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.[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 the United States and Canada's top soccer leagues.[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
- ↑ http://www.ussoccer.com/News/Referee-Programs/2008/11/U-S-Soccer-Referee-Jair-Marrufo-Named-2008-MLS-Referee-Of-The-Year.aspx. Missing or empty
|title=(help) - ↑ 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