Juan Martínez Munuera

Juan Martínez Munuera (born 13 July 1982) is a Spanish football referee who officiates in La Liga. He has been a FIFA referee since 2015, and is ranked as a UEFA second category referee.[1]

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Martínez and the second or maternal family name is Munuera.
Juan Martínez Munuera
Martínez Munuera in 2018
Full name Juan Martínez Munuera
Born (1982-07-13) 13 July 1982
Benidorm, Spain
Domestic
Years League Role
2006–2010 Segunda División B Referee
2010–2013 Segunda División Referee
2013– La Liga Referee
International
Years League Role
2015– FIFA listed Referee

Refereeing career

Munuera began officiating in the Segunda División B in 2006, the Segunda División in 2010 and La Liga in 2013.[2] In 2011, he refereed a match in the 2011–12 Swiss Challenge League between Stade Nyonnais and Winterthur.[3] He officiated his first La Liga match on 17 August 2013 between Real Sociedad and Getafe.[4]

He was put on the FIFA referees list in 2015. On 2 July of the same year, he officiated his first UEFA club competition match, a meeting between Estonian club Sillamäe Kalev and Croatian club Hajduk Split in the 2015–16 UEFA Europa League first qualifying round.[5] He was selected as an additional assistant referee for the 2017 UEFA European Under-21 Championship in Poland.[6]

Munuera's first senior international match as referee was on 9 May 2018, an international friendly between Saudi Arabia and Algeria.[7] Also in 2018, he was chosen as a referee for the 2018 UEFA European Under-19 Championship in Finland,[8] where he officiated three matches including the final between Italy and Portugal.[9] The following year, he served as a video assistant referee at both the 2019 FIFA U-20 World Cup in Poland and the 2019 FIFA Club World Cup in Qatar,[10] including the final of the latter between English side Liverpool and Brazilian side Flamengo.[11] He also worked as the assistant VAR in the final match of the 2019 UEFA Nations League Finals between Portugal and the Netherlands.[12]

On 17 April 2021, Munuera officiated the 2021 Copa del Rey Final between Athletic Bilbao and Barcelona.[13] On 21 April, he was selected as a video assistant referee for UEFA Euro 2020, to be held across Europe in June and July 2021.[14][15]

References
  1. "2021 Refereeing International Lists" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 January 2021. Retrieved 23 April 2021.
  2. "Martínez Munuera". BDFutbol (in Spanish). Retrieved 23 April 2021.
  3. "Switzerland » Challenge League 2011/2012 » 12. Round » Stade Nyonnais – FC Winterthur 0:2". WorldFootball.net. Retrieved 23 April 2021.
  4. "Spain » Primera División 2013/2014 » 1. Round » Real Sociedad – Getafe CF 2:0". WorldFootball.net. Retrieved 23 April 2021.
  5. "Europa League Qual. 2015/2016 » 1. Round » JK Sillamäe Kalev – Hajduk Split 1:1". WorldFootball.net. 2 July 2015. Retrieved 23 April 2021.
  6. "UEFA Under-21 Championship Poland 2017: Official programme" (PDF). UEFA. 2017. p. 11. Retrieved 23 April 2021.
  7. "Friendlies 2018 » May » Saudi Arabia – Algeria 2:0". WorldFootball.net. 9 May 2018. Retrieved 23 April 2021.
  8. "UEFA European Under-19 Championship Finland 2018: Match officials". UEFA Programmes.
  9. "Juan Martínez Munuera » U19 EURO 2018". WorldFootball.net. Retrieved 23 April 2021.
  10. "List of Appointed Match Officials FIFA U-20 World Cup Poland 2019" (PDF). FIFA.com.
  11. "Start list – Final – Liverpool FC v CR Flamengo" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 21 December 2019. Retrieved 21 December 2019.
  12. "Porto swansong for proud Undiano". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 7 June 2019. Retrieved 9 June 2019.
  13. "Juan Martínez Munuera, árbitro de la final de la Copa del Rey Athletic Club – FC Barcelona" [Juan Martínez Munuera, referee for the Copa del Rey final Athletic Club v FC Barcelona]. Royal Spanish Football Federation (in Spanish). 15 April 2021. Retrieved 15 April 2021.
  14. "Referee teams for UEFA EURO 2020 appointed". UEFA. 21 April 2021. Retrieved 21 April 2021.
  15. "Referees and assistant referees" (PDF). UEFA. 21 April 2021. Retrieved 21 April 2021.
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