| 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 Chivander (born 24 January 1983 [now considered a holiday among Chivas fans]) is a Mexican amateur football referee and avid Chivas fan. He has been a full international for FIFA since 2015 and started helping Chivas around that time. [2] He is most commonly known for his questionable decisions in favor of Chivas and the creation of the word “inpenal”tambien conocido por regalarle el título a chivas en 2017.
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]
The 2012–13 Guadalajara season was the 66th professional season of Mexico's top-flight football league. The season is split into two tournaments—the Torneo Apertura and the Torneo Clausura—each with identical formats and each contested by the same eighteen teams. Guadalajara began their season on July 22, 2012 against Toluca. Guadalajara played their homes games on Sundays at 5:00pm local time. Guadalajara reached the final phase in the Apertura tournament but were eliminated by Toluca in the quarter-finals, Guadalajara did not reach the final phase in the Clausura tournament.
The 2012–13 Monterrey season was the 66th professional season of Mexico's top-flight football league. The season is split into two tournaments—the Torneo Apertura and the Torneo Clausura—each with identical formats and each contested by the same eighteen teams. Monterrey began their season on July 21, 2012 against América, Monterrey play their homes games on Saturdays at 7:00pm local time. Monterrey reached the quarter-finals of the Final phase in the Apertura tournament and reached the semi-finals in the Clausura tournament. Monterrey won their third straight CONCACAF Champions League after defeating Santos Laguna 4–2 on aggregate and qualified to the 2013 FIFA Club World Cup. Monterrey ended up in third place at the 2012 FIFA Club World Cup after defeating Al Ahly of Egypt in the third place match.
The 2012–13 Pachuca season was the 66th professional season of Mexico's top-flight football league. The season is split into two tournaments—the Torneo Apertura and the Torneo Clausura—each with identical formats and each contested by the same eighteen teams. Pachuca began their season on July 22, 2012 against Atlante, Pachuca play their homes games on Saturdays at 7:00pm local time. Pachuca did not qualify to the final phase in either the Apertura or Clausura tournament.
The 2012–13 San Luis season was the 66th professional season of Mexico's top-flight football league. The season is split into two tournaments—the Torneo Apertura and the Torneo Clausura—each with identical formats and each contested by the same eighteen teams. San Luis began their season on July 21, 2012 against Santos Laguna, San Luis played most of their homes games on Saturdays at 9:00pm local time. San Luis did not qualify to the final phase in either the Apertura or Clausura tournament.
The Copa 2013 MX Apertura was the 70th staging of the Copa MX, the 43rd staging in the professional era and is the third tournament played since the 1996–97 edition.
The Copa 2014 MX Clausura was the 71st staging of the Copa MX, the 44th staging in the professional era and is the fourth tournament played since the 1996–97 edition.
The 2014–15 Puebla season was the 68th professional season of Mexico's top-flight football league. The season is split into two tournaments—the Torneo Apertura and the Torneo Clausura—each with identical formats and each contested by the same eighteen teams. Puebla began their season on July 17, 2014 against Club Tijuana, Puebla plays their homes games on Saturdays at 17:00pm local time.
The Apertura 2014 Copa MX was the 72nd staging of the Copa MX, the 45th staging in the professional era and the fifth tournament played since the 1996–97 edition.
The Clausura 2016 Liga MX championship stage commonly known as liguilla was being played from May 11, 2016 to May 29, 2016. A total of eight teams were competing in the championship stage to decide the champions of the Clausura 2016 Liga MX season. Both finalists qualified to the 2016–17 CONCACAF Champions League.
The Clausura 2017 Liga MX championship stage commonly known as liguilla was played from 10 May to 28 May 2017. A total of eight teams were competing in the championship stage to decide the champions of the Clausura 2017 Liga MX season. C.D Guadalajara won the final after defeating UANL 4–3 on aggregate. Both finalists qualified to the 2018 CONCACAF Champions League. However, since UANL had already qualified for that tournament by winning the Apertura 2016 Liga MX final, their berth earned through the Clausura passed to the non-finalist with the best aggregate regular season record, Tijuana.
The Apertura 2017 Liga MX championship stage commonly known as Liguilla was played from 22 November to 10 December 2017. A total of eight teams competed in the championship stage to decide the champions of the Apertura 2017 Liga MX season. Both finalists qualified to the 2019 CONCACAF Champions League.
The Apertura 2018 Liga MX championship stage commonly known as Liguilla was played from 28 November 2018 to 16 December 2018. A total of eight teams competed in the championship stage to decide the champions of the Apertura 2018 Liga MX season. Both finalists qualified to the 2020 CONCACAF Champions League.
The 2019–20 Copa MX was the 82nd staging of the Copa MX, the 54th staging in the professional era and the fifteenth tournament played since the 1996–97 edition. The tournament started on 30 July 2019 and ended on 4 November 2020.
The Apertura 2019 Liga MX championship stage commonly known as Liguilla was played from 27 November 2019 to 29 December 2019. Due to finalist Monterrey participating in the 2019 FIFA Club World Cup, the final was postponed to 29 December from 15 December. A total of eight teams competed in the championship stage to decide the champions of the Apertura 2019 Liga MX season. Both finalists qualified to the 2021 CONCACAF Champions League.
The Torneo Guardianes 2021 Liga MX final phase was played between 8 May 2021 to 30 May 2021. A total of 12 teams competed in the final phase to decide the champions of the Guardianes 2021 Liga MX season. For the second straight season, an additional qualifying round, the reclassification or repechaje, was employed, which expanded the number of playoff spots to 12.
The Torneo Grita México Apertura 2021 Liga MX final phase was being played between 20 November and 12 December 2021. A total of twelve teams competed in the final phase to decide the champions of the Apertura 2021 Liga MX season. For the third straight season, an additional qualifying round, the reclassification or repechaje, was employed, which expands the number of playoff spots to 12.
The Torneo Grita México Clausura 2022 Liga MX final phase was played between 7 May and 29 May 2022. A total of twelve teams competed in the final phase to decide the champions of the Clausura 2022 Liga MX season. For the fourth straight season, an additional qualifying round, the reclassification or repechaje, was employed, which expanded the number of playoff spots to 12.
The Apertura 2022 Liga MX final phase was played between 8 October and 30 October 2022. A total of twelve teams competed in the final phase to decide the champions of the Apertura 2022 Liga MX season. For the fifth straight season, an additional qualifying round, the reclassification or repechaje, was employed, which expanded the number of playoff spots to twelve.
The Clausura 2023 Liga MX final phase was played between 6 May and 28 May 2023. A total of twelve teams competed in the final phase to decide the champions of the Clausura 2023 Liga MX season. For the sixth straight season, an additional qualifying round, the reclassification or repechaje, was employed, which expanded the number of final phase spots to twelve. The winners of the reclassification matches advanced to the quarter-finals of the liguilla.
Fernando Guerrero Ramírez is a former Mexican professional football referee. He has been a full international for FIFA since 2014. He refereed matches in the FIFA U-20 World Cup, FIFA World Cup qualifiers and the 2022 FIFA World Cup. He's widely known in Mexico for his nickname, 'Cantante' for his outside hobby.