| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Ricardo Arellano Nieves | ||
| Date of birth | May 5, 1976 | ||
| Place of birth | Aguascalientes City, Mexico | ||
| Position(s) | Referee | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2003– | FEMEXFUT | ||
| International career | |||
| 2010– | FIFA-listed | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Ricardo Arellano Nieves (born May 5, 1976 in Aguascalientes City) is a Mexican football referee who became professional in 2003.
His debut at the Primera Division de Mexico was in 2007.
He won the "Balon de Oro [1] " in Mexico and got his distinction as an international referee in 2010 (Mexican FIFA Referees). [2]
Up to now, Arellano Nieves has officiated more than 130 matches as a central referee in the Primera Division de Mexico, including play-offs. In the Liga de Ascenso, Ricardo completed around 56 matches.
As international referee, Ricardo Arellano has participated in the 2012 Toulon Tournament [3] officiating three matches, including the third place play-off between France and Netherlands. He received satisfactory comments regarding his participation and was pre-selected for the final match, in which he could not participate because the Mexico was involved in it. He has also participated in the 2011 Pan American Games, [4] pre-World Cup 2011 FIFA U-17 World Cup, [5] CONCACAF Champions League [6] and North America SuperLiga. [7]
Ricardo has participated several times in the marathon "Guadalupano" [8] in Aguascalientes city, which is in honour of the Virgin of Guadalupe. [9] In 2009, he was number 482 and his time was 1h 15' 35".