Guillermo Cuadra Fernández Explained

Guillermo Cuadra Fernández
Full Name:Guillermo Cuadra Fernández
Birth Date:25 April 1984
Birth Place:Madrid, Spain
Otheroccupation:Teacher
Years1:2013–2015
Role1:Referee
Years2:2015–2018
League2:Segunda División
Role2:Referee
Years3:2018–
League3:La Liga
Role3:Referee
Internationalyears1:2020–
Confederation1:FIFA listed
Internationalrole1:Referee

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]

Refereeing career

Cuadra 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

Cuadra Fernández is a native of Madrid, and also worked as a teacher of English and physical education.[8]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2021 Refereeing International Lists . https://web.archive.org/web/20210108124231/https://resources.fifa.com/image/upload/2021-fifa-list-of-international-match-officials.pdf?cloudid=qy9ohgx0ugqacius6mc1 . dead . 8 January 2021 . FIFA.com . . 25 April 2021.
  2. Web site: Cuadra Fernández . BDFutbol . 25 April 2021 . es.
  3. Web site: Spain » Primera División 2018/2019 » 1. Round » Girona FC – Real Valladolid 0:0 . WorldFootball.net . 17 August 2018 . 25 April 2021.
  4. Web site: Europa League Qual. 2020/2021 » 2. Round » IFK Göteborg – FC København 1:2 . WorldFootball.net . 17 September 2020 . 25 April 2021.
  5. News: Cuadra Fernández sustituye a De Burgos Bengoetxea en el Europeo Sub-21 . Cuadra Fernández replaces De Burgos Bengoetxea in the U21 European Championship . . 22 March 2021 . 25 April 2021.
  6. News: Match officials appointed for Olympic Football Tournaments Tokyo 2020 . FIFA . 23 April 2021 . 23 April 2021.
  7. Web site: Olympic Football Tournaments Tokyo 2020: List of appointed Match Officials (International Technical Officials – ITO) . https://web.archive.org/web/20210423125140/https://img.fifa.com/image/upload/ygzyk4qiamntyue2dyb7.pdf . dead . 23 April 2021 . FIFA . PDF . 23 April 2021 . 23 April 2021.
  8. News: Hernández . Iván . 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" . . 7 May 2020 . 25 April 2021 . es.

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