Marco Antonio Rodríguez Moreno (born November 10, 1973 in Mexico City) is a Mexican football referee. He has the nickname "Chiquidrácula" (and, more recently, "Chiquimarco") due to his resemblance to a Mexican TV character of child Count Dracula, portrayed by Carlos Espejel.[1] A former sports professor, he now serves as a Protestant priest outside of his activity as a referee.[2]
In Mexico, Rodríguez is known for being a very strict referee who gives many yellow and red cards.[3]
An international referee since 2000, Rodríguez has been selected for two FIFA World Cups. In the 2006 tournament in Germany, he refereed the England vs Paraguay match and the Côte d'Ivoire vs Serbia and Montenegro match, where he sent off Cyril Domoraud and Albert Nađ. In the 2010 tournament in South Africa, Rodríguez was match referee for the first group match between Australia and Germany, where he contentiously gave a straight red card to Australian striker Tim Cahill. Bastian Schweinsteiger, whom Cahill attempted to tackle, consoled Cahill post-match, by saying he did not think it should have been a red.[4][5]
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Rodriguez, Marco |
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November 10, 1973 |
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2006
England
Paraguay
Côte d'Ivoire
Serbia and Montenegro
2010
Australia
Spain
Chile
Carlos Batres
Marco Rodríguez
Ravshan Irmatov
