 20, 2005. Retrieved on April 30, 2013.
- ^ Tabeira, Martín. "Copa América 1997". RSSSF, August 2, 2007. Retrieved on April 30, 2013.
