Guillermo Cuadra Fernández

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Cuadra and the second or maternal family name is Fernández.
Guillermo Cuadra Fernández
Cuadra Fernández in 2018
Full name Guillermo Cuadra Fernández
Born (1984-04-25) 25 April 1984 (age 40)
Madrid, Spain
Other occupation Teacher
Domestic
Years League Role
2013–2015 Segunda División B Referee
2015–2018 Segunda División Referee
2018– La Liga Referee
International
Years League Role
2020– FIFA listed Referee

Guillermo Cuadra Fernández (born 25 April 1984) is a Spanish football referee who officiates in La Liga. He has been a FIFA referee since 2020, and is ranked as a UEFA second category referee.[1]

Refereeing career

Cuadra Fernández began officiating in the Segunda División B in 2013, the Segunda División in 2015 and La Liga in 2018.[2] His first La Liga match as referee was on 17 August 2018 between Girona and Valladolid.[3] In 2020, he was put on the FIFA referees list. He officiated his first UEFA club competition match on 17 September 2020, a meeting between Swedish club IFK Göteborg and Danish club Copenhagen in the 2020–21 UEFA Europa League second qualifying round.[4]

In 2021, Cuadra Fernández was selected as a referee for the 2021 UEFA European Under-21 Championship in Hungary and Slovenia, replacing fellow countryman Ricardo de Burgos Bengoetxea, who tested positive for COVID-19.[5] On 23 April 2021, he was selected by FIFA as a video assistant referee for the football tournaments at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Japan.[6][7]

Personal life

Cuadra Fernández is a native of Madrid, and also worked as a teacher of English and physical education.[8]

References

  1. ^ "2021 Refereeing International Lists" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 January 2021. Retrieved 25 April 2021.
  2. ^ "Cuadra Fernández". BDFutbol (in Spanish). Retrieved 25 April 2021.
  3. ^ "Spain » Primera División 2018/2019 » 1. Round » Girona FC – Real Valladolid 0:0". WorldFootball.net. 17 August 2018. Retrieved 25 April 2021.
  4. ^ "Europa League Qual. 2020/2021 » 2. Round » IFK Göteborg – FC København 1:2". WorldFootball.net. 17 September 2020. Retrieved 25 April 2021.
  5. ^ "Cuadra Fernández sustituye a De Burgos Bengoetxea en el Europeo Sub-21" [Cuadra Fernández replaces De Burgos Bengoetxea in the U21 European Championship]. Última Hora. 22 March 2021. Retrieved 25 April 2021.
  6. ^ "Match officials appointed for Olympic Football Tournaments Tokyo 2020". FIFA. 23 April 2021. Retrieved 23 April 2021.
  7. ^ "Olympic Football Tournaments Tokyo 2020: List of appointed Match Officials (International Technical Officials – ITO)" (PDF). FIFA. 23 April 2021. Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 April 2021. Retrieved 23 April 2021.
  8. ^ Hernández, Iván (7 May 2020). "Guillermo Cuadra Fernández, árbitro de La Liga: "Siempre he tenido claro que para progresar hacían falta estudios"" [Guillermo Cuadra Fernández, La Liga referee: "I have always been clear that in order to progress, studies were needed"]. ABC (in Spanish). Retrieved 25 April 2021.