José María Sánchez Martínez

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José María Sánchez Martínez
Full name José María Sánchez Martínez
Born (1983-10-03) 3 October 1983 (age 40)
Lorca, Spain
Other occupation Economist
Domestic
YearsLeagueRole
2005–2010 Tercera División Referee
2010–2011 Segunda División B Referee
2011–2015 Segunda División Referee
2015– La Liga Referee
International
YearsLeagueRole
2017– FIFA listed Referee

José María Sánchez Martínez (born 3 October 1983) is a Spanish football referee who officiates in La Liga. He is a FIFA referee, and is ranked as a UEFA elite category referee. [1]

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Refereeing career

Sánchez began officiating in 2000. He refereed in the Segunda División B for the 2010–11 season, before moving up to Segunda División in the following season. After four years, he was promoted to officiate in La Liga, the top division in Spain. He officiated his first match on 29 August 2015, a 0–0 draw between Real Sociedad and Sporting Gijón. [2] In 2017, he officiated the second leg of the 2017 Supercopa de España between Real Madrid and Barcelona, which finished as a 2–0 win for Madrid. [3]

In 2017, Sánchez became a FIFA listed referee. [1] He officiated his first European club match on 13 July 2017, a Europa League second qualifying round match between Trenčín and Bnei Yehuda. [4] On 22 March 2019, he officiated his first senior international match, a friendly between Argentina and Venezuela. [5]

On 2 May 2019, Sánchez was selected as one of the video assistant referee officials for the 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup in France. [6] [7]

Personal life

Sánchez was born in Lorca, Murcia. He is an economist and works as a bank employee. [8]

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