Ricardo Montero (referee)

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Ricardo Montero
Born (1986-03-06) March 6, 1986 (age 37) [1]
Costa Rica
Domestic
YearsLeagueRole
Costa Rican Primera División Referee
International
YearsLeagueRole
2011– FIFA listed Referee

Ricardo Montero (born 6 March 1986) is a Costa Rican football referee.

Montero became a FIFA referee in 2011 [2] and On 29 March 2018, FIFA announced that he would officiate at the 2018 FIFA World Cup. [3]

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References

  1. Ricardo MONTERO at FIFA
  2. Costa Rica Referees FIFA
  3. "List of Match Officials at 2018 FIFA World Cup" (PDF). fifa.com. 29 March 2018. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 29, 2018. Retrieved 31 March 2018.