Rafael Rodríguez Medina
| Rafael Rodríguez Medina | ||
| Personal | ||
|---|---|---|
| Surname | Rafael Rodríguez Medina | |
| birthday | December 12, 1956 | |
| Games by division | ||
| Years | Division | Games |
| 1988-2000 | FIFA referee | |
| Tournaments | ||
Rafael Rodríguez Medina (born December 12, 1956 ) is a former Salvadoran football referee .
Career
Rodríguez Medina was a FIFA referee authorized to direct football matches at international level between at least 1988 and 2000 . At the women's soccer World Cup in 1991 , he led the group matches between Germany and Nigeria (4: 0) and Taiwan against Nigeria (2: 0) as well as the quarter-finals between Norway and Italy (3: 2 a.d.). In addition, the Salvadoran was used as a line judge in two other games . Nine years later, Rodríguez Medina was used as game director twice at the CONCACAF Gold Cup 2000 , the continental championship for North and Central America and the Caribbean, including in the semifinals between Colombia and Peru (2-1).
After the end of his active career as a referee, Rodríguez Medina remained loyal to refereeing and was employed as chairman of the referee committee at the Federación Salvadoreña de Fútbol (FESFUT) until his retirement in 2015 .
Important international assignments
| competition | phase | date | Team 1 | result | Team 2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Football Women's World Cup 1991 | Preliminary round | Nov 17, 1991 |
 Germany
|
4-0 |
 Nigeria
|
| Nov 21, 1991 |
 Taiwan
|
2-0 |
Nigeria
|
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| Quarter finals | Nov 24, 1991 |
 Norway
|
3: 2 a.d. |
 Italy
|
|
| CONCACAF Gold Cup 2000 | Preliminary round | Feb 13, 2000 |
 Mexico
|
4-0 |
 Trinidad and Tobago
|
| Semifinals | Feb 23, 2000 |
 Colombia
|
2: 1 |
 Peru
|
Web links
- Entry on Rafael Rodriguez at worldreferee.com (English).
Individual evidence
- ↑ Rafael Rodriguez Medina. In: zerozero.pt (Portuguese).
- ^ Barrie Courtney: 1988 matches: North and Central America and Caribbean. In: rsssf.com (English, February 2, 2005).
- ↑ FIFA Women's World Cup China '91 - Technical Report & Statistics (Part 2). In: fifa.com (PDF; 12.13 MB), p. 93 (English).
- ↑ Rafael Rodríguez: “Siempre denuncié lo de Sibrián y no me escucharon”. In: elgrafico.com (Spanish, August 25, 2017).
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Rodríguez Medina, Rafael |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Rodríguez, Rafael |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Salvadoran football referee |
| DATE OF BIRTH | December 12, 1956 |