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2007-
  
FIFA Listed

Years
  
League

Name
  
Jair Marrufo

2002-
  
Major League Soccer

Role
  
Referee

Years
  
League


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Born
  
June 7, 1977 (age 46) El Paso, Texas, U.S. (
1977-06-07
)

2007-
  
CONCACAF Champions League

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Jair Marrufo (born June 7, 1977 in El Paso, Texas) is an American soccer referee of Mexican descent. He has been a referee in Major League Soccer since 2002 and a FIFA referee since 2007.

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Career

Marrufo was 2008 MLS Referee of the Year.

Marrufo was suspended by MLS for the remainder of the 2009 MLS season as of September 1, 2009, for poor performances over the course of the season, and subsequently on February 5, 2010, Marrufo was removed from the 2010 World Cup referee list.

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.

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.

He also officiated a 2017 International Champions Cup match between FC Barcelona and Real Madrid on 29 July 2017, after which he was accused by Barcelona midfielder Ivan Rakitić for insulting him.

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.

Honors

  • FIFA panel – 2007-present
  • 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 – 2014
  • CONCACAF Gold Cup – 2009, 2011, 2013, 2015
  • MLS Cup – 2006 and 2015
  • Copa America – 2016
  • Card statistics

    Updated to matches played on July 7, 2017.
    Source: http://proreferees.com/stats/referee-stats/

    References

    Jair Marrufo Wikipedia