Alberto Undiano Mallenco

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Alberto Undiano Mallenco (2009)

Alberto Undiano Mallenco (born October 8, 1973 in Ansoáin / Pamplona ) is a Spanish football referee who was a referee at the 2010 World Cup . His main job is as a sociologist .

He has directed 48 international games so far, awarding seven penalties , six red cards and 202 yellow cards. In addition to Spanish , Mallenco also speaks English . He also led two qualifying games for the 2006 World Cup , three qualifying games for the 2010 World Cup and the playoff game between Costa Rica and Uruguay , which Uruguay won and qualified for the World Cup. So far, the Spaniard has also directed several games in the UEFA Champions League . The highlights included games by FC Chelsea , Manchester United , Juventus Turin , Girondins Bordeaux and Olympique Lyon .

He was also in action at various matches between U-19, U-20 and U-21 national teams. In the qualifying games for the European Football Championship in 2008 , he was in charge of the games Romania against Belarus and Poland against Armenia. He was also in action at the Club World Cup in 2008 and led the semi-finals between CF Pachuca and LDU Quito .

At the U-21 European Championship in Portugal in 2006 , he headed three games, including the semi-final between France and the Netherlands, which the Orange won 3-2 after extra time. In these three games he dealt 15 yellow cards and one yellow-red card.

At the 2007 Junior World Cup in Canada , he headed five games, including the final between the Czech Republic and Argentina, which the South Americans won 2-1. In that game he dealt ten yellow cards.

Since the 2000/01 season he has been playing regularly in the Spanish Primera División . In its inaugural season, he played 16 games and dealt 80 yellow cards, three yellow-red cards and one red card. In total, he has led 170 games in the Primera División and issued 815 yellow cards, 29 yellow-red cards and 17 red cards.

At the Soccer World Cup 2010, he headed the group match between Germany and Serbia on June 18 , in which he gave eight yellow cards and one yellow-red card. He received a lot of criticism from players and sports officials for his behavior at this game. The online edition of Der Spiegel magazine wrote: “ In the Spanish Primera División, he dealt an average of 4.7 yellow cards per game. And a review of the Spaniard's international games reveals a picture of a referee whose card consumption increases with the importance of the event. "

Mallenco chaired the Copa del Rey final between FC Barcelona and Real Madrid on April 20, 2011 . In the Mestalla stadium in Valencia Real Madrid continued with 1: 0 through after extra time.

Appearances at the Soccer World Cup 2010 in South Africa

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ 0: 1 against Serbia. Germany beats itself - article on FAZ.net , accessed on June 19, 2010
  2. ^ Football World Cup 2010: Krug criticizes referee Undiano. In: Zeit Online. June 19, 2010. Retrieved June 25, 2010 .
  3. ^ Verbal beatings for Referee Undiano ( Memento from July 16, 2010 in the Internet Archive )
  4. ↑ Archive link ( Memento from June 21, 2010 in the Internet Archive )
  5. ^ Christian Gödecke: DFB annoyance over Undiano: risk game against referee colorful. In: Spiegel Online . June 19, 2010, accessed June 9, 2018 .
personal data
SURNAME Undiano Mallenco, Alberto
BRIEF DESCRIPTION spanish football referee
DATE OF BIRTH October 8, 1973
PLACE OF BIRTH Ansoáin , Spain