Ricardo de Burgos Bengoetxea

Ricardo de Burgos Bengoetxea (born 16 March 1986) is a Spanish football referee who officiates in La Liga. He has been a FIFA referee since 2018, and is ranked as a UEFA second category referee.[1]

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is De Burgos and the second or maternal family name is Bengoetxea.

Ricardo de Burgos Bengoetxea
Full name Ricardo de Burgos Bengoetxea
Born (1986-03-16) 16 March 1986
Bilbao, Spain
Other occupation Dental technician
Domestic
Years League Role
2011–2015 Segunda División Referee
2015– La Liga Referee
International
Years League Role
2018– FIFA listed Referee

Refereeing career

In 2011, De Burgos Bengoetxea began officiating in the Segunda División, and in 2015 he was promoted to La Liga, the top division of Spanish football. His first match as referee was on 23 August 2015 between Levante and Celta Vigo.[2] In 2017, he officiated the first leg of the 2017 Supercopa de España between Barcelona and Real Madrid.[3] In 2018, he was put on the FIFA referees list. He officiated his first senior international match on 10 October 2019 in UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying between Belarus and Estonia.[4]

Personal life

De Burgos Bengoetxea is a native of Bilbao, and works as a dental technician.[5]

References
  1. "2020 Refereeing International Lists" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 2020. Retrieved 18 August 2020.
  2. "Spain » Primera División 2015/2016 » 1. Round » Levante UD – Celta Vigo 1:2". WorldFootball.net. Retrieved 30 August 2020.
  3. "Spain » Supercopa 2017 » Final » FC Barcelona – Real Madrid 1:3". WorldFootball.net. Retrieved 30 August 2020.
  4. "EURO Qualifiers 2019/2020 » Group C » Belarus – Estonia 0:0". WorldFootball.net. Retrieved 30 August 2020.
  5. "De Burgos Bengoetxea: sobrino de árbitro y sobrino de militar golpista" [De Burgos Bengoetxea: nephew of a referee and nephew of a military coup leader]. Sport (in Spanish). 31 January 2017. Retrieved 30 August 2020.
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