Guillermo Cuadra Fernández (born 25 April 1984) is a Spanish football referee who officiates in La Liga. He has been a FIFA referee since 2020, and is ranked as a UEFA second category referee.[1]
 Cuadra Fernández in 2018 | |||
| Full name | Guillermo Cuadra Fernández | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born | 25 April 1984 Madrid, Spain | ||
| Other occupation | Teacher | ||
| Domestic | |||
| Years | League | Role | |
| 2013–2015 | Segunda División B | Referee | |
| 2015–2018 | Segunda División | Referee | |
| 2018– | La Liga | Referee | |
| International | |||
| Years | League | Role | |
| 2020– | FIFA listed | Referee | |
Refereeing career
editCuadra Fernández began officiating in the Segunda División B in 2013, the Segunda División in 2015 and La Liga in 2018.[2] His first La Liga match as referee was on 17 August 2018 between Girona and Valladolid.[3] In 2020, he was put on the FIFA referees list. He officiated his first UEFA club competition match on 17 September 2020, a meeting between Swedish club IFK Göteborg and Danish club Copenhagen in the 2020–21 UEFA Europa League second qualifying round.[4]
In 2021, Cuadra Fernández was selected as a referee for the 2021 UEFA European Under-21 Championship in Hungary and Slovenia, replacing fellow countryman Ricardo de Burgos Bengoetxea, who tested positive for COVID-19.[5] On 23 April 2021, he was selected by FIFA as a video assistant referee for the football tournaments at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Japan.[6][7]
Personal life
editCuadra Fernández is a native of Madrid, and also worked as a teacher of English and physical education.[8]
References
edit- ^ "2021 Refereeing International Lists" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 January 2021. Retrieved 25 April 2021.
- ^ "Cuadra Fernández". BDFutbol (in Spanish). Retrieved 25 April 2021.
- ^ "Spain » Primera División 2018/2019 » 1. Round » Girona FC – Real Valladolid 0:0". WorldFootball.net. 17 August 2018. Retrieved 25 April 2021.
- ^ "Europa League Qual. 2020/2021 » 2. Round » IFK Göteborg – FC København 1:2". WorldFootball.net. 17 September 2020. Retrieved 25 April 2021.
- ^ "Cuadra Fernández sustituye a De Burgos Bengoetxea en el Europeo Sub-21" [Cuadra Fernández replaces De Burgos Bengoetxea in the U21 European Championship]. Última Hora. 22 March 2021. Retrieved 25 April 2021.
- ^ "Match officials appointed for Olympic Football Tournaments Tokyo 2020". FIFA. 23 April 2021. Retrieved 23 April 2021.
- ^ "Olympic Football Tournaments Tokyo 2020: List of appointed Match Officials (International Technical Officials – ITO)" (PDF). FIFA. 23 April 2021. Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 April 2021. Retrieved 23 April 2021.
- ^ Hernández, Iván (7 May 2020). "Guillermo Cuadra Fernández, árbitro de La Liga: "Siempre he tenido claro que para progresar hacían falta estudios"" [Guillermo Cuadra Fernández, La Liga referee: "I have always been clear that in order to progress, studies were needed"]. ABC (in Spanish). Retrieved 25 April 2021.
External links
edit- Guillermo Cuadra Fernández referee profile at WorldFootball.net
