José María Sánchez Martínez (born 3 October 1983) is a Spanish football referee who officiates in La Liga. He is a FIFA referee, and is ranked as a UEFA elite category referee.[1]
| Full name | José María Sánchez Martínez | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born |
3 October 1983 Lorca, Spain | ||
| Other occupation | Economist | ||
| Domestic | |||
| Years | League | Role | |
| 2005–2010 | Tercera División | Referee | |
| 2010–2011 | Segunda División B | Referee | |
| 2011–2015 | Segunda División | Referee | |
| 2015– | La Liga | Referee | |
| Referee | |||
| International | |||
| Years | League | Role | |
| 2017– | FIFA listed | Referee | |
Refereeing career
editSánchez began officiating in 2000. He refereed in the Segunda División B for the 2010–11 season, before moving up to Segunda División in the following season. After four years, he was promoted to officiate in La Liga, the top division in Spain. He officiated his first match on 29 August 2015, a 0–0 draw between Real Sociedad and Sporting Gijón.[2] In 2017, he officiated the second leg of the 2017 Supercopa de España between Real Madrid and Barcelona, which finished as a 2–0 win for Madrid.[3]
In 2017, Sánchez became a FIFA listed referee.[1] He officiated his first European club match on 13 July 2017, a Europa League second qualifying round match between Trenčín and Bnei Yehuda.[4] On 22 March 2019, he officiated his first senior international match, a friendly between Argentina and Venezuela.[5]
On 2 May 2019, Sánchez was selected as one of the video assistant referee officials for the 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup in France.[6][7]
Personal life
editSánchez was born in Lorca, Murcia. He is an economist and works as a bank employee.[8]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b "Spain: Referees – Men". FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. Archived from the original on 12 May 2015. Retrieved 27 June 2019.
- ^ "Real Sociedad – Sporting Gijón 0:0 (Primera División 2015/2016, 2. Round)". WorldFootball.net. HEIM:SPIEL. 29 August 2015. Retrieved 27 June 2019.
- ^ "Real Madrid – FC Barcelona 2:0 (Supercopa 2017, Final)". WorldFootball.net. HEIM:SPIEL. 16 August 2017. Retrieved 27 June 2019.
- ^ "FK AS Trenčín – Bnei Yehuda Tel Aviv 1:1 (Europa League Qual. 2017/2018, 2. Round)". WorldFootball.net. HEIM:SPIEL. 13 July 2017. Retrieved 27 June 2019.
- ^ "Argentina – Venezuela 1:3 (Friendlies 2019, March)". WorldFootball.net. HEIM:SPIEL. 22 March 2019. Retrieved 27 June 2019.
- ^ "Fifteen video match officials appointed for France 2019". FIFA. 2 May 2019. Retrieved 3 May 2019.
- ^ "FIFA Women's World Cup France 2019: Selected Referees/Support Referees, Assistant Referees & VARs" (PDF). FIFA. 2 May 2019. Retrieved 3 May 2019.
- ^ "Sánchez Martínez, economista y contable" [Sánchez Martínez, economist and accountant] (in Spanish). El Periódico Mediterráneo. 3 June 2011. Retrieved 27 June 2019.
External links
edit- José María Sánchez Martínez referee profile at WorldFootball.net
- José María Sánchez Martínez referee profile at Soccerway
- José María Sánchez Martínez referee profile at BDFutbol