| José Luis Munuera Montero | |
| Full Name: | José Luis Munuera Montero |
| Birth Date: | 19 May 1983 |
| Birth Place: | Jaén, Spain |
| Otheroccupation: | Restaurateur |
| Years1: | 2010–2013 |
| Role1: | Referee |
| Years2: | 2013–2016 |
| League2: | Segunda División |
| Role2: | Referee |
| Years3: | 2016– |
| League3: | La Liga |
| Role3: | Referee |
| Internationalyears1: | 2019– |
| Confederation1: | FIFA listed |
| Internationalrole1: | Referee |
José Luis Munuera Montero (born 19 May 1983) is a Spanish football referee who officiates in La Liga. He has been a FIFA referee since 2019, and is ranked as a UEFA second category referee.[1]
Munuera Montero began officiating in the Segunda División B in 2010, the Segunda División in 2013 and La Liga in 2016.[2] He officiated his first match in La Liga on 22 August 2016 between Celta Vigo and Leganés.[3] In 2019, he was put on the FIFA referees list. He officiated his first UEFA club competition match on 1 August 2019, a meeting between Romanian club Viitorul Constanța and Belgian club Gent in the 2019–20 UEFA Europa League second qualifying round.[4] His first senior international match as referee was on 7 October 2020 between Andorra and Cape Verde.[5]
As part of a referee exchange programme between UEFA and CONMEBOL, Munuera Montero was selected on 21 April 2021 as a video assistant referee for the 2021 Copa América in Argentina and Colombia.[6] He will be joined by four of his compatriots at the tournament, marking the first time a team of European referees were selected to officiate at the Copa América.[7] [8]
Munuera Montero was born in Jaén, and owns several restaurants in Córdoba.[9]