Ángel Sánchez (referee) explained

Ángel Sánchez
Fullname:Ángel Osvaldo Sánchez
Birth Date:3 March 1957
Birth Place:Argentina
Years1:1982–2006
Role1:Referee
Role2:Referee
Confederation1:FIFA listed
Internationalrole1:Referee

Ángel Sánchez (born March 3, 1957) is a former association football referee from Argentina, best known for supervising two matches (South AfricaSlovenia and PortugalSouth Korea) during the 2002 FIFA World Cup held in South Korea and Japan. The latter fixture became noted as Sánchez was hit in the stomach by Portuguese forward João Pinto after Sánchez gave Pinto a red card for a tackle on Park Ji-sung, who scored the match's only goal to eliminate Portugal from the group stage.[1]

Sánchez's official first division debut was in 1982; he retired in 2006.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Porto to ask Sporting questions – UEFA.com. uefa.com. www.uefa.com. 2016-03-26.