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Ricardo Salazar
Born	September 6, 1972 (age 52); Bakersfield, California, U.S.
Other occupation	Insurance agent
Domestic
Years	League
2000–present	MLS
2007–present	CONCACAF Champions League
2009	Pan-Pacific Championship
International
Years	League
2005–2015	FIFA

Ricardo Salazar (born September 6, 1972) is a referee who currently referees for the Professional Referee Organization and international matches.^[1] He became a full-time referee in 2007.

MLS

Since becoming a fully professional referee in 2007, Salazar has officiated many matches in Major League Soccer. He has also officiated many important CONCACAF Champions Cup matches, including the CONCACAF Champions Cup Semi Final between Pachuca CF and CD Motagua.^[2]

Salazar was also one of the referees picked to officiate in the 2009 Pan-Pacific Championship.^[3]

On June 19, 2011, Salazar refereed an MLS match between the New York Red Bulls and Portland Timbers, in which he issued a yellow card to Adam Moffat and a red to Red Bulls star Thierry Henry after an altercation.^[4]

Salazar officiated the 2012 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup Final between Sporting Kansas City and Seattle Sounders FC. He handed out six yellow cards, all six to the Sounders, who went on to lose the game.r.^[5]^[6]

On March 17, 2013, Salazar refereed an MLS match between the LA Galaxy and Chivas USA. Chivas' Velázquez was originally shown his first yellow card of the match after a challenge on Galaxy midfielder Colin Clark. The player was then immediately shown a red card.^[7] The Professional Referees Organization (PRO) stated that the original caution card was shown by mistake and it was, in actuality, a red that was issued for the challenge. Chivas made a successful request to have the case reviewed by the independent panel and the card was overturned.^[8]

On June 1, 2013, Salazar refereed a match between Chivas USA and the Seattle Sounders FC. Late in the game, Salazar gave a straight red to Seattle's Obafemi Martins of in the 71st minute after a tussle with Chivas player Gabriel Farfan. MLS rescinded the card.^[9]

International

Since becoming a FIFA referee in 2005, Salazar had been chosen to officiate six international matches, four of which have been International Friendlies. On May 24, 2010 he officiated a friendly between Australia and New Zealand at the Melbourne Cricket Ground.^[10]

International matches officiated

Date	Home	Away	Result	Competition
October 15, 2008	Costa Rica	Haiti	2–0^[11]	2010 FIFA World Cup qualification – CONCACAF
May 27, 2009	Ecuador	El Salvador	1–3^[12]	Friendly match
October 14, 2009	El Salvador	Honduras	0–1^[13]	2010 FIFA World Cup qualification – CONCACAF
May 10, 2010	Mexico	Senegal	1–0^[14]	Friendly match
May 24, 2010	Australia	New Zealand	2–1^[15]	Friendly match
February 29, 2012	Estonia	El Salvador	2–0^[16]	Friendly match
May 29, 2013	Ecuador	Germany	2–4^[17]	Friendly match
June 7, 2014	England	Honduras	0–0	Friendly match
September 8, 2015	Argentina	Mexico	2–0	Friendly match

Card statistics

Major League Soccer
Season	G	Tot	PG	Tot	PG
2013	21	60	2.86	6	0.29
2014	14	46	3.29	5	0.36
2015	18	44	2.44	4	0.22
2016	15	40	2.67	7	0.47

Updated to matches played on February 10, 2017.
Source: http://www.proreferees.com/stats-referee-stats.php

References

^ "PRO Referee Roster". PROreferees.com. Archived from the original on June 3, 2013. Retrieved June 5, 2013.
^ "Ricardo Salazr History". WorldReferee.com. February 12, 2008. Retrieved August 30, 2010.
^ "RefTalk with Ricardo Salazar". U.S Soccer Referees Federation. February 24, 2010. Retrieved August 30, 2010.
^ Zack Woolsey (June 20, 2011). "New York Red Bulls General Manager Erik Soler Blasts MLS Officiating". SB Nation.
^ Rudman, Steve (October 22, 2013). "Stay away from Sounders, Salazar". Sportspress Northwest. KING 5 News. Retrieved July 27, 2013.
^ Ruiz, Don (October 17, 2012). "Sounders GM: "I'm not at all happy that Salazar was assigned to this game"". The News Tribune. Retrieved July 27, 2013.
^ Davis, Steve (March 18, 2013). "Ricardo Salazar's explanation for red asks more questions". NBC Sports. Retrieved July 27, 2013.
^ "Ricardo Salazar". MLSsoccer.com. March 17, 2013.
^ "Ricardo Salazar". MLSsoccer.com. June 1, 2013.
^ "FFA Articles Aussies snatch farewell win". Football Federation Australia. May 24, 2010. Archived from the original on October 11, 2012. Retrieved August 30, 2010.
^ "Costa Rica – Haiti Match Report". FIFA. October 15, 2008. Archived from the original on February 8, 2009. Retrieved August 30, 2010.
^ "Ecuador V El Salvador". Football Lineups. May 27, 2010. Retrieved August 30, 2010.
^ "El Salvador v Honduras". Football Lineups. October 14, 2009. Retrieved August 30, 2010.
^ "Mexico v Senegal". Football Lineups. May 10, 2010. Retrieved August 30, 2010.
^ "Australia v New Zealand". Football Lineups. May 24, 2010. Retrieved August 30, 2010.
^ "Estonia v El Salvador". Football Lineups. February 29, 2012. Retrieved March 1, 2012.
^ "Ecuador v Germany". Football Lineups. May 29, 2013. Retrieved May 29, 2013.