| Full name | Luis Enrique Santander Aguirre | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born | January 24, 1983 [1] Irapuato, Guanajuato, Mexico [1] | ||
| Domestic | |||
| Years | League | Role | |
| 2006–2012 | Liga de Ascenso | Referee | |
| 2011–present | Liga MX | Referee | |
| International | |||
| Years | League | Role | |
| 2015–present | FIFA listed | Referee | |
Luis Enrique Santander Aguirre (born 24 January 1983) is a Mexican professional football referee. He has been a full international for FIFA since 2015. [2]
Refereeing since 2004, Santander made his official debut on 10 September 2006 in a match between Salamanca and Santos Laguna 1a. 'A'. [1] After four years of refereeing in the youth levels, Santander would make his First Division debut as a fourth official on 29 January 2011 in a match between Atlante and Puebla at Estadio Andrés Quintana Roo. [3] The following year on 21 July 2012, Santander made his First Division debut as a central referee in an Apertura 2012 match between Cruz Azul and Morelia at Estadio Azul. [4]
Santander officiated his first international game on 31 March 2015, a friendly between Panama and Costa Rica at Estadio Rommel Fernández in Panama City. [5]
On 9 July 2014 Santander was the referee for the first leg of the 2014 Supercopa MX between Morelia and Tigres UANL at Estadio Morelos. [6] Santander was the referee for the Clausura 2015 Copa MX Final between Puebla and Guadalajara at Estadio Universitario BUAP, the first major final he officiated. [7] The following year, Santander was the referee for the first leg of the Clausura 2016 final between Pachuca and Monterrey at Estadio Hidalgo, the first Liga MX final he officiated. [8]
Santander has since officiated three other Liga MX finals: Guadalajara vs Tigres UANL (Clausura 2017), América vs Monterrey (Apertura 2019), and Atlas vs León (Apertura 2021). [8]