José Luis Munuera Montero
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.[2] Refereeing careerMunuera Montero began officiating in the Segunda División B in 2010, the Segunda División in 2013 and La Liga in 2016.[3] He officiated his first match in La Liga on 22 August 2016 between Celta Vigo and Leganés.[4] 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.[5] His first senior international match as referee was on 7 October 2020 between Andorra and Cape Verde.[6] 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.[7] 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.[8][9] Personal lifeMunuera Montero was born in Jaén, and owns several restaurants in Córdoba.[1] References
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