Jair Marrufo
| Born |
June 7, 1977 El Paso, Texas, U.S. | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Other occupation | Product specialist | ||
| Domestic | |||
| Years | League | Role | |
| 2002- | Major League Soccer | Referee | |
| International | |||
| Years | League | Role | |
| 2007- | FIFA Listed | Referee | |
| 2007- | CONCACAF Champions League | Referee | |
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.
Career
Marrufo was 2008 MLS Referee of the Year.
Controversy resulted after the 2-2 tie between the Columbus Crew and Chicago Fire on April 25, 2009. Witnesses reported seeing Fire player and Mexican star Cuauhtémoc Blanco giving his jersey to the referees after the game.[1]
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,[2] and subsequently on February 5, 2010, Marrufo was removed from the 2010 World Cup referee list.[3]
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 North America's strongest soccer league.[4]
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.[5]
International
He was on the list of 38 referees to potentially referee the 2010 FIFA World Cup,[6] but was later removed from that list following a pattern of poor performances during the 2009 MLS season.[7]
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.[8]
Honors
Card statistics
| Season | G |  Tot |
PG |
 Tot |
PG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 13 | 19 | 1.46 | 0 | 0 |
| 2014 | 17 | 26 | 1.53 | 2 | 0.12 |
Updated to matches played on November 3, 2014.
Source: http://www.proreferees.com/stats-referee-stats.php
References
- ↑ Mitchell, Shawn (2008-04-28). "Soccer officials investigating referee, Fire star". The Columbus Dispatch. Retrieved 2008-04-30.
- ↑ Goff, Steven (2009-09-01). "3 MLS Refs Done for Season". The Washington Post. Retrieved 2009-09-01.
- ↑ http://www.fifa.com/mm/document/tournament...os_2010fwc2.pdf
- ↑ "PRO Referee Roster". PROreferees.com. Retrieved June 5, 2013.
- ↑ PRO announce crew for 2014 MLS All-Star game, Professional Referee Organization, July 8, 2014, retrieved July 8, 2014
- ↑ "List of prospective referees for 2010 FIFA World Cup" (PDF). FIFA. 2008-10-22. Retrieved 2008-10-24.
- ↑ Goff, Steven (2009-09-01). "3 MLS Refs Done for Season". The Washington Post. Retrieved 2009-09-01.
- ↑ "USSF Bio". US Soccer Federation. Archived from the original on May 16, 2008. Retrieved 2008-10-24.
External links
- Profile at Professional Referee Organization
- Profile at worldreferee.com
- Profile at int.soccerway.com